{"id":595,"date":"2025-08-01T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:49:04","slug":"pmi-5-try-it-out","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/practical-measurement-for-improvement\/pmi-5-try-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"PMI &#8211; 5. Try It Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c8395d84 alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4073eae2\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-c0c5e564\">\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:0px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:80px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-c8e61802 gb-headline-text\">Practical Measurement for Improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-f7a6ef33 gb-headline-text\">5. Try It Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:160px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f6e8d83f\">\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-a41360ca\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2133\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-a41360ca dcs_imageStretch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Try It Out\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out-1536x1280.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Try-It-Out-2048x1706.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bde5d8bd alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f75f9ce7\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-34fe8276 gb-headline-text\">Test your measure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-af429bc0 gb-headline-text\">Once you\u2019ve found something or created something, try it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do it with one teacher, one class, one office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do it once<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See what happens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I tried using my measure. Now what?<\/strong><br>Try it again, using improvement principles to see what needs to change (adopt, adapt, abandon)<br>Once you\u2019ve done all this, it\u2019s time to move onto your next driver and start the process all over again\u2014but this time you know more of what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:32px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-edf3e835\">\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0de1d6ae gb-headline-text dcs_blueChevron\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/?page_id=599\">Resource Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:24px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-02ac2a38\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-eae57f54\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Practical Measure Ex-5<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:56px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:56px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:56px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ce12bf46\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5c062eb9\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4ec07c3b\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-02bd6466\"><a class=\"gb-container-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/?p=621\"><\/a>\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-9f6f12ef\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-9f6f12ef\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-28d20b6f gb-headline-text\">Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A key characteristic of practical measures is that they should be minimally burdensome and relatively easy and quick to use. However, whether a measure is seen as \u201cpractical\u201d depends\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e17eabd0 gb-headline-text dcs_blueChevron\"><a href=\"#LinkEffect\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-0bce73ea\"><a class=\"gb-container-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/?p=639\"><\/a>\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-987cd08f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-987cd08f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-2-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-143c80d1 gb-headline-text\">Technical Paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The SIMPL OR app is used to support multiple improvement efforts with a common aim to increase practice-readiness among surgery trainees. When it is used as a measure for the aim of \u201cevery\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a352aee0 gb-headline-text dcs_blueChevron\"><a href=\"#LinkEffect\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:72px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:72px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:72px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4a810d12\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-69ab05a6\">\n\n<p>Like continuous improvement, the development and use of practical measurement is a journey. It is rarely linear and often comes with opportunities and challenges. Check out these stories of improvers designing, iterating, and leveraging practical measures to create change in the system. Get ready to be inspired by their experience and lessons learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f0c9683d\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-bf975bb8\"><a class=\"gb-container-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Exit-Ticket-Brief_2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-754c5284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"390\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-754c5284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PMI_Brief-1-600x372-1.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PMI_Brief-1-600x372 1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-597663bc gb-headline-text\">Research Brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-315bba2c gb-headline-text\">Developing Exit Tickets in an Improvement Network<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Johnson, an English teacher at an urban middle school, was concerned that her students were not doing as well in her class as they could be. Her district had recently\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-74f373db gb-headline-text dcs_blueChevron\"><a href=\"#LinkEffect\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cc4a98bf\"><a class=\"gb-container-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Case-Study-of-ORF-as-Practical-Measure-Brief_2.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-c64ddb7b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"390\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-c64ddb7b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PMI-Brief-2-600x372-1.svg\" alt=\"\" title=\"PMI-Brief-2-600x372 1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-da8e2957 gb-headline-text\">Research Brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-b827f1f1 gb-headline-text\">Case Study of ORF as Practical Measure Brief<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post we describe the identification and use of Oral Reading Fluency (ORF), a common and widely used Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) measure, as a\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e7a0e90f gb-headline-text dcs_blueChevron\"><a href=\"#LinkEffect\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:42px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:42px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:42px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-4590d845\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:56px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:56px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:56px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-6dd53822\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-9ee1a56a\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d6a36e95\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b260f903\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-e5da4ae8 gb-headline-text\">Websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fcf83e63 gb-headline-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mpm.wested.org\/\">WestEd\u2019s Math Practical Measurement<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmr2.org\/\">Practical Measures, Routines and Representations<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perts.net\/elevate\">Project for Education Research That Scales (PERTS) Elevate<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/teachfx.com\/\">TeachFX<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equip.ninja\/\">EQUIP App<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shift-results.com\/online-learning\/\">Shift\u2019s Online Learning Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d0ea3586\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-bb1958d5 gb-headline-text\">Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-04d1ef22 gb-headline-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/resources\/publications\/practical-measurement\/\">Practical Measurement<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/resources\/publications\/evidence-for-improvement\/\">Evidence for Improvement: An Integrated Analytic Approach for Supporting Networks in Education<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordbibliographies.com\/display\/document\/obo-9780199756810\/obo-9780199756810-0247.xml\">Measurement for Improvement in Education<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/qi.elft.nhs.uk\/resource\/branching-out-use-measurement-trees-to-determine-whether-your-improvement-efforts-are-paying-off\/\">Branching Out \u2013 Use Measurement Trees to Determine Whether your Improvement Efforts are Paying Off<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/ncee\/rel\/Products\/Region\/southwest\/Publication\/100841\">Practical Measurement for Continuous Improvement in the Classroom: A Toolkit for Educators<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781538152348\/The-Foundational-Handbook-on-Improvement-Research-in-Education\">Measurement for Improvement<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"height:144px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"height:144px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"height:144px\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practical Measurement for Improvement 5. 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