12 Task/Topic and Procedural Analysis
This section will cover what a task/topic analysis and a procedural analysis are, and why we should complete them when designing content. The process allows you to break the content into appropriate bite-sized chunks (microlearning) and ensure you are teaching everything they need to know.
As experts, you know your content well and may have perfected your application of the material to fit your needs. This can lead you to inadvertently leave out important content or steps that students, as novices, need. When you complete the analysis, you are reminded of the steps or knowledge required to teach the content.
Another benefit of a task analysis is that it breaks the content into topics and teaching content. This allows you to easily chunk your materials into smaller sections that scaffold the students’ learning. Last but not least, you can use your analysis to build your presentation content (PPTs, Videos, documents, etc.) and ensure your assessments align with the teaching content.
Read the following:
Procedural Task Analysis ProceduralTask Analysis
Watch the following videos.
Here are some PDF examples of task analysis from previous students