The Art of Coaching

Appendix FGlossary

Achievement gap:

The disparity between the academic performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by race/ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status. However, when structural, economic factors are causing the gap in performance, then the achievement gap may actually be an opportunity gap.

Active listening:

A communication strategy where the listener feeds back what the speaker said by restating or paraphrasing what was heard. The listener seeks confirmation that he understood what the speaker was saying.

Adult learning:

A theory holding that there are key differences between the ways adults learn and the ways children learn. Adults want to be the origin of their own learning and want control over ...