| 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                           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. |
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