Dynamic Assessment
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
An approach, rooted in Vygotsky's zone of proximal development, that interleaves assessment with teaching. The learner first performs independently to establish a baseline, then receives graduated prompts, and is tested again to measure the gain produced by assistance. The key qualification is that the object of measurement is the gain rather than the static score, since two learners with identical current performance may have very different room to improve. The approach therefore treats assessment as diagnosis and development rather than as a final verdict.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Baseline first: measure independent performance before you offer any help at all. - Graduated help: provide hints in increasing strength and record how much is needed. - Gain reading: judge learning potential from the improvement under assistance rather than the raw score.
Anchor fast decisions
A static test measures what a learner can do alone, which conflates current skill with the support they have previously received. Adding assistance and measuring the resulting improvement separates the two, because the size of the gain reflects how much of the task lies within reach. Because that reach is what further instruction can convert into independent skill, the gain is a better predictor of future performance than the initial score, and it makes the assessment directly informative for teaching.
MINIMUM ACTION
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