Overall Instructor Rating: Satisfactory

Ratings explanation:

• Exemplary - A model answer in almost every way (this is given out very rarely).
• Satisfactory - Very well done; you've met the expectations of the assignment. There are some minor problems, so read my feedback well.
• Marginal Pass - You pass, but there are lots of issues to consider. Read my feedback very carefully and be sure you understand the points/issues I raise.
• Not satisfactory, redo and resubmit - The assignment was not completed appropriately. I am concerned that you do not understand the process well enough yet. To get credit for the assignment, you need to redo it, most probably on another topic. Read and consider my feedback very carefully before redoing.

Instructor's Overall Feedback:

Hi Peggy: You addressed all of the issues I identified. It looks good. I've updated your rating to a satisfactory rating. Dr. Law Hi Peggy: Overall this is a really solid first pass at this IDA. I have a few suggestions to improve it. You wrote: Students diet are not as nutritious as they should be. (comparative) Students need to change their diets and eating habits. (expressed) I would tighten up these statements to relate them to some type of nutritional health standard. The "as they should be" begs for something objective like a standard. You wrote: Ask teachers to include a regular lesson or Nutritional-Tip-of-the-Day instead of a once-a-year health lesson. The school will set guidelines regarding permissable snacks brought to school for daily snacks and special occasions. These are not instructional goals but could be converted to read as such. For example, the first one could be something like, "Students will be able to plan their own personal diet that follows the American Pediatrician Association guidelines for promoting healthy eating for children". In other words, what will students be able to do after they take the instruction they you design? My other concern is that diet may be only one factor contributing to the rise in BMI. Should you include something on physical activity? If you include it as part of your problem, you may choose to only focus your instruction on the diet part. Please update your IDA after reviewing my suggestions and send me an e-mail notification. I'll take another look at it. Dr. Law

1. Preliminary: Describe the context within which this potential instructional problem takes place. This will pinpoint where the problem is located. If instruction is deemed necessary, this will be the place where it will be designed and implemented.

a. List the context, also known as the "system of interest".

Your final response:

River Eves Elementary School

b. Describe or show how the context relates to the bigger environment. Show how this context relates to other levels of the system within which it works.

Your final response:

United States School Systems Georgia School Systems Fulton County Schools River Eves ES Facilities Dining Room Staff Teachers Dining Room Manager School District Nurse School Clinic Worker Classrooms Students Volunteers Roswell Community Local and state government Family and children services Schools Churches Boys and Girls clubs

The instructor's feedback to step 1:

No specific feedback given on this step.

2. Symptoms of a problem. Write a brief description of some symptoms that make you stop and wonder if something is wrong.

Your final response:

P.E. teachers notices differences in students in physical stamina and BMI from previous years. Parents bring fast food when they come to have lunch with their child. Classroom discussions reveal that students eat a lot of fast/junk food. Health/nutrition related reports in the media.

Using the evidence cited above, describe why you believe that these symptoms signal a problem. Keeping these questions in mind, describe the reasons for identifying these symptoms as problematic.

Your final response:

If students are not eating properly, they may become over-weight and develop other health problems. Studies show that people with high BMI are susceptible to health problems. Studies show that students who eat a good breakfast do better in school.

The instructor's feedback to step 2:

No specific feedback given on this step.

3. Preliminary Problem Statement. Based on 1 and 2, write a preliminary draft problem statement. Your context should be the subject of the statement. This is just the initial pass -- the statement will be revised in subsequent steps.

Your final response:

Students at River Eves ES make poor food choices.

The instructor's feedback to step 3:

No specific feedback given on this step.

4. Verify the problem and determine specific needs. Two things will now happen concurrently. First, you need a systematic procedure to identify and collect data in order to verify that a problem exists. Second, you must identify information that the data sources may help uncover.

*Note: You are not required to gather data; you can draw on your experience or imagination to list the data you might gather.

The instructor's feedback to step 4:

No specific feedback given on this step.

5. Prioritize your list of needs.Which are most important? Why are they most important?

The instructor's feedback to step 5:

No specific feedback given on this step.

6. Rewrite your problem statement. Take a moment to look carefully at the initial problem statement that you wrote. Revisit your prioritized needs and check if your problem statement is still accurate and appropriate.

Rewrite the problem statement here:

Your final response:

River Eves ES is doing a poor job teaching the students about the nutritional value of different foods or food groups.

The instructor's feedback to step 6:

No specific feedback given on this step.

7. Identify the instructional goals. The last step in Needs Assessment is to list a few goals of instruction. Remember, not all goals can be solved through instruction. The instructional goals you identify will be the starting information for the next steps in the instructional design process. List the instructional goals in order of priority.

The instructor's feedback to step 7:

No specific feedback given on this step.