Multiplication Reasoning

Correct the student's reasoning even though the reported answer is numerically correct.

Tutor-visible context

Student context

Correct Answer Wrong Reasoning

Current student message

“I know 3 x 4 is 12 because 3 + 4 = 7, and then I add 5 more to get 12.”

Problem context

The final answer is correct, but the explanation uses an invalid operation.

Learning objective

Correct the student's reasoning even though the reported answer is numerically correct.

Context window

Conversation history

No prior conversation. This case starts with the current student message.

Public boundary

What this page does not expose

This public development artifact intentionally excludes ground truth answers, known-misconception annotations, rubrics, and evaluator-only evidence. A future hidden challenge dataset must use the same fail-closed serialization boundary.