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Resources

Thank you for visiting our new needs assessment knowledge base. Though this site is under development, we published it in its draft format to: 1) provide a timely response to the current need for such a tool, and 2) collect feedback from pilot users on how to improve the knowledge base. Please send comments to mwestmeiers@worldbank.org.

 

 

 

Websites

Don Clark's Needs Analysis Website

All things "need" -- Interesting Quotes

A Primer on Systems Theory by Umbach

Short articles in the form of a Primer on Systems Theory

Training Needs Assessment Resources from About.com

 

Workshops

The WBIEG offers workshops on planning and conducting useful needs assessments within the World Bank context. For more information on upcoming workshops please visit The World Bank Institute Evaluation Group

 

Books

Title

Author(s)

JOLIS

Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels

Donald Kirkpatrick and James D. Kirkpatrick

WBG Library HF5549.5 .T7 K569

Evaluation

Carol Weiss

WBG Library H62 .W3962

Real World Evaluation

Michael Bamberger, Jim Rugh, Linda Mabry

Not Available

Performance by Design

Ryan Watkins

Not Available

Analyzing Performance Problems

Robert Mager, Peter Pipe

  • WBG Library HF5549.5.P35 M33
  • Staff DevelopmentCenter MD .A52
  • Language Services Library HF5549.5.P35 M33
  • Joint Library HF5549.5.P35 M33

Needs Assessment

Roger Kaufman

WBG Library LB1555 .K365

Analysis for Improving Performance

Richard Swanson

WBG Library HF5549.5.P35 S88

A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment

Kavita Gupta

WBG Library HF5549.5 .T7 G87

Conducting Needs Assessment

Jack Phillips

WBG Library HF5549.5 .T7 I45

Task Analysis for Instructional Design

David Jonassen, Martin Tessmer, Wallace Hannum

Not Available

Turning Research into Results

Richard Clark, Fred Estes

Not Available

Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments: A Practical Guide

Belle Ruth Witkin, James William Altschuld

WBG Library HD30.28 .W595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Articles

Brown, J. (2002). Training needs assessment: A must for developing an effective training program. Public Personnel Management, 31(4), 569-578.

Clarke, N. (2003). The politics of training needs analysis. Journal of Workplace Learning, 15(4), 141-153.

Cook, S. (2005). LEARNING NEEDS ANALYSIS: PART 1: What is Learning Needs Analysis? Training Journal.

Ganzel, R., Gordon, J., Picard, M., Stamps, D., & Zemke, R. (1998). Speedy needs assessment. Training, 35(7), 13.

Leigh, D. (2004). Conducting Needs Assessments: A Step-by-Step Approach. In Roberts, A. R. & Yeager, K. R. (Eds.) Evidence-Based Practice Manual: Research and Outcome Measures in Health and Human Services. New York: Oxford University Press.

Leigh, D. (2004). Needs Assessment Readiness Checklist. In Silberman, M. (Ed.) The 2004 Training and Performance Sourcebook. Princeton, NJ: Active Training / American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

Leigh, D., Watkins, R., Platt, W., and Kaufman, R. (2000). Alternate Models of Needs Assessment: Selecting the right one for your organization? Human Resource Development Quarterly, 11(1), 87-93.

Watkins, R. (2007). Designing for Performance: Design, develop, improve (part 3 of 3). Performance Improvement Journal.

Watkins, R. (2007). Designing for Performance: Selecting your performance technologies (part 2 of 3). Performance Improvement Journal.

Watkins, R. (2007). Designing for Performance: Aligning all of your HPT decisions from top to bottom (part 1 of 3). Performance Improvement Journal.

Watkins, R. and Kaufman, R. (2002). Assessing and Evaluating: Differentiating perspectives. Performance Improvement Journal, 41(2), 22-28.

Watkins, R. and Guerra, I. (2002). Assessing or Evaluating: Determining which approach is required. In Silberman, M. (Ed.). The 2003 Training and Performance Sourcebook. Princeton, NJ: Active Training.

Watkins, R., Leigh, D. And Kaufman, R. (1998). Needs Assessment: A digest, review, and comparison of needs assessment literature. Performance Improvement Journal, 37(7), 40-53.

Zemke, R. (1998). How to do a needs assessment when you think you don't have time. Training, 35(3), 38-42.


Last updated: 2007-11-07




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