instructio
Instructio is a term used to describe a framework for encoding procedural knowledge as explicit, machine-interpretable instructions. The name derives from the Latin instructio, meaning instruction. In common usage, instructio denotes both a design approach for creating step-by-step guidance and a lightweight specification language for describing tasks.
It envisions decomposing complex tasks into modular units called steps, each with a defined action, preconditions,
Applications span education technology, where instructio-like schemas guide learners through procedural tasks; robotics and automation, where
Critics point to potential ambiguities in natural-language representations, portability challenges across domains, and the overhead of
See also: instruction, workflow, plan library, automation, educational technology.