Scholar Evaluation
Purpose
Provide developmental, evidence-traceable feedback on a scholarly work: paper, draft, protocol, literature synthesis, or research idea. Use qualitative judgment first. Optional scores only describe how submitted evidence maps to a predeclared bounded rubric.
This skill also audits whether a low-stakes assessment process documents its construct, provenance, rater quality, uncertainty, traceability, sensitivity, fairness, accessibility, privacy, and human governance.
Hard safety boundary
Never use this skill to automate, recommend, materially influence, or score:
- hiring, promotion, or tenure;
- admissions;
- grants or other funding;
- prizes, honors, or awards;
- discipline, dismissal, or sanctions; or
- any other high-impact personnel decision.
Never rank people. Never reduce a person to a composite score. Never infer ability, character, integrity, protected traits, future performance, or worth. A nominal human-in-the-loop does not remove this boundary.
If asked for a prohibited use, stop. Offer developmental comments on a scholarly work or a process-only audit that does not process applications, compare people, recommend an outcome, …
