14. Planning and Analysis for e-Learning

Throughout this lecture series for lesson 3 i identified different types of analysis have to do namely need analysis, learner analysis, Content analysis, Context analysis and Task analysis. 

Need Analysis

Need analysis is the process of identifying and evaluating needs in a community  or other defined set of people.It is a process of describing problems of target population and solution to that problem.

Steps

1.Identify the audience and the purpose of the analysis.

2.Describe the target population and service environment.

3.Identify the needs where descriptions of the problems and possible solutions are generated.

4.Needs assessment.

5.Communicate results to the audience.

Learner Analysis

Learner analysis is a critical aspect off instructional design and characterized as an iterative process that informs vital instructional design decisions from front end analysis to evaluation.The purpose of this study was to investigate the variability in existing frameworks of cultural analysis within the instructional design practice

Content analysis

 Content analysis refers to a general set of techniques useful for analyzing and understanding collection of text. There is considerable work done in this area, Which predates internet search by decades. This enables a more objective evaluation than comparing content based on the impressions of a listener. 

Task analysis

Task analysis is the process of learning about ordinary users by observing them in action to understand in detail how they perform their tasks and achieve their intended goals. Task analysis helps to understand and identify the tasks that your website and applications must support and can also help you re-fine or re-define by determining the appropriate content scope.

Context analysis

Context analysis is the method to analyze the environment in which a business operates.Environmental scanning mainly focuses on the macro environment of the business.But context analysis consider the entire environment of a business its internal and external factors.