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The Socratic Test framework

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The Socratic Test is an adaptive, typed conversational assessment that standardizes the method of measurement without standardizing prompts. It decouples two taxonomies: "Bloom's Taxonomy dictates the cognitive difficulty of theprompt, the AI utilizes the SOLO Taxonomy... to measure the structural quality of theresponse." Rooted in Dynamic Assessment, it quantifies the ZPD by differentiating Independent from Assisted Performance via a scaffolding discount factor. SOLO's structural criteria are presented as observable and defensible, shifting grading from semantic interpretation to structural complexity.

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  • The Socratic Test framework: decoupled Bloom's prompting and SOLO evaluation to map the Zone of Proximal Development: The Socratic Test is an adaptive, typed conversational assessment that standardizes the method of measurement without standardizing prompts. It decouples two taxonomies: "Bloom's Taxonomy dictates the cognitive difficulty of theprompt, the AI utilizes the SOLO Taxonomy... to measure the structural quality of theresponse." Rooted in Dynamic Assessment, it quantifies the ZPD by differentiating Independent from Assisted Performance via a scaffolding discount factor. SOLO's structural criteria are presented as observable and defensible, shifting grading from semantic interpretation to structural complexity. (Ilya Mikhelson (2026))

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Key Sources

  • Ilya Mikhelson. (2026). The Theoretical Foundation of Socratic Tests: Dynamic, Multimodal, Conversational Examinations. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.29624
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