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Performance Measurement & Continuous Improvement Flashcards

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  1. A program leader implements a change, observes no improvement after 30 days, and immediately abandons the approach. What CQI principle was violated?

    Answer: Adequate testing time and learning from data before abandoning

    CQI principles require giving changes sufficient time to take effect and studying the data carefully before deciding to continue, modify, or abandon an intervention.

  2. Which term describes the unintended negative consequences that can emerge when staff optimize for measured KPIs at the expense of unmeasured quality dimensions?

    Answer: Goal displacement

    Goal displacement occurs when staff focus narrowly on hitting measured targets in ways that undermine broader program goals that are not being tracked.

  3. An after-school program wants to measure social-emotional learning (SEL) gains. Which approach provides the STRONGEST evidence of change?

    Answer: Pre- and post-validated SEL assessment administered to the same participants

    A pre/post design using a validated instrument on the same participants is the most rigorous observational approach for detecting individual-level SEL change.

  4. A program leader shares performance data with frontline staff during monthly team meetings to inform service adjustments. This practice BEST exemplifies:

    Answer: Data-informed reflective practice

    Using data in regular staff reflections to improve service delivery in real time is the hallmark of data-informed reflective practice.

  5. When comparing pre- and post-test scores without a control group, the main threat to internal validity is:

    Answer: History and maturation effects

    Without a control group, it is impossible to rule out that external events (history) or natural development over time (maturation) caused observed changes rather than the program.

  6. A Pareto chart helps program leaders prioritize improvement efforts by showing:

    Answer: The 20% of causes responsible for 80% of problems

    A Pareto chart applies the 80/20 rule, displaying causes ranked by frequency so leaders can focus on the vital few that drive most of the problems.

  7. A program leader wants to sustain improvements after a successful CQI project. Which action is MOST critical?

    Answer: Documenting the new process and embedding it into standard operating procedures

    Sustaining gains requires standardizing the improved process by documenting it and incorporating it into routine operations so it does not revert to prior practice.