OutlineDriven Learning retrospective
Contract
| Field | Bound contract |
|---|---|
| Trigger | Review learning progress after a milestone. |
| Authority | Read-only. No file, VCS, credential, paid, published, deployed, or remote mutation. |
| Side effect | Conversation artifact only. |
| Done | A learning retrospective, adjusted plan, and measurable next milestone. |
Inputs
- Milestone or learning plan (required): the goal, topic, or checkpoint under review.
- Evidence of progress (required): completed exercises, notes, project artifacts, or session records that demonstrate what was attempted and what was produced.
- Current plan or curriculum (optional): the existing learning plan, if one exists, to be adjusted.
Procedure
- Confirm read-only authority. Done when: read-only authority is confirmed and no mutation has been performed.
- Collect the milestone definition and all supplied evidence of progress. If evidence is absent or insufficient, stop and report the gap; do not invent evidence. Done when: the milestone definition and all supplied evidence are collected, or the gap is reported and the run stops.
- Review the evidence against the milestone criteria. Classify each criterion as met, partially met, or unmet, citing the specific artifact or record that supports the classification. Done when: every milestone criterion is classified with a cited supporting artifact or record.
- Identify gaps between the milestone definition and the observed evidence. For each gap, state what was expected and what was actually produced. Done when: every gap is stated with its expected and observed values.
- Analyze which learning strategies, resources, or approaches were effective and which were not, grounded only in the supplied evidence. Done when: each strategy is assessed as effective or not with its evidentiary basis.
- Propose adjustments to the learning plan: what to continue, what to change, what to drop, and what to add. Each adjustment must cite the evidence that motivates it. Done when: every adjustment is stated with its motivating evidence cited.
- Define the next milestone. It must be specific, measurable, and achievable based on the current trajectory. State the success criteria explicitly. Done when: the next milestone is stated with explicit, measurable success criteria.
- Assemble the learning-retrospective report per the Output section. Done when: the report is assembled with all five Output sections present.
Failure and recovery
- Insufficient evidence: report which criteria cannot be evaluated and why. Do not fill gaps with assumptions. Ask the learner to supply missing artifacts before proceeding.
- No existing plan: proceed with the learning retrospective using the milestone and evidence alone. Propose an initial plan as part of the adjusted plan output.
- Conflicting evidence: surface the conflict, state both interpretations, and ask the learner to clarify before finalizing the learning retrospective.
- Scope creep detected: if the review expands beyond the stated milestone, stop and report that the scope has widened. Recommend a separate learning-retrospective for the additional scope.
Output
A learning-retrospective report containing:
- Evidence review: classification of each milestone criterion (met / partially met / unmet) with cited evidence.
- Gap analysis: what was expected versus what was observed.
- Strategy assessment: which approaches worked, which did not, and why, grounded in evidence.
- Adjusted plan: concrete changes to the learning plan, each motivated by evidence.
- Next milestone: a specific, measurable goal with explicit success criteria.