Needs Assessment
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{{Term|NEED ASSESSMENT|Process of collecting information about an expressed or implied organizational need that could be met by conducting training. It is used to determine the difference between current and desired states, often related to the development of a training program. The need can be a desire to improve current [[performance|performance] or to correct a deficiency (performance that does not meet the current standards). Assessments can be formal or informal and may use many data-gathering techniques to discover needs expressed by management, the target audience, or subject-matter experts. The purpose of a need assessment is to answer questions such as why conduct the training, who is involved in the training, how to conduct a performance analysis, what is the best way to perform, and when will training take place. media.wiley.com(5 March 2008), Rapid Instructional Design, Learning ID Fast and Right. George M. Piskurich, 2006 </ref>}}