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Calculating mastery

A person’s profile shows where they stand on each skill. This page explains how those scores, and the mastered status, are worked out.

How scoring works

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Every observation records a score for one skill on a 0–100 scale, derived from the skill’s assessment type: a yes/no, a rating, or a set of trials all resolve to a score. A skill’s standing on the profile is built from its recent observations, so the picture reflects current, demonstrated ability rather than a single old result.

What “mastered” means

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Each skill defines a mastery bar with two parts:

  • a score threshold (0–100) the person needs to reach, and
  • optionally, a number of consecutive sessions at or above that threshold.

A skill is marked mastered once recent observations meet its threshold (and clear the consecutive-session requirement, if one is set). Requiring consecutive sessions makes mastery reflect consistency rather than a lucky one-off.

Both parts live in the skill’s options, alongside how its assessment type maps to scores:

The Skill Options dialog for a rating skill: three rating levels mapped to scores, a mastery threshold of 75, and two consecutive sessions required.
A rating skill's options: each rating maps to a 0–100 score (Proficient = 75), and the mastery bar requires scoring 75 or higher in 2 consecutive sessions.

Assumed mastery

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Sometimes a person clearly already has a skill, and you don’t want it showing as a gap from day one. You can mark a skill as assumed mastered for that person, stating you assume mastery without a recorded session. It’s useful when:

  • you’re onboarding someone you already know is proficient, or
  • the skill was demonstrated outside a Meeting, for example during an interview.