The Role of Needs and Learner Analysis in Instructional Design Process

This report emphasizes the significance of needs and learner analysis in the design and development of instructional materials. It highlights how learner analysis, including demographic and physiological considerations, is crucial for tailoring training programs to meet specific learner needs. The report details the benefits of learner analysis, such as identifying existing skill levels, establishing desired outcomes, and prioritizing training objectives, including the analysis of the current situation, the desired situation, and the need for subject matter experts. By conducting thorough needs and learner analysis, instructional designers can create effective, targeted, and relevant training experiences. The report outlines the process of identifying the needs of the learners to ensure the success of any training programs.

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IMPORTANCE OF NEEDS AND LEARNER ANALYSIS
This is the systematic process by which instructional materials are designed, developed
and delivered. .An instructional designer will uses instructional technology to develop
instructions. For the success of the project as a lead instructional designer, having learner
analysis before moving into design phase will be very important. These is because the learner
analysis will identify whom our audience are, their social and physiological needs, demography,
among others. The learner analysis can be done through surveys. The general demographic
information of our audience will be important as it will be easy to identify the learner so as to get
ideas on how they will be taken through.
Learner needs and analysis is important in identifying the areas of knowledge and
behavior that a specific training process will deliver. It is therefore very important to have a clear
understanding of the expected outcomes. This can only be achieved through needs and learner
analysis. Through learner analysis, it is possible to establish the level of experience and
intellectual skills of the personnel which is very important when planning to organize
instructional materials. The activity choices taken during the training are directly influenced and
planned according the intellectual abilities of the of the audience. We can there reliably and
confidently minimize consequences of difficulties that would arise due to the complexity of the
design.
In other words, needs and learner analysis may be used in the identification and of the
following;
The current situation;

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It is typically important that before any course is taken, the current state of skills,
abilities, and knowledge of the employees should be established. This should be done in line
with organizational goals and objectives, the climatic conditions, internal and external
constraints among others. With the help of such information, its easy to set/ design instructions
that meets the expectations of the organization.
The necessary/ desired situation.
In reference to the subsequent step, needs and learner analysis is relevant in identify the
effective conditions needed to successfully accomplish the task. After identifying the current
situation, we therefore have to establish the required basics in accomplish the tasks.
Identifying priorities and importance.
After identifying the needs, we then have to order in a scale of preference. This must
therefore begin with most important for the achievement of the task. Among the priorities to be
set may include, the executive pressure, the legal conditions, the cost effectiveness of the
identified skills and methods to be used, and others.
Learner analysis is also important in assessing the possibility of the need for subject-
matter experts in the future. It is typically true that if there will need for a subject expert, the
structure of the class will have to be designed in consideration of this.
With need and learner analysis, we are able to establish the economic conditions of e
people we are working with