Delivery models generally fall into two categories. What are they?

• A. Prescriptive and Non Prescriptive
• B. Developmental and Assessment-Based
• C. Structured and Flexible
• D. Formal and Informal

Answer: (B)

Delivery models in school guidance are best understood as two complementary ways of organizing services: one that centers on the student’s ongoing development, and one that is driven by assessment data. A developmental approach plans and implements guidance and counseling activities to support growth across domains—academic, social, emotional—over time, adapting as the student matures and progresses. An assessment-based approach uses information from screenings, progress monitoring, and diagnostic assessments to identify needs, tailor interventions, and closely track progress so supports can be adjusted to actual outcomes. Together, these two perspectives capture how programs are structured around growth over time and evidence from data to guide decisions. The other pairings describe aspects like rigidity, format, or setting, but they don’t capture the fundamental division between growth-oriented delivery and data-informed delivery.