Assessment Terms
Scaffolding & Differentiation
Coaching
100

These describe what successful performance looks like. 

What are criteria? 

100

Visuals are an example of this. 

What is scaffolding? 

100

The element of reciprocity. 

What is it called when coach and instructor learn from each other? 

200

It's a descriptive measure rather than numerical one.  

What is a qualitative measure?  

200

Content, process, and product are three ways to do this. 

What are ways to differentiate instruction? 

200

Someone who listens, asks questions, and thinks alongside you as you explore ideas and solutions is this. 

Who is a thought partner? 

400
When the assessment has major consequences for a learner, such as level placement, course completion, or program funding. 
When is an assessment high stakes? 
400

Moving tables in the class, having learners walk and talk, or creating a quiet corner in the room are all examples of this. 

Differentiating the environment. 

400

When this element is present in instructional coaching, it means the strategies discussed in coaching conversations can be applied by the instructor in the classroom. 

What is praxis?