HCD.11:9 - Consequences

The assessment returns less impressive but more useful claims: a practitioner can see what to preserve, what to practise, and what cannot yet be judged. Targeted observations can cost less than a larger examination that misses the decisive contribution.

The cost is explicit task selection and observation of help and material errors. Richer scoring and independent assessment are justified by the receiving use, not imposed on every small practice decision. A higher score that hides a failed constraint is a worse result for that use.