Before generation
Use before a unit or spaced review cycle to find objectives that appear often but lack delayed recall, varied response modes, or feedback. The workbench makes the planning rule visible and preserves each entered claim. It does not estimate memory strength, select optimal spacing, judge question quality, individualize practice, grade learners, or prove that completing an activity produced durable learning.
Worked example
Fractions has three opportunities across quiz, flashcard, and application modes. It includes delayed recall and feedback on every activity, so ready is supported. Forces has three modes and complete feedback but no delayed attempt, so review is supported. Review feedback meets the count, variety, and delay rules but one activity lacks feedback; its ready claim is flagged.
Formula or methodology
Group rows by normalized objective. Ready requires opportunity count at least the declared minimum, number of unique normalized mode labels at least the mode minimum, one or more rows marked delayed, and every row marked feedback yes. Every repeated claim for that objective must equal the resulting ready or review status before the claim is supported.
How to interpret the result
A supported claim means the entered plan follows all disclosed coverage rules. A review flag identifies a missing planning condition, not weak memory or learner failure. Inspect the actual prompts, response effort, lag length, corrective information, interleaving, prerequisite knowledge, accessibility, workload, stakes, and later performance before changing an instructional sequence.
Common mistakes
Do not count rereading automatically as retrieval, duplicate one activity under several labels, treat cosmetic format changes as mode variety, mark immediate repetition as delayed, assume answer exposure is useful feedback, or infer mastery from a complete plan. Define each mode and delay rule locally, inspect the prompt itself, and collect later evidence of independent recall.