Student Profile Worksheet

A structured profile for learners using the Governance Substrate Model (GSM)

This worksheet helps students document their background, track their structural literacy skills, and reflect on their learning as they work through GSM exercises, simulations, and scenarios.


Background and context#

Students begin by describing their starting point so instructors can calibrate teaching.

student_profile:
  name: "<student_name>"
  date: "<YYYY-MM-DD>"
  background:
    governance_experience: "<none|basic|intermediate|advanced>"
    analytical_experience: "<none|basic|intermediate|advanced>"
    modeling_experience: "<none|basic|intermediate|advanced>"
    notes: "<optional>"

Understanding of GSM foundations#

Students self‑assess their familiarity with core GSM concepts.

foundational_understanding:
  structural_vectors: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  invariants: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  physics_forces: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  drift_categories: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  basins: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  regime_modes: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  phase_discipline: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"
  observer_lenses: "<unfamiliar|emerging|competent|confident>"

Skill development checklist#

Students track which skills they’ve practiced.

  • Structural vector construction — mapping statements into vectors
  • Invariant evaluation — identifying aligned, tension, violated
  • Physics interpretation — reading cross‑axis forces
  • Drift computation — calculating deltas and categories
  • Basin classification — identifying nearest basin and distance
  • Regime mode identification — interpreting operational behavior
  • Phase sequencing — applying phase discipline
  • Simulation steps — running step‑by‑step structural evolution
  • Scenario analysis — interpreting structured scenarios
  • Narrative construction — explaining structural movement

Students mark each as not started, in progress, or completed.


Practice record#

Students log the exercises they’ve completed.

practice_log:
  - exercise_id: "<id>"
    type: "<vector|invariants|drift|basin|simulation|scenario>"
    date: "<YYYY-MM-DD>"
    notes: "<reflection>"

Strengths and growth areas#

Students reflect on their structural reasoning.

reflection:
  strengths:
    - "<example>"
    - "<example>"
  growth_areas:
    - "<example>"
    - "<example>"
  questions:
    - "<question student wants to explore>"

Personal learning goals#

Students set goals for the next phase of learning.

learning_goals:
  short_term:
    - "<goal>"
    - "<goal>"
  long_term:
    - "<goal>"
    - "<goal>"

Instructor feedback (optional)#

Instructors can add notes to guide the student’s progression.

instructor_feedback:
  date: "<YYYY-MM-DD>"
  comments: "<feedback>"
  recommended_next_steps:
    - "<step>"
    - "<step>"