It is absolutely qualitative. There is no "magic number" Feedback Loops consist of things such as Prompting Thought Process, Providing information, Encouragement and Affirmation and scaffolding. The goal of a feeback look is to respond to what a child does or says that gives us a window into their thinking or how they understand something. Very closely related to Educator Sensitivity. The contingency of the response is the key---does this response help a child move forward into developing or expanding a schema.