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Conducting the Needs Assessment #9: The Nominal Group Technique

Mary Bammer, Matt Benge, andLaura Warner


Release Date: 1/26/2022

Reviewed At: 2/5/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc410-2022

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Abstract

This ninth publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series provides an overview of using the nominal group technique (NGT) to conduct a needs assessment. This document defines the scenarios in which the NGT is suitable, describes the steps involved in conducting the NGT, and provides examples of the use of this technique in Extension. Written by Mary Bammer, Matt Benge, and Laura Warner, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 5 pp.

About this Publication

This publication is AEC749, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Bammer, M., Benge, M., & Warner, L. (2022). Conducting the Needs Assessment #9: The Nominal Group Technique. EDIS, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc410-2022

Authors

Mary Bammer
Mary Bammer
staff
University of Florida

instructional designer I, M.S., UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab

Matt Benge
Matt Benge
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, Extension education, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

Laura Warner
Laura Warner
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and Extension specialist, program evaluation and social marketing, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, and UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency, Gainesville, FL

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