Data Collection: Task Analysis

This video shows one educator sharing how she uses a task analysis data collection form. 

This form can be used to break down the steps of an activity and indicate the support the student required for each step.

Task analysis is the process of breaking down a task, skill, or process into smaller steps. An educator identifies which steps a student can complete independently, then investigates what supports the student may need to learn the other steps while working towards mastery.

Educators may find this tool most useful for students who are accessing the curriculum (TEKS) at prerequisite levels and routinely participate in alternate or non-traditional methods of assessment. These students may be in the process of developing a functional and consistent mode of communication (e.g., currently non-verbal, uses very limited non-symbolic communication) and require individualized supports (e.g., modifications, task analysis, direct instruction, assistive technologies, first/then charts, tactile schedules, social narratives) and ongoing adult assistance (e.g., prompting, cueing, physical assist) to participate in on-topic academic exchanges.