Standards

People and process create trust.

QKV uses a review-oriented model: every mentor comment should help students make the work clearer, testable, and more honest.

The QKV standard

QKV is for students who need more than inspiration. The work is strongest when the student can explain what changed between versions, what evidence was kept, what failed, and what the next test should be.

Families and schools can use the same method to review project quality without forcing every student into the same topic.

Core working principles

PrincipleQuestions before tools

Each principle keeps the project honest, reviewable, and useful for the student's next stage.

PrincipleKnowledge before claims

Each principle keeps the project honest, reviewable, and useful for the student's next stage.

PrincipleTests before presentation

Each principle keeps the project honest, reviewable, and useful for the student's next stage.

PrincipleEvidence before confidence

Each principle keeps the project honest, reviewable, and useful for the student's next stage.

PrincipleFeedback before final polish

Each principle keeps the project honest, reviewable, and useful for the student's next stage.

PrincipleLimits before next steps

Each principle keeps the project honest, reviewable, and useful for the student's next stage.