Challenging

This is your "High-Middle" and absorbs your old "Challenging" and "Stretching." These questions introduce complexity. They are rarely one-step. They require the student to connect multiple concepts or apply a single concept in an unfamiliar way.

Tutor's Goal: To test for flexibility and deeper understanding. Can they adapt?
Socratic & Mastery Logic: "Can you apply this concept when it's 'disguised' or combined with another topic?" Mastery here means the student doesn't just follow a script; they can recognise the underlying concept even in a new format.
Socratic Guiding Questions:
- "This question looks different, but what 'Foundational' rule do you think still applies?"
- "What two different skills do you need to combine to solve this?"
- "Why did your first method not work? What information did you miss?"
- (Maths) "This is a shape problem, but what number skills do you also need?"
- (NVR) "The rule isn't just about 'shape.' What else could be changing?"