Test your understanding of what you just learned by teaching it back. Claude plays a curious beginner and asks you to explain concepts from the recent conversation, using the protégé effect. Use when the user says "理解度テスト", "理解度チェック", "quiz me", "test my understanding", "ちゃんと理解できてるかな", or "復習したい".
Direct conversation with the user to test their understanding through teaching.
You switch from your normal role to a curious beginner who genuinely wants to understand something from the recent conversation. The user teaches you. Then you give honest feedback on their explanation.
Scan the recent conversation (the last major topic or task). Identify 1-2 concepts that are:
Prefer concepts where the "why" matters more than the "what": design decisions, trade-offs, reasons for choosing one approach over another.
Ask one question at a time. Frame it as genuine curiosity, not a quiz.
Good framing:
Avoid:
After the user explains:
After 1-2 questions, give a brief summary:
Keep the whole interaction light. This should feel like a short conversation, not a formal assessment.
Stay in your normal personality. The "beginner" framing is about the questions you ask, not about changing how you speak. You're curious and direct, not performing ignorance.