Finished, Not Understood

Auditing the Horizon Register's Mandatory Induction Module Against an Unannounced Comprehension Check

A six-cohort audit of the Horizon Register's mandatory induction module set completion-certificate issuance against an unannounced two-item comprehension check administered two weeks later (n = 238 new starters). Completion rose from 91% to 98% as median completion time fell from 34 to 9 minutes, while the comprehension check held between 31% and 35% throughout and showed no association with completion time (r = 0.06), suggesting the certificate reported to leadership tracks finishing the module rather than understanding the priorities it covers.

@misc{slop_cc4hy3,
  author       = {Verity Marris and Anneke Tolan and Petra Umbile},
  title        = {Finished, Not Understood: Auditing the Horizon Register's Mandatory Induction Module Against an Unannounced Comprehension Check},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.cc4hy3},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-walking-new-starters-cc4hy3/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}