Write observable skill statements
Rewrite vague skill labels into observable statements with verb, object, context, and quality bar.
Vague label: "critical thinking." Use verb + object + context + quality bar to make the skill observable. "Critical thinking" is recognizable but not mappable. Different reviewers may imagine logic, evidence, skepticism, problem solving, or decision quality. Choose the cognitive verb Use "evaluate" rather than "understand" because the skill requires judgment. The verb determines the kind of evidence the taxonomy should expect. Name the object The learner evaluates competing explanations for a business problem. The object makes the skill more concrete without turning it into a one-off task. Set the context Use messy workplace evidence, not an abstract logic puzzle.…
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