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For this assignment Develop a specific task analysis for this task. please respond with 500 word and follow the instructions I attached some resources

Think of a job site where you have found a job for an individual. Pick one task with which the individual had or might have had performance difficulty. Develop a specific task analysis for this task.

Task Analysis

Before the individual begins working, you must analyze the job and organize the daily routine. This includes identifying the areas in which various job tasks are performed, determining the essential and non-essential job functions, establishing a work routine, identifying supports in the workplace and designing appropriate training and support strategies. Usually, working one shift prior to introducing the individual to the position will be adequate for completing these activities. When you have performed the job, you can note the specific duties and estimate the amount of time required for completion of each task of the job.

In order to develop and use task analyses; you must follow these steps:

1. Identify the specific task(s) needed to complete the activity.
2. Observe and or perform the identified task(s).
3. Develop a task analysis for each task.
4. “Field test” your task analyses.
5. Revise the task analyses as needed.
6. Set a performance criterion for the individual.
7. Determine the baseline for the individual’s current performance level.
8. Begin skill acquisition training using the task analysis.
9. Probe/test the individual’s performance on a regular basis.
10. Provide skill acquisition training until performance criterion is met.

Characteristics of a “Good” Task Analysis:

• The targeted behavior is specified.
• Steps are stated in terms of observable behavior.
• Steps are written with adequate detail and one behavior per step.
• Each step results in a visible change in the task or process.
• Steps are ordered from first to last.
• Steps are worded in the form of a verbal cue.

Helpful hints for developing task analyses:

• Make modifications: Do a written description of initial ideas, implement them, modify as needed, and rewrite them.
• Through the use of discrimination, you can find ways to systematize tasks to fit the individual and the work site. For example, vacuuming in a pattern results in a clean rug and eliminates the need to discriminate where the rug is dirty.
• By using the most efficient method of getting the job done, you can reduce the amount of movement required.
• When you write cues or think about using cues, be clear, concise and direct to keep the individual aware of what he/she must do.

Sample Task Analyis

The following task analysis was developed for cleaning a bathroom toilet. The coach/specialist developed it from watching a co-worker perform the duty:

1. Pick up the bucket, brush and cleanser.
2. Fill bucket with clean water.
3. Go to the first toilet.
4. Put cleanser in the toilet.
5. Set down container.
6. Dip brush in bucket.
7. Tap brush.
8. Brush top of toilet.
9. Brush sides of toilet.
10. Brush front of toilet.
11. Dip brush in bucket.
12. Tap brush.
13. Brush lid of toilet.
14. Raise lid of toilet.
15. Raise lid and brush.
16. Brush inside of toilet.
17. Dip brush in bucket.
18. Tap brush.
19. Lower lid of toilet.
20. Brush outside of toilet bowl.
21. Put brush in bucket.
22. Get cleanser.
23. Go to next toilet.

When observing an individual following these steps, it is important that you watch to see if he/she can follow them in an efficient and appropriate manner. For example, if the individual does not understand how many times to “tap the brush”, you could modify the instruction to say: “Tap the brush 3 times.” This is a very short example and it would need to be modified depending on the individual and the exact expectations of the employer for getting the task done.