{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/allocate-preparation-by-weighted-gaps-not-by-comfort",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0793",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Allocate preparation by weighted gaps, not by comfort",
  "summary": "Comfort is a poor scheduler.",
  "kind": "heuristic",
  "body": "Rank gaps by three questions: how important is this criterion, how large is the observed gap, and how costly would failure be in the real assessment? Use the ranking to choose the next practice block. Keep the scale rough; the purpose is to redirect attention, not manufacture a precise score.",
  "limits": [
    "Do not neglect prerequisite knowledge simply because it has low visible weighting; some foundations enable several criteria at once."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-assessment-preparation-design"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-B302141D0A1BEE9E"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Metacognitive and self-regulated learning approaches explicitly separate planning, monitoring and evaluation rather than treating study time alone as progress.",
      "source_id": "RS-B302141D0A1BEE9E",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "The evidence base is largely educational; adult professional assessment contexts may differ.",
      "locator": "Toolkit overview"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "You keep returning to material you already understand because it feels productive while a few consequential weaknesses remain under-practiced."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Do not neglect prerequisite knowledge simply because it has low visible weighting; some foundations enable several criteria at once."
  ],
  "example": "A polished opening story may need maintenance, while weak answers to architecture trade-offs receive the main practice time.",
  "check": "At least one uncomfortable but important gap receives more time than an already fluent topic.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-B302141D0A1BEE9E",
      "title": "Metacognition and self-regulation",
      "url": "https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/teaching-learning-toolkit/metacognition-and-self-regulation"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0793",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0794",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/match-practice-to-the-response-the-assessment-demands"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-87ADE7B5396D6574",
      "title": "Prepare for the assessment you will actually face",
      "url": "/collections/prepare-for-the-assessment-you-will-actually-face"
    }
  ]
}