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Module 4: Reading, Reasoning and Evidence

Read unfamiliar material actively, trace claims to evidence and resist impressive but unsupported conclusions. This develops general reading and reasoning; the existing responsible-AI strand still owns AI disclosure and verification.

Planning allowance: 6–9 focused hours, included in the Launchpad total. Authored candidate; independent review and learner timing remain pending. Full-book reading is not required. All required activities work with the local lessons and free linked guidance; books and complete external courses are optional.

Entry diagnostic​

Take a claim such as “This course makes learners twice as successful.” Ask what success means, twice compared with what, who was measured, and where the underlying data lives. Missing information is an uncertainty to record, not an invitation to invent an answer.

Outcomes​

  • Turn a short passage into a question, explanation, example and unresolved assumption.
  • Trace a claim through its original source and independent context.
  • Distinguish observation, inference and recommendation; check denominators and causal claims.

Learning route​

  1. Reading for Understanding.
  2. Claims, Sources and Uncertainty.
  3. Worked example, then the guided lab.
  4. Exercises, then the assessment and calibration.

Workload and evidence​

Lessons and selective reading 2–3; evidence lab 2–3; assessment and one repair 2–3. Use an existing Launchpad topic; no second research project or full statistics course is required.

Preserve: A passage-to-explanation note and one claim audit with source trail, numeric check, limitation and revised wording. Use the private practice record. Keep actual observations separate from planned actions and simulated results. Reuse existing artifacts with links rather than making a second portfolio.

Completion​

Pass all three module-specific dimensions in assessment. Each must reach 2/2; a missing dimension cannot be averaged away. A failed technical answer may be repaired in its original module while this module assesses the quality of your learning process. Do not invent a successful outcome to make the record look complete.

See the Launchpad integration for timing, reuse and progression. Reading guidance explains when to use the resources.