Week 2:

Needs Assessment

Program evaluation

• Why evaluation in advance of program design?

• Assessment of merit/value of curriculum• Tyler’s• Stufflembeam’s

What is a Needs Assessment?

• Systematic set of procedures• Setting priorities and making decisions• About program improvement and resource

allocation

• Priorities based on needsWitkin & Altschuld

What is a need?

• A gap: between current and desired• NA seeks to highlight gaps• Detail their nature• Set priorities for action on gaps

Why conduct NA?

• Discussion: Why do we need a “systemic set of procedures”?

http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Kemp_design_model

Types of needs

• Normative• Comparative• Felt• Expressed• Future needs

The NA Process

• Planning• Data gathering• Data Analysis• Reporting

Kaufman: Organizational Elements Model

• Inputs• Processes• Products• Outputs• Outcomes

Task Analysis

What is a task analysis?

Decomposing tasks1. Identify task to be analyzed2. Break down task into subtasks3. Diagram sub-tasks and flow4. Decompose subtask into appropriate levels of

detail5. Sequence tasks and subtasks for instruction6. Discuss and compare analysis with colleagues,

experts, literature7. Compare and revise against learner performance

Conduct task decomposition

DACUM

What is DACUM?

What is the process?

Curriculum Validation