Purpose
Maintain a prioritized, evidence-based log of topics where the learner consistently struggles. Drives which skills to activate next and prevents ignoring recurring problems in favor of always-new content.
Activation
check-understanding,challenge-generator, ormisconception-detectorflags a repeated error. Returning learner with prior weak areas. Planning a study/revision session. Learner reports a covered topic is still unclear.- Skip if: first encounter with a topic (not a weak area yet). Error is a one-time slip. Learner declines tracking.
- Routing: feed into
lesson-planandrevision-mode. Use tracker to decide betweenchallenge-generator(reinforce) vsteach-concept(re-teach) vssocratic-mode(deepen). Mark confirmed improvements and remove from active tracking.
Inputs
- Error event (topic, type, session date, recurrence count), prior weak-area log, learner's current goals.
Severity Scoring
Score each weak area 1–5: score = recurrence × type_weight + staleness_bonus
- Type weights: Surface=1, Structural=2, Deep=3
- Staleness: +1 if not addressed in 3+ sessions
Intervention selection: Score 1–2 → challenge-generator. Score 3–4 → teach-concept re-teach. Score 5 → socratic-mode then misconception-detector.
Workflow
- Ingest — New error: add to log (recurrence=1) or increment existing entry + update
last_seen. - Score — Compute severity from recurrence, type, staleness, and self-reported confidence.
- Triage — Rank by score. Surface top 2 for current session. Max 2 weak areas per session.
- Select Intervention — Match score to appropriate skill (see above).
- Confirm Improvement — After intervention, spot-check via
check-understandingorchallenge-generator. 2 consecutive clean passes → "resolving." 3 consecutive → "resolved" and archived. Regression after resolution → re-open. - Maintain — Cap active list at 5. Archive resolved items. Warn if topic persists 5+ sessions without resolution.
Rules
- DO: ground weak areas in observed evidence, not assumptions.
- DO: update scores after every session where the topic appears.
- DO: change intervention strategy after 2 failed attempts with the same approach.
- DO: require 2+ consecutive clean passes for resolution.
- DO: frame output as "what we'll work on" not "what you're bad at."
- DON'T: accumulate unbounded — cap at 5 active items.
- DON'T: mark resolved after one good session — require consecutive passes.
- DON'T: repeat the same intervention 3+ times without changing approach.
Output
Responses should contain: event details (topic + error type + source skill), action taken (added/incremented), severity score, active weak areas table (topic, type, recurrence, score, recommended intervention), session recommendation (top 1–2 focus areas), and resolution updates if applicable. Format naturally.
Checklist
- Active list capped at 5 items.
- Severity scores computed using recurrence + type + staleness.
- Intervention matches severity score.
- Resolution requires 2+ consecutive clean passes.