Needs Assessment | PDNHS INSET 2023

Which of the following fully defines "NEEDS ASSESSMENT"?

• It considers school-based matters as its smallest unit.

• It focusses on what the learner currently knows, does not know yet, and needs to know in order to guide future actions.

• It is a venue for retrospection and creating solutions for identified gaps.

• It is a getting to know activity.

Answer explanation

The three other choices are common MISCONCEPTIONS.

Needs Assessment focusses on three main components (according to Dr. Frank Tuzi): Lacks, Wants, and Needs. Which of the following describes "lacks"?

• Trisha, a Grade 11 student, enrolled in a research course, but she does not know the types of researches.

• Amber, a Grade 9 student, learns more whenever she reads stories with pictures.

• Luke, a Grade 7 student, cannot perform addition of two digit numbers.

• Mike, a graduating student and aspiring Physics student, does not know the basics of Calculus.

Answer explanation

Trisha: Needs

Amber: Wants

Mike: Needs

Needs Assessment focusses on three main components (according to Dr. Frank Tuzi): Lacks, Wants, and Needs. Which of the following Grade 7 students best describes "needs"?

• Pete, because he does not know how to open a computer.

• Bev, because he does not know the difference between a noun and a pronoun.

• Mari, because he does not know who Magellan is.

• Pons, because he does not know how to wash the dishes.

Answer explanation

Pete may have not learned how to open a computer before entering high school. The rest "lacks" it.

Lisa wanted to know if the students have the initiative to do chores inside the classroom. She should use ____ as a needs assessment tool.

• Reports

• Interview

• Survey

• Observation

Answer explanation

"Do you have initiative?"

Does that make sense, teachers? Haha...

Nathan wanted to know if the students know how to spell homophones. What needs assessment tool shall he use?

• Observation

• Questionnaire

• Trends

• Focus Group

Communicating results of needs assessment vertically means to share the results to teachers of the same ____.

• Section

• Grade Level

• Subject

• Gender

Who of the following benefits from the needs assessment the most?

• Students

• Teachers

• Principal

• Parents

Which of the following is the best time to implement the needs assessment?

• After evaluating students' performance in the previous grade.

• Before starting submitting the grades of the students.

• Before the start of a semester.

• After we develop the learning objectives.

Which of the following is a must in order to conduct an interview needs assessment effectively?

• Set a time and place for the interview.

• Interview the student his/her classmates are listening.

• Build rapport with the student.

• Interview the student with his/her parents.

Which of the following best describes benchmarking?

• PDNHS copies the program from ABCDE.

• PDNHS adopts and adapts the program from ABCDE.

• PDNHS shares the program of ABCDE.

• PDNHS praises the program of ABCDE.