Problems in needs assessment data: Discrepancy analysis

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-266

  Lee, Yi Fang ^a   Altschuld, James W ^b   White, Jeffry L ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrepancy analysis; Discrepancy based needs; Needs assessment

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STUDENT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY GROUP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ENGINEERING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MATHEMATICS; MINORITY GROUPS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OHIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 34347225539     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Altschuld J.W., and Witkin B.R. From needs assessment to action (2000), SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks
2. Anderson C.L., Jesswein W.A., and Fleischman W. Needs assessment based on household and key informant surveys. Evaluation Review 14 2 (1990) 182-191
3. Cummings O.W. Comparison of three algorithms for analyzing questionnaire-type needs assessment data to establish need priorities. Journal of Instructional Development 8 2 (1985) 11-16
4. Demarest, L., Holey, L., & Leatherman, S. (1984). The use of multiple methods to assess continuing education needs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the evaluation network, San Francisco.
5. Dillman D.A. Internet surveys: Back to the future. The Evaluation Exchange 10 3 (2004) 6-7
6. Edwards M.C., and Briers G.E. Assessing the inservice needs of entry-phase agriculture teachers in Texas: a discrepancy model versus direct assessment. Journal of Agriculture Education 40 3 (1999) 40-49
7. Hamann, M.S. (1997). The effects of instrument design and respondent characteristics on perceived needs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
8. Hamann, M.S., Poppe, B., Lapar, M.L., & Banks, J.T. (1995). The utility of a discrepancy format in assessing perceived needs of homeless men. Paper presentation at the 12the annual evaluators' exchange of the Ohio program evaluators' group, Columbus, Ohio.
9. Hildebrand D.K., Laing J.D., and Rosenthal H. Analysis of ordinal data (1977), Sage, London
10. Johnson W.L., and Dixon P.N. Response alternatives in Likert scaling. Educational and Psychological Measurement 44 3 (1984) 563-567
11. Kaufman R. Identifying and solving problems: A system approach (1982), University Associates, San Diego
12. Kaufman R. Planning educational systems (1988), Lancaster, Technomic
13. Kaufman R. Strategic planning Plus: An organizational guide (1992), Sage, Newbury Park, CA
14. Kaufman R., and English F.W. Needs assessment: Concept and application (1979), Educational Technology Publications, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
15. Lee, Y.F. (2005). Effects of multiple group involvement in identifying and interpreting perceived needs. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
16. Lee Y.F., Altschuld J.W., and White J.L. Effects of multiple stakeholders in identifying perceived needs. Evaluation and Program Planning 30 1 (2007) 1-9
17. Misanchuk E.R. Analysis of multi-component educational and training needs. Journal of Instructional Development 7 1 (1984) 28-34
18. National Science Foundation. Making a difference in degree attainment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (2004), Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
19. National Science Foundation. Celebrating achievement through increasing opportunities (2006), Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
20. Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance. (2003). LSAMP: The Ohio science and engineering alliance. (NSF Cooperative Agreement No. HRD-0331560). Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University.
21. Watkins, R., Leigh, D., & Guerra, I. (2002). Strategic thinking, strategic planning and needs assessment: Essential concepts and skills. Retrieved January 14, 2007, from 〈http://www.onap.fsu.edu/download/classexercises-Instr8-02.doc〉.
22. White, J.L., Altschuld, J.W., & Lee Y.F. (2006). Persistence of interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: A minority retention study. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
23. Witkin B.R. Needs assessment since 1981: the state of the practice. Evaluation Practice 15 1 (1994) 17-27
24. Witkin B.R., and Altschuld J.W. Planning and conducting needs assessments: a practical guide (1995), SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks