This Personalized Activity Kit presents an overview of the steps in a student needs identification procedure. These steps will be more fully explained in a subsequent publication in this series. Student needs assessment focuses on refining goal statements and on the development of a set of valid priority needs. The concerns-analysis approach is preferred because of the community involvement that occurs. The testing approach can be used later in the program evaluation stage. The steps in a student needs identification procedure are to analyze present or prior goals, gather concerns, determine related values, collect facts, analyze concerns and facts, develop validated needs statements, and list needs in priority order according to their importance or criticality. Appendixes contain guidelines, worksheets, activities, and further criteria for a needs assessment. (Author/IRT)