Skills rubric for practical exercises

Use during Sessions 1 to 3 case practice and for primary pre/post performance scenarios in the pre/post check. Award one point per criterion (maximum 4 per exercise or scenario).

Criteria (all sessions)

# Criterion 1 point when… 0 points when…
1 Input/use decision Appropriate green, amber, or red with a valid reason Wrong classification or no reason
2 Source verification At least one consequential claim checked against an authorized source No check or wrong source
3 Bias or omission Identifies exclusion, harmful omission, or stereotype Misses a taught error in the case
4 Human control Names approver, override path, or stop rule No human accountability point

Proficiency: 4/4 on an exercise. Series target: at least 8 in 10 participants who complete both entry and exit checks score 4/4 on the exit exercise (organizational reporting choice).

Exercise variants

Each session includes:

Rejecting all AI use is not proficiency. Participants must distinguish appropriate use from prohibited use.

Facilitator scoring notes

Sample scored exercise (Session 1 SMS case)

Criterion Example evidence Score
Input/use decision Red: draft contradicts source and exceeds reviewer authority 1
Source verification Compared each line to bulletin W1 at 10:00 1
Bias/omission Noted accessibility error (“all entrances” vs one step-free) 1
Human control Named local communications lead for approval 1

Total: 4/4

Reporting template

Metric Value
Participants with paired entry and exit
Exit 4/4 count
Exit 4/4 percentage
Unpaired entry only
Unpaired exit only

Add a narrative limitations paragraph: sample size, self-selection, no control group, synthetic cases.