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Senior Corps- Planning for Performance Measurement
	Response A	Response B	Response C
Senior companion grantees must concentrate their efforts on the Healthy Futures Focus Area (both independent living and respite care) and commit at least _________% of their unduplicated volunteers to this area.	75	80	90
In the Senior Companion program, Independent living activities can take place in which of the following?	Nursing home	Private residence	Hospital
Which of the following is an appropriate senior companion activity for independent living?	Assist in meal preparation	Provide medical care	Deposit cash in banks
RSVP Grantees must place at least ___% of unduplicated volunteers in a primary focus area.	15	25	35
RSVP Grantees must place at least ___% of unduplicated volunteers in outcome based workplans.	10	30	50
RSVP Grantees may place up to __% of unduplicated volunteers in a community priority workplan.	10	20	30
Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) grantees must engage at least __% of their unduplicated volunteers in activities that use national performance measure outcomes.	70	75	80
Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) grantees may engage up to ___% of their unduplicated volunteers in workplans that use National Performance Measure outputs.	10	15	25
Which of the following is a performance measurement outcome?	The number of children demonstrating gains in school readiness in terms of social and/or emotional development	The number of children participating in social and/or emotional development programs to improve school readiness	The number of resources applied to the social and/or emotional development programs to improve school readiness
On the new eGrants performance measure page, the community need text field should cite the community affected, who or what is affected in the community, and:	the proposed intervention to address the need.	the beneficiaries of the proposed intervention.	statistics about the scope and severity of the need.
On the new eGrants performance measure page, you should include which of the following in the instrument description field box:	only the name of the instrument.	name of the instrument, who will collect the data and from whom and when the data will be collected.	supplemental information only if necessary; this field is optional.
On the new eGrants performance measure page, the output and outcome targets should provide estimates for what the project will achieve:	in the 3rd year of the grant.	over the 3 year grant period.	for each reporting period.
An evidence-based intervention or activity describes which of the following?	Activities shown by research to have a high likelihood of addressing the need	Data and statistics that documents the community problem/need	Strategy that documents your opinion of why the intervention will achieve the intended outcome
When choosing a specific evidence-based activity, you need an intervention that has been:	implemented previously by a similar program.	documented as effective through research.	detailed in a government report as a potential solution.
Which of the following examples illustrates an evidence-based intervention or activity?	A report from another Project Director indicating that the Employment Assistance program demonstrated a 25% increase in employment rates	Process evaluation data from the Employment Assistance program that demonstrated 85% of participants completed the program	Performance measurement data from the Employment Assistance program that demonstrated a 25% increase in employment rates for those who participated in the program
Which of the following does a program or project's theory of change identify to gauge success in meeting the community problem/need?	Intervention	Output	Outcome
The basis for all measurement questions is:	"Was the specific intervention deployed?"	"Did we achieve the intended outcome?"	"Was the community problem/need identified?"
Community X is experiencing low test scores in mathematics. They have implemented an after school math program to provide assistance and tutoring in required math skills. Which question is the most appropriate outcome measurement question?	"Did children in the after school math program improve their test scores?"	"Did children in the after school math program improve their math grades?"	"Have children's math scores improved?"
On the Project Progress Report, the grantees will report which of the following?	The actual outputs and outcomes accomplished during the reporting period	The total amount of funds extended during the reporting period	The relevant changes to their primary focus area
The number of Veterans the program serves during the reporting period will be reported on which report?	Progress Report Supplement	Monthly Accomplishments Report	Project Progress Report
If a grantee has not yet submitted a renewal grant or competition grant since the implementation of national performance measures, but they wish to adopt national performance measures, the grantee may do which of the following?	Adopt the new measures and use the new performance measures reporting system	Adopt the new measures but use the old eGrants performance system	Retain the old measures and use the old eGrants performance system; new measures cannot be adopted until the new cycle