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Methods for Conducting Educational Needs Assessment -
Guidelines for Extension Professionals

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Introduction  
  • What is a needs assessment and why conduct one?
  • Direct and indirect assessments
  • Steps in conducting a needs assessment
  • Describing the target audience
Methods for Collecting Data
  • Sampling procedure
  • Sample size and sample design
Attributes of Survey
  • Written surveys and questionnaires
  • Oral surveys and telephone surveys
Survey Procedures
  • Creating your survey instrument
  • Tips on writing questions
  • Refining your instrument
  • Institutional approval
  • Conducting your survey
  • Analyzing your data
Attributes of Focus Groups
Focus Group Procedures  
  • Choosing your method
  • Choosing your participants
  • Logistics
  • Describing your questions or topics
  • Selecting your moderator
  • Timeline
  • Contacting perspective participants
  • Participant incentives
  • Managing focus group sessions
  • Analyzing data
  • What kind of quesions do you as in a focus group?
  • Analysis tops for focus groups
Attibutes of Interviews
  • Advantages of interviews as a tool for assessing needs
Interview Procedures 
  • Analyzing interview data
Working Groups (Group Activities and Group Processes)
  • Uses of working groups
  • Advantages of working groups
  • Limitations of working groups
  • Role of the facilitator and purpose of group techniques
Nominal Group Technique
  • Appropriate uses for The Nominal Group Technique
  • Steps for conducting NGT activity

 

 
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