Need+Analysis+&+Assessment

// Needs Analysis and Assessment //

Objective: Partner with client to determine the gaps between the ideal and reality



In ID, needs are defined as the difference between the way things are and the way they ought to be.
 * Needs Defined ** 

=** Needs Analysis vs. Need Assessment **= There are numerous texts that discuss the difference of the two concepts and the benefits that one concept holds over the other. Needs analysis ​ is defined as a “process by which an instructional designer partners with clients to identify and respond to problems and opportunities and study individuals and the organization to determine an appropriate cross-functional solution system” (//Performance analysis and needs assessment: Priniciples, practices and resources //, 2010, pg. 1). In this approach, the designer investigates the need for training, usually from an executive or administrator’s standpoint. Needs Assessment is defined as a “systematic study that incorporates data and opinions from varied source in order to create, install, and evaluate educational. . . products and services” (//Performance analysis and needs assessment: Priniciples, practices and resources, // 2010, pg. 1). A designer utilizing the Needs Assessment approach will gather feedback from both the executive/administrator’s standpoint and the learner. When both approaches are used simultaneously, it can create an effective pre-design tool.

Once problems have been identified, the designer may choose to gain a deeper understanding of learners' needs by surveying the target learner group. The designer can use this feedback to develop goals and objectives for the training. “Assessment instruments interact with the goals and learner analysis and are further modified as teaching strategies are determined” ( //Instructional design for elearning, //  2010, para 5). As the designer probes further into the needs of clients and learners, he will clarify and confirm his findings with the client in order to maintain focus on the client's vision.
 * Confirmation of Needs **

References //Performance analysis and needs assessment: Priniciples, practices and resources. // . CNY Society of Human Resource Management. (2010, January 29). from []

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== Need Analysis & Assessment / Learner Analysis / ​​Data and Characteristics / Client Perception / Project Proposal ==