Task Analysis Methods for Instructional Design

<p><i>Task Analysis Methods for Instructional Design</i> is a handbook of task analysis and knowledge elicitation methods that can be used for designing direct instruction, performance support, and learner-centered learning environments.<br><br> To design any kind of instruction, it is necessary to articulate a model of how learners should think and perform. This book provides descriptions and examples of five different kinds of task analysis methods:<br> *job/behavioral analysis;<br> *learning analysis; <br> *cognitive task analysis; <br> *activity-based analysis methods; and <br> *subject matter analysis.<br><br> Chapters follow a standard format making them useful for reference, instruction, or performance support.</p> <p><b>Contents: </b>Introduction. <b>Part I: </b><i>Task Analysis Processes.</i> What Is Task Analysis? Selecting Tasks for Analysis. Classifying Knowledge and Skills From Task Analysis. <b>Part II: </b><i>Job, Procedural, and Skill Analysis Methods.</i> Task Description. Procedural Analysis. Job Task Analysis. Functional Job Analysis. <b>Part III: </b><i>Instructional and Guided Learning Analysis Methods.</i> Learning Hierarchy (Prerequisites) Analysis. Information Processing Analysis. Learning Contingency Analysis. <b>Part IV: </b><i>Cognitive Task Analysis Methods.</i> Goals, Operators, Methods, & Selection (GOMS). Prediction, Actions, Results, Interpretation (PARI). Decompose, Network, and Assess (DNA). Cognitive Simulations. Case-Based Reasoning. <b>Part V: </b><i>Activity-Based Methods.</i> Activity Theory. Syntactic Analysis. Critical Incident/Critical Decision Methods. Task Knowledge Structures. <b>Part VI: </b><i>Subject Matter/Content Analysis Methods.</i> Conceptual Graph Analysis. Master Design Chart. Matrix Analysis. Repertory Grid Technique. Fault Tree Analysis. <b>Part VII: </b><i>Knowledge Elicitation Techniques.</i> Documentation Analysis. Observation. Survey Questionnaires. Interviews. Think-Aloud Protocols. Unstructured Group Interviews: Focus Groups and Brainstorming. Structured Group Interviews: Delphi Technique.</p>