Week 2:
Needs Assessment
Program evaluation Why evaluation in advance of program design? Assessment of merit/value of curriculum Tylers Stufflembeams
What is a Needs Assessment? Systematic set of procedures Setting priorities and making decisions About program improvement and resource allocation Priorities based on needs Witkin & 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?
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 tasks 1.Identify task to be analyzed 2.Break down task into subtasks 3.Diagram sub-tasks and flow 4.Decompose subtask into appropriate levels of detail 5.Sequence tasks and subtasks for instruction 6.Discuss and compare analysis with colleagues, experts, literature 7.Compare and revise against learner performance
Conduct task decomposition
DACUM
What is DACUM?
What is the process?
Curriculum Validation