Needs Assessment

1. Needs Assessment What do English language learners need to know and be able to do when they leave my class? Training Guide Session II

2. Imagine Training Guide Session II

3. What would you do if? Training Guide Session II

4. What would you need? Training Guide Session II

5. How would life be different? Training Guide Session II

6. What would you need to learn to be successful? Training Guide Session II

7. Think-Write-Share • Think about what your life would be like in a country where you could not speak the language. • Write some notes about the issues that would concern you the most. • Share your notes with a partner. • Based on what your partner has told you, select a goal for him or her. • Look in the Competence section of the Content standards document. Do you see related topics your partner would want to study? Training Guide Session II

8. What is Needs Assessment? • It is a collaboration between learner and instructor where the learner shares his or her: • Proficiencies • Background • Educational Goals • Expected Outcomes Training Guide Session II

9. Why is Needs Assessment Important? • Can be used to place learners in classes and programs • Provides for responsively designed curriculum • Provides important background information about the learner’s educational experience, life experience, and learning preferences Training Guide Session II

10. Research indicates that when instructors understand their learners and address the learners goals, learners persist in attending class. Training Guide Session II

11. Assessment Tools • Surveys • Questionnaires • Learner compiled inventories • Learner interviews • Review of authentic material use • Class discussions • Class meetings • Personal or dialogue journals • Timelines Training Guide Session II