Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M6837

SBAR

SBAR
CollaborateHigh supportCommunication
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

S (Situation): What is happening now. B (Background): Relevant history. A (Assessment): Your judgment of the problem. R (Recommendation): What action is needed.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Standardized transmission of key information. Ensures complete information transfer in high-pressure environments, reducing communication errors.

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Anchor fast decisions

By using a structured template to compress 'information entropy', it turns scattered, easily omitted verbal reports into four fixed slots (S/B/A/R), ensuring that key elements are not missing in time-critical, high-pressure scenarios, reducing communication noise and misunderstanding. It prioritizes 'what the other party needs to know' rather than allowing the reporter to freely improvise.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

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Source support: Explicit

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