Task Analysis
Determine if the following statement is true or false. When using task analysis, additional evidence-based practices will need to be used to teach individual steps.
Additional evidence-based practices (e.g. prompting, reinforcement) are needed to teach the individual steps identified from the task analysis.
Select what a teacher should do if a learner does not have the prerequisite skills needed for a target skill or behavior?
If a learner does not have the prerequisite skills needed for a target skill or behavior, either incorporate the needed skills into the steps of the task analysis OR teach the skill before proceeding with the task analysis.
Select possible reasons for why a learner might not show progress when using task analysis. The target skill or behavior was not well defined Learner received reinforcement for mastering a step An appropriate teaching method was not selected to teach the individual steps of the task analysis. The learner had the prerequisite skills needed to learn the target skill or behavior.
If the learner is not showing progress when using task analysis, be sure the target skill or behavior is well defined and an appropriate teaching method was selected to teach the individual steps of the task analysis.
Which statement about task analysis is false:
Task analysis breaks down a task into smaller steps that can be taught gradually to a learner. This practice is cost-effective and requires few resources to implement.
Determine if the following statement is true or false. To identify the components of a target skill or behavior, think about each step and write it down. Choose one
To identify the components of the target skill or behavior, it is important to do more than simply think about each step and write it down. Select one of the following strategies: watch someone competent in completing the target skill or behavior perform the task and write down each step, ask an expert in the target skill or behavior to record each step; or complete the task yourself and write down each step.
Which procedure of task analysis teaches a learner to perform an entire chain with reinforcement provided after successfully using each step?
Total task presentation provides reinforcement for a learner to complete each step of the task successfully.
Which behavior below is not an example of a chained behavior?
Tying shoes, writing a paper, and making a sandwich are all examples of chained behaviors. Identifying a letter is not an example of a chained behavior because it only requires a single response.
When beginning to teach a target skill or behavior using backward chaining, when should prompts be provided to the learner?
When backward chaining is used to teach a target skill/behavior, the identified steps will be taught in reverse order beginning with the final step.
When using forward chaining, what should occur after the learner successfully completes the first step identified in the task analysis?
When using forward chaining, provide reinforcement for the learner completing the first step.
When using task analysis, what data should be collected?
When using task analysis, be sure to collect data on the learner's ability to complete each step and the level of support needed. Also, taking anecdotal notes will provide team members with more information about the learner's target behavior or skill.
