{"id":3569,"date":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:24:25","slug":"introduction-to-a-system-of-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/introduction-to-a-system-of-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to a System of Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This short video introduces the different kinds of measures that together form a system of measures. A system of measures can be used to learn about a theory of improvement and if the causal links hypothesized in the theory hold or require revision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measurement for improvement is measurement that is used to develop and evaluate changes in practice. In this video, the presenter introduces four different kinds of measures that, working together, can be used to learn about where a theory of improvement holds and where it may need revision. The presenter describes how measures can be used to learn about individual elements of a theory, as well as to test the causal linkages between different parts of the theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video introduces outcome, driver, and process measures, as well as balancing measures, and the role each plays in a measurement system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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