learning-diagnostic-assessment
Design pre-assessments, placement tests, and diagnostic instruments to identify learner starting points, knowledge gaps, and optimal entry points for personalized pathways. Use when determining where learners should start. Activates on "placement test", "diagnostic assessment", "pre-test", or "skill assessment".
When & Why to Use This Skill
The Learning Diagnostic Assessment skill empowers educators and instructional designers to create sophisticated pre-assessments and placement tests. It is designed to identify specific knowledge gaps, validate prerequisites, and determine optimal entry points for personalized learning pathways, ensuring that educational content is perfectly aligned with a learner's current proficiency level.
Use Cases
- Course Placement: Designing adaptive tests to accurately route students into appropriate levels (e.g., beginner, intermediate, or advanced) based on their demonstrated skills.
- Knowledge Gap Analysis: Identifying specific missing concepts within a domain like mathematics or coding to provide targeted remediation and personalized study plans.
- Prerequisite Validation: Creating readiness checks to ensure learners possess the necessary foundational knowledge before starting complex technical modules.
- Prior Learning Assessment: Developing challenge exams or portfolio-based assessments to grant credit for existing expertise and professional experience, avoiding redundant training.
| name | learning-diagnostic-assessment |
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| description | Design pre-assessments, placement tests, and diagnostic instruments to identify learner starting points, knowledge gaps, and optimal entry points for personalized pathways. Use when determining where learners should start. Activates on "placement test", "diagnostic assessment", "pre-test", or "skill assessment". |
Learning Diagnostic Assessment
Create assessments that diagnose learner readiness, identify gaps, and recommend personalized starting points.
When to Use
- Course placement
- Prerequisite validation
- Personalized pathway routing
- Prior learning assessment
- Skill gap identification
Assessment Types
1. Placement Tests
- Determine appropriate course level
- Route to beginner/intermediate/advanced
- Validate prerequisites
2. Knowledge Gap Analysis
- Identify specific missing concepts
- Map to remediation content
- Prioritize interventions
3. Prior Learning Assessment
- Credit for prior experience
- Portfolio-based assessment
- Challenge exams
4. Readiness Checks
- Prerequisites met?
- Motivational readiness?
- Technology access?
Design Principles
Efficient Coverage:
- Sample across objectives
- Quick administration (10-20 min)
- Computer-adaptive if possible
Actionable Results:
- Clear starting point recommendation
- Specific gap identification
- Next-step guidance
Low-Stakes:
- No grades, just guidance
- Multiple attempts allowed
- Formative purpose
CLI Interface
/learning.diagnostic-assessment --objectives "course-objectives.json" --format "adaptive"
/learning.diagnostic-assessment --placement --levels "beginner,intermediate,advanced"
/learning.diagnostic-assessment --gap-analysis --domain "mathematics" --level "algebra"
Output
- Diagnostic test items
- Scoring rubric/algorithm
- Routing logic
- Learner feedback templates
- Remediation recommendations
Composition
Input from: /curriculum.design, /learning.pathway-designer
Output to: Learner placement, personalization system
Exit Codes
- 0: Diagnostic created
- 1: Insufficient objective coverage
- 2: Invalid routing logic