Monday, April 20, 2009 •
12:32 PM
For week 5, it's lecture on Needs Assessement.
Needs assessment is needed when A: there is a problem, B: there's something new to be learnt, and C: when the organization wishes to or is required to engage evaluation of its learning/training program to see if goals and reality are congruent.
There are 3 steps in the Needs Assessment.
Step 1: Run through the 3-Face Model - Problem, Discrepancy, Innovation Model
Step 2: Analyze the goal - Discrepancy, Innovation
Step 3: Output of analysis or evaluate Step 1 and 2.
For the Problem-solving Model, just like what its term described, determine whether there is a problem, what is the cause of the problem, whether it can be solved by learning and whether instruction for desired performance/achievement goal is provided.
As for the Discrepancy Model, it basically determines whether they is a disparity between the goals and the performance/achievement.
Lastly for the Innovation-based Assessment, it calls for determining the nature of the innovation/change, the learning goals that comes along with the innovation, and whether the goals are appropriate.
