NSTP 2: Community Needs Assessment

Question 1

is a process in
which the problems, issues,
and concerns of the
community are identified by
using several tools. Needs
assessment, social analysis, or
community diagnosis is a
concrete basis for the
formulation of programs.

Answer 1

COMMUNITY NEEDS
ASSESSMENT

Question 2

is both a process and
a method. As a process, it
can build leadership,
group unity, and a sense
of local involvement in the
community. As a method
this is a tool that helps a
community plan for the
implementation strategies

Answer 2

COMMUNITY NEEDS
ASSESSMENT

Question 3

Establish a working
committee to solicit
community involvement and
develop plan of action.

Answer 3

STEPS IN CONDUCTING A
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Question 4

List important aspects or
areas that need to be
analyzed.
Identify the population to
be surveyed.

Answer 4

STEPS IN CONDUCTING A
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Question 5

Determine the
information needed.
Select a random sample
of people to survey.
Develop and pre-test a
questionnaire.

Answer 5

STEPS IN CONDUCTING A
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Question 6

Collate the information
gathered.
Analyze the data.
Go back to the community to
validate the results or findings.
Finalize the report.

Answer 6

STEPS IN CONDUCTING A
COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

Question 7

The key informants of the
community are the people who hold
socially relevant positions such as
educators, public officials, clergymen,
business representatives, or
volunteers

Answer 7

FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION
(FGD) by key informants

Question 8

This involves holding group
events which include the entire
community. Such events give
visibility to the leaders and raise the
status of the community; however,
they require extensive planning and
publicity.

Answer 8

COMMUNITY FORUM

Question 9

Public records like the national
census provide social and
demographic data of the community.
The data include the profile of the
population such as age, gender,
educational level, among others

Answer 9

PUBLIC RECORDS (Secondary
Data Analysis)

Question 10

Surveys and
questionnaires involve
asking individuals in the
community

Answer 10

SURVEY

Question 11

conducted to identify
community needs which are
necessary for subsequent
actions. This survey contains a
set questions to be answered
by people in the community
through personal or telephone
interview, online or face-to-
face surveys, or email or
written correspondences

Answer 11

NEEDS ASSESSMENT
SURVEY

Question 12

The following data are gathered in a Needs Assessment Survey:

Answer 12

Historical Data
Geographical Data
Political and Legal Data

Question 13

The following data are gathered in a Needs
Assessment Survey:

Answer 13

Demographics (e.g., age, size,
race, growth patterns, and
population distribution)
Economic Data (e.g., the
nature of the economic base in
relation to the social, cultural,
educational, moral, and cultural
superstructure)

Question 14

The following data are gathered in a Needs
Assessment Survey:

Answer 14

Demographics (e.g., age, size,
race, growth patterns, and
population distribution)
Economic Data (e.g., the
nature of the economic base in
relation to the social, cultural,
educational, moral, and cultural
superstructure)