Task Analysis
If you search the term “task analysis” on the internet, you will get more than 800,000 results giving directions on how to conduct a task analysis as well as examples with a multitude of both physical and cognitive behaviors. Task analysis involves taking a complex skill and breaking it down into its basic components, so you end up with a sequentially ordered list of steps or tasks that make up the complex skill.
With this in mind, for this Assignment, you will conduct a task analysis on conducting a task analysis. You might wonder why this Assignment was designed this way. The answer is because task analysis has been demonstrated to be an effective way to teach complex skills. There are literally thousands of unique skills on which you could conduct a task analysis. However, whether you are doing a task analysis for this Assignment or tying a shoe with a child with an intellectual disability, it always needs to be personalized for the individual.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
· Review the readings and media found in this week’s Learning Resources to gain an understanding of conducting a task analysis.
· Search the internet and/or the Walden library and find examples of task analyses upon which you can model your Assignment.
· Consider the steps for conducting a task analysis based on your Learning Resources and the examples you found in your internet and/or Walden library search.
Assignment (1–2 pages)
· Develop a task analysis with a minimum of 10 steps on how to conduct a task analysis. Use your Learning Resources and the examples you found in your internet and/or Walden Library search.
Be sure to support your Assignment with specific references to behavior-analytic theory and research. In addition to the Learning Resources, search the Walden Library and/or the internet for peer-reviewed articles to support your Assignment. Use proper APA format and citations, including those in the Learning Resources.
By Day 7 of Week 8
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