EDIT 226 / Needs Analysis (assessment)

Needs Assessment

Reading Due:	Project / Assignment Due:
Morrison 2	Assignment 1: Instructional problem statement [submit by email attachment]

Instructional Activity	Instructional Materials

Lecture/discussion Identifying a need for instruction
	226-02: Presentation Notes	226-02: PowerPoint presentation	MP3 Audio of 226-02 presentation [39 min. / 35MB]

In-class activity Needs assessment
	Activity 2.2 — Planning for Needs Assessment	Needs Assessment Tools

Resources for Needs Assessment
	Rossett Article — Needs Assessment	Rossett Article — A typology for generating needs assessment

Surveys, Questionnaires, Interviews
	Designing Questionnaires [ERIC]	How to Design a Questionnaire [1.6MB]

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	Assignment 2: Develop a Needs Assessment Plan	Needs Analysis examples from student projects

Front-end Analysis Report (Due Session 8) >>
	Front End Analysis Project	Rubric: Front End Analysis

Instructional Objectives	Develop a plan for acquiring sufficient data to assess needs, given a problem scenario Identify data collection techniques for effective needs analysis. Conduct a brief needs assessment and report findings orally and in writing.

Resources	The Encylopedia of Educational Technology [hosted by San Diego State University] Use the EET database to search for any topic in instrutional technology. For example, searching for "needs assessment" returned 189 web pages and documents! TRY IT! Allison Rossett. Professor at San Diego State University and the first name in needs assessment. Dr. Rossett has written numerous papers and books on the process of needs assessment. Her work is fundamental to the field of instructional technology. Check out her articles and books for more insight to this common IT practice. Needs assessment overview. http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/s/j/sjm256/portfolio/kbase/IDD/analysis.html Student Project Examples Project management (J. Cunningham, Fall 06)

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EDIT 226: Instructional Design Seminar / Instructional Technology / Steven J. McGriff

09/06/2007