Keep separate from learner cards. This studio supports source and inference habits in two subjects. No extra QCAA unit, IA instrument or standard is created. The fictional cards are a safe common context, not a real policy dossier.
| Studio day | Keyed observation | Immediate next move |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A's apprentice is an illustrative person, B's bus time is an in-story assertion, 12 is a fictional table count. None is verified local evidence. | Put “example / claim / count” under three cards, then reclassify. |
| 2 | Card A row percentages are 60% morning quiet and 30% afternoon quiet, denominators 20 visits each; no cause is shown. | Ask “of which visits?” before a number enters a public sentence. |
| 3 | Both options promise paid staffing. P needs transport and evening-use evidence; Q needs Saturday-use and access evidence. No winner follows from supplied data. | Change an asserted benefit into a testable question. |
| 4 | A neutral item offers multiple, none and other; paper/offline access is explicit; no private identity question. Existing-room responses miss non-users. | Rewrite the leading clause and add “none”. |
| 5 | A credible brief names one exact number, attributes one text position, and names an unknown. | Return only the first sentence that confuses a text claim with data. |
| 6 | Card B points represent paired hour/visit counts, not unique people, return travel or actual reading. | Label each axis and ask “which variable measures travel?” |
| 7 | A caption may say positive, roughly linear, strong within six invented weekends; “always” is false. | Compare the downward local steps at x=2→3 and 4→5. |
| 8 | r ≈ +0.9189 measures strong positive linear association; it says nothing about cause or visitor identities. | Replace “proof” with an exact observation and a study question. |
| 9 | R² ≈ 0.8444 describes about 84.4% of observed y variation accounted for by a straight-line relation with x in the six toy pairs. | Ask what is varying and whether the sentence says “caused”. |
| 10 | A careful notice distinguishes fictional Text C's 8/10 convenience poll from numerical Card C's six paired observations, and uses an accessible comment route. | Highlight each figure with its source; delete or qualify an unowned claim. |
Teacher/student/funder reality check
Teacher: The optional studio can be run without buying an image, worksheet or survey platform. It needs Texts A/B, cards, a calculator/spreadsheet for later days, a safe return route for fictional feedback and access supports. Day 10 must follow the two subject checks. The 35-minute studio does not fill the rest of a senior timetable.
Student: A learner may choose written, spoken, AAC, private or tactile routes. No personal transport or family account is needed. A strong answer may recommend no immediate change while proposing evidence to gather. The headline test should feel like public reasoning, not a trap about identity.
Funder: The materials are original and freely reusable under CC BY 4.0. The scenario deliberately makes limits visible. This pack has not been trialled in a classroom or reviewed by QCAA and does not demonstrate achievement gains.
Rights: Original key © NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd 2026, CC BY 4.0.