Mid-Task Micro-Correction
A brief, precise intervention that brings an output back on course without interrupting the overall working flow, observable as a short steering correction inserted mid-task.
Operational Definition
One occurrence would be coded when a user turn issues a short corrective instruction that adjusts the output's direction and is immediately followed by continued task progress, with no full restart. The corrective turn is the unit.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Rater coding of short mid-task corrections (distinguished from restarts and abandonments) on transcripts, by two coders, with Cohen's kappa; result could be reported as a count per N=10 turns.