Task Analysis

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Task Analysis

• What content will
• be included in the instruction (training)?

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Kemp, Morrison and Ross Model
Planning
Planning
Revision
Instructional Problems
Learner Characteristics
Evaluation
Evaluation Instruments
Summative
Support Services
Implementation
Task Analysis
Development of Instruction
Confirmative
Designing the Message
Instructional Objectives
Evaluation
Content Sequencing
Instructional Strategies
Formative Evaluation
Project Management
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Objectives

• Describe techniques for gathering and recording
  data for a task analysis.
• Describe formats for charting an instructional or
  task analysis.

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Doing a task analysis
is like building a bike..

• you have to carefully select the right parts and
  components to build a bike that meets your riding
  goals.

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Task Analysis

• a procedure that results in the identification of
  the relevant steps required for a learner to
  achieve the goal
• identifying the content individuals need to learn
  to attain the stated goal
• identify the beginning point of instruction
• get rid of deadwood

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Task Analysis

• Gather data
• Interview a SME
• Interview or observe learners
• Role-play the procedure
• Developer modeling (Talk it through)
• Research literature
• Organize ideas
• Develop a content outline
• Create a task analysis diagram

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The Content Outline

• Begin with your goal statement
• Goal Build a bike.
• Add the major topics
• 1. Determine cycling goals.
• 2. Measure body dimensions.
• 3. Determine price limits.
• 4. Compare component options.
• 5. Check availability of parts.

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Content Outline

• Goal Build a bike.
• 1. Determine cycling goals.
• 2. Measure body dimensions.
• 3. Determine price limits.
• 4. Compare component options.
• 5. Check availability of parts.

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Content Outline

• Goal Build a bike.
• 1. Determine cycling goals.
• 2. Measure body dimensions.
• 2.1. Classify shoulder width
• 3. Determine price limits.
• 4. Compare component options.
• 5. Check availability of parts.

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Content Outline

• Goal Build a bike.
• 1. Determine cycling goals.
• 2. Measure body dimensions.
• 2.1 Classify shoulder width
• 2.1.1 Identify shoulder
• 2.1.2 Locate shoulder pivot
• 3. Determine price limits.
• 4. Compare component options.
• 5. Check availability of parts.

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Practice Exercise
Arrange the tasks below into a content outline
for the following goal statement
Goal The first grade students will interpret a
map of Bloomsburg.

• Identify colors
• Identify shapes
• Match symbols to a legend
• Match symbols to terrain
• Use legend
• Identify symbols
• Locate the legend

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Practice Exercise Answer
Arrange the tasks below into a content outline
for the following goal statement
Goal The first grade students will interpret a
map of Bloomsburg.

• 1. Use legend
• 1.1 Locate the legend
• 1.2 Match symbols to a legend
• 1.2.1 Identify symbols
• 1.2.1.1 Identify colors
• 1.2.1.2 Identify shapes
• 1.3 Match symbols to terrain

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Your Assignment

• Create a content outline
• Begin with goal statement at the top (do not
  number)
• Organize content into major ideas
• Add supporting content as subtopics
• Use the Word numbering feature to number the
  outline

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Content Outline Summary

• Goal Build a bike.
• 1 Determine cycling goals.
• 2 Measure body dimensions.
• 2.1 Classify shoulder width
• 2.1.1 Identify shoulder
• 2.1.2 Locate shoulder pivot
• 3 Determine price limits.
• 4 Compare component options.
• 5 Check availability of parts.

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• fini