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Glossary

Term Meaning
AMF (Adaptive Mastery Framework) Bloom’s learning model: how the curriculum is organized, readiness is determined, and mastery is confirmed
Concept A defined unit of knowledge, skill, tool, or experience on the knowledge graph
Knowledge graph Bloom’s full curriculum as a connected map of Concepts across disciplines
Practice Building skill toward readiness—delivered mainly as Learning Units (LUs)
Demonstration Proving mastery with evidence—Proficiency Demonstrations (PDs); Bloom’s replacement for quizzes, tests, and traditional assessments as the mastery gate
Application Using what is known in authentic work—Projects
Learning Unit (LU) Practice: structured work that builds skill on one main Concept; does not by itself mark mastery
Proficiency Demonstration (PD) Demonstration: formal chance to show mastery against criteria
Project Application: authentic work on one main Concept; may also serve as demonstration when designated
Frontier What your child is ready for and working on now
Readiness Practice shows they are prepared to attempt a demonstration
Mastery They have met the Concept’s proficiency criteria with evidence
Mastery Points (MPs) Recognition of productive effort — never the gate to advancement
Integrative Concept A Concept that draws more than one discipline together
Role Who you are to the learner (parent, student, teacher, …)
Visibility What learning and progress you are permitted to see