PRISM•MO
PRISM Workflow™
Five stages students move through: Problem, Respond, Interact, Synthesize, Make Visible. Providing visible scaffolding for beginners, but invisible structure once the habits are in place.
Teaching and assessment for AI-assisted programming
Making AI-assisted software development assessable
PrismMO shows educators how to read the work students already submit as evidence of how they think. Most often that means the README inside the repo. Where a README does not fit, a development log, appendix, or evidence note stands in. The PRISM Workflow™ structures how the work is done. The PRISM Framework™ structures how it is assessed.
No course redesign. No new artefacts. Works with AI use.
The PrismMO system
Two parts that work together, anchored in one artefact.
PrismMO is a teaching and assessment system for AI-assisted programming. It keeps student thinking visible inside real development artefacts, so lecturers can see how the work was produced, not just what was submitted.
PRISM Framework™
Four lenses for marking: Output, Process, Decisions, Understanding. Mapped to the assessment criteria you already use. PRISM does not replace them.
The README model
Where an assignment already involves a README, that README carries reasoning, decisions, AI use, and reflection alongside the code. Where it does not, a development log, appendix, or evidence note stands in. The format is not the requirement. The evidence layer is.
Who it's for
Vocational FE, HE and bootcamp programming educators.
You're marking coursework with AI in the mix. The submitted artefacts look stronger than ever. However, the thinking behind them is harder to see. PrismMO is built for that exact situation.
"I can't tell if they understand this." If you've thought that recently, this is the problem PrismMO addresses.
Starter Pack
Run PrismMO in your next assignment.
The Starter Pack is the entry point. Everything you need to use PrismMO on a single piece of coursework, without rebuilding the module around it.
What's in the pack
- A ready-to-use assignment brief.
- Student README template with embedded prompts.
- Annotated lecturer version showing what to look for.
- Marking checklist mapped to existing criteria.
- Worked examples of weak and strong evidence.
- Quick-start guide and AI-use expectations.
Essays
Recent writing.
Notes from teaching, marking, and building the system. Short, practical, written for educators in the same situation.
Use PrismMO in your next assignment.
The fastest way in is the Starter Pack. Run it once, see what your students' thinking actually looks like, then decide what to do with the rest of the system.