2.
A needs analysis is when the teacher or designer of
the lesson takes a look at what must be done to
meets the needs and goals of the learners.
The best way to identify the “need” is to ask a couple
of guiding questions, such as:
Who is going to change?
What is being done already? And
How is the change going to be developed and
implemented?
What is a Needs
Analysis?
3.
A task analysis is when a teacher determines what
the goal of the lesson is going to be. That is, what is
the learner supposed to get out of the lesson.
Again, the best way to identify this “task” is to ask:
What knowledge should the learner have?
What steps are involved?
What vocabulary is going to be used?
What is a Task Analysis?
4.
A learner analysis is the understanding of who the
lesson will be presented to, including their
background and learning style.
The important questions here are:
What are the similarities between the learners?
What are the differences?
What are the preferred learning styles?
What is the motivation for learning?
What is a Learner
Analysis?
5.
One way that analysis can be incorporated into the
classroom is through the review of test scores.
Here is a video of Nancy Sindelar explaining how
this works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzDiPQ5510A
Other ways that analysis are incorporated include:
When a teacher sits down to design the curriculum
When a teacher creates a new lesson plan or activity
Incorporation into the
Classroom
6.
Dickey, Michele, Dr. “NeedsAnalysis." On Vimeo.
Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
Dickey, Michele, Dr. "TaskAnalysis-
LearnerAnalysis." On Vimeo. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
"Needs Analysis." Wikipedia. Wikimedia
Foundation, 08 July 2013. Web. 25 Sept. 2013.
Sinderlar, Nancy. "New Methods of Test Analysis to
Improve Student Learning | Teaching Strategies."
YouTube. YouTube, 07 Mar. 2012. Web. 25 Sept.
2013.
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