Transcript Chapter 7 Needs Assessment

Chapter 7
Needs Assessment
Principles of Curriculum
Development
EDUC 615
Chapter 7 objectives
 Identify and describe the major sources of
curriculum content.
 Outline levels and types of needs of students.
 Outline levels and types of needs of society.
 Show how needs are derived from the structure of
a discipline.
 Describe the steps in conducting a needs
assessment.
 Construct and instrument for conducting a
curriculum needs assessment.
Where does curriculum
come from?
Students
Society
Subject
Needs of Students
Levels
Types
Human
National
State Regional
Community
School
Individual
Physical
Social psychological
Educational
Developmental Task
Needs of Society
Types
Levels
 Human
 International
 National
 State
 Community
 Neighborhood
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Political
Social
Economic
Educational
Environmental
Defense
Health
Moral/spiritual
Needs derived from the subject
matter.
 Changes in Disciplines
Example- new discoveries in science
 Performance Objectives/ Standards
Example – Virginia SOL
The 3 S’s
Student, Subject & Society
Now that we know what types
of needs there are,where do
we go from here?
Needs Assessment - A Tool
Conducting a needs assessment is a
process for identifying programmatic
needs that must be addressed by
curriculum planners. It can be done
in two ways…
Two Types of Needs Assessment
Needs Assement Tools
Percieved Needs Approach
Ask:teachers, parents and students
Advantages
Little time
Little effort
Expression for people
Disadvantages
limited in nature because the
focus is concerend
with perception and not fact
Data Collection
Test data (SOL)
Classroom observations
Examinations of instructional materials
Advantages
Use of data that is already around
A more in depth study
Disadvantages
Large amounts of facts to plow through
More Time
Generic Steps of Needs Assessment
 Planning to plan. (Evaluating your resources)
 Goals- (Important to have a sense of direction)
Derivation ValidationPrioritization Translation
 Stop and overview performance objectives
 Goals – reprioritization  futuristic input rerank
 Select testing instruments (SOL’s are just one)
 Collate data gathered
 Develop initial gap or need statements
 Prioritize and publish gap statements
Post- Needs- Assessment Steps
 Interpolate gaps – fix the gaps at the correct levels
 Implementation strategies
 Reassess gaps via feedback
 Repeat steps of Needs Assessment continually
In summary
The curriculum worker should conduct
systematic needs assessments to identify
gaps and/or discrepancies between desired
and actual student performance.
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