Question 1

Professional organizations that accredit after school programs are:
A) National Counsel for Accreditation of Teacher Education
B) National Association for Sport and Physical Education
C) Council on Accreditation
D) National School Age Care Alliance

Accepted Answer

The Council on Accreditation (COA) is a recognized organization that accredits a variety of human and social service programs, including after school programs.

Question 2

To create effective programs for children, activities should be:
A) self-selected
B) traditional games
C) similar to classroom settings
D) focused on academic learning

Accepted Answer

Self-selected activities allow children to engage in tasks that interest them, promoting motivation, creativity, and effective learning.

Question 3

The Program Observation Tool is a tool for program quality improvement that is:
A) designed to help staff assess the feelings of students
B) used to measure keys of quality and assess progress
C) intended to help program leaders and staff in collaboration with others
D) developed to help in continuous improvement planning

Accepted Answer

The Program Observation Tool is primarily used to measure keys of quality and assess progress, which helps in identifying areas for improvement in program quality.

Question 4

Accreditation is important to programs for all of the following reasons except:
A) it encourages the school-age community to make a public statement about what is expected
B) it certifies to agencies that the program meets more than minimal standards for quality
C) it allows for programs to experiment with new untested methods on children
D) it encourages administrators and staff to formally review programs on a regular basis

Accepted Answer

Accreditation ensures that programs meet established standards for quality and safety, not to allow experimentation with untested methods on children.

Question 5

Accreditation is based on the ASQ, which was first used by which group?
A) California state school-age programs
B) U.S. Army school-age programs
C) U.S. school-age programs
D) Department of school-age programs

Accepted Answer

The ASQ (Accreditation System for Quality) was first used by the U.S. Army school-age programs.

Question 6

Outcomes associated with high quality after school programs include:
A) completion of homework
B) better classroom behavior
C) Gains in academic achievement
D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

High quality after school programs are designed to support students in multiple areas, including helping them complete homework, improving their behavior in the classroom, and achieving academic gains.

Question 7

The Quality Pyramid:
A) is a model for envisioning the goals of a quality after school program
B) describes the three generations of school-age care
C) is an after school accreditation system
D) is a program assessment tool

Accepted Answer

The Quality Pyramid is a model used to envision the goals of a quality after school program, focusing on creating a structured framework for program development and evaluation.

Question 8

The NAA Standards (formerly the NSACA Standards) contain five major areas:
Human Relationships; Activities; Health, Safety, and Nutrition; Administration; and _______________
A) Guidance & Discipline
B) Curriculum
C) Academics
D) Environment

Accepted Answer

The NAA Standards include the area of Environment as one of the five major areas, along with Human Relationships, Activities, Health, Safety, and Nutrition, and Administration.

Question 9

In the flowchart showing the "steps in the process" of accreditation, the "action plan", during which staff and parents develop a series of steps designed to improve their program, follows which important step?
A) Endorsers' Recommendation
B) Self-Study
C) Endorsement Visit

Accepted Answer

The "action plan" typically follows the "Self-Study" step, where staff and parents assess the current state of the program and identify areas for improvement.

Question 10

What kinds of outcomes have been associated with high-quality school-age programs? Why is it important to review the components of a school-age program continually? How should programs accomplish that review?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 3: Developing and Ensuring Program Quality

Professional organizations that accredit after school programs are:

To create effective programs for children, activities should be:

The Program Observation Tool is a tool for program quality improvement that is:

Accreditation is important to programs for all of the following reasons except:

Accreditation is based on the ASQ, which was first used by which group?

Outcomes associated with high quality after school programs include:

The Quality Pyramid:

The NAA Standards (formerly the NSACA Standards) contain five major areas: Human Relationships; Activities; Health, Safety, and Nutrition; Administration; and _______________

In the flowchart showing the "steps in the process" of accreditation, the "action plan", during which staff and parents develop a series of steps designed to improve their program, follows which important step?

What kinds of outcomes have been associated with high-quality school-age programs? Why is it important to review the components of a school-age program continually? How should programs accomplish that review?