Assessment Architecture

Aether begins with clearly defined competencies and the evidence required to demonstrate them. Every assessment experience is built backward from what the candidate must actually prove.

Assessment content is generated within defined parameters for competency, evidence, difficulty, cognitive demand, and trusted source material. The model generates the experience. The architecture determines what must be measured.

Scenarios and tasks can adapt while the underlying competency, evidence requirements, and evaluation criteria remain controlled. This enables more authentic assessment without requiring every candidate to receive an identical experience.

Candidate responses are evaluated against predefined evidence requirements, scoring criteria, and performance standards. Aether separates generative intelligence from measurement logic to produce results that are explainable and defensible.