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Practice architecture·Medium cognitive demand·20–40 minutes

Exemplar Calibration

Compare varied exemplars against criteria so students internalise quality without copying one surface form.

Knowledge
Evaluative · Evidential · Metacognitive
Sequence
Modelling · Deliberate Practice · Independent Judgment
Interaction
Medium

Compare varied exemplars against criteria so students internalise quality without copying one surface form. Exemplar Calibration is selected when its reasoning mechanism matches an accepted learning requirement and produces evidence a teacher can inspect.

01How the architecture unfolds

  1. Translate criteria into observable decisions.
  2. Judge two contrasting exemplars independently.
  3. Compare judgments and locate evidence.
  4. Analyse a boundary or near-miss exemplar.
  5. Apply the calibrated criteria to current work.

02The work on each side

Teacher moves

  • Keep the target reasoning visible
  • Press for evidence at consequential decisions
  • Use the final product to diagnose the next move

Student moves

  • Notice
  • Construct
  • Test
  • Revise
  • Justify

03What would count as learning?

  • Students cite features rather than overall impressions
  • Self-assessment aligns more closely with shared criteria

04Across the curriculum

English

Analytical writing

Exemplar Calibration applies its sequence to Analytical writing so the disciplinary reasoning remains visible.

Media Studies

Completed media product

Exemplar Calibration applies its sequence to Completed media product so the disciplinary reasoning remains visible.