Assessment & Evaluation Flashcards

Rosenberg suggested that praise and compliments can be a form of judgment. What does NVC recommend instead when appreciating a participant's progress?

Answer: State the specific action, the needs it met, and the feelings it stirred

NVC appreciation names the action, the needs fulfilled, and the resulting feelings rather than evaluative labels.

Which outcome measure best reflects whether an NVC training improved participants' ability to make requests?

Answer: Participants convert demands into positive, specific, doable requests in practice scenarios

Behavioral demonstration of a skill is stronger evidence of learning than recall or satisfaction.

An NVC trainer notices a participant is "getting it wrong" during practice. What evaluative stance best fits NVC training?

Answer: Treat it as a learning moment, offering empathy and a possible alternative without labeling it wrong

NVC trainers support learning through connection and modeling rather than right/wrong framing.

Which statement is a faux feeling that a trainer should flag when assessing a participant's feelings expression?

Answer: "I feel manipulated."

"Manipulated" implies an interpretation of another's actions rather than a genuine feeling.

How is a demand distinguished from a request when evaluating a participant's expression?

Answer: By how the speaker responds if the listener says no

If a "no" is met with blame or punishment, the request was actually a demand.

When designing a peer-feedback exercise in an NVC training, which instruction best supports a connection-based evaluation?

Answer: "Share what you observed and how it connected to your needs, then ask a request of the speaker."

Structuring peer feedback around observations, needs, and requests models NVC itself.

A trainer evaluates a session and writes, "I felt disappointed because I value participation, and two exercises ended with no volunteers." Which NVC component is missing from this self-reflection?

Answer: A request (of self or others)

The statement has observation, feeling, and need but no request to move toward meeting the need.