Bridget Golden Sped 440 Task Analysis Assignment October 9, 2012 Wiping/Cleaning the surface of a kitchen table 1.

. The task that is about to be analyzed is simply the act of wiping/cleaning the surface of the kitchen table. The items and trash have been cleared off of the table, chairs have been moved for easier access, and the spray cleaner has been applied to the surface of the table. Therefore, only one task analysis is necessary in order to judge the acquisition of this skill (wiping/cleaning the surface of a kitchen table). If these items had not been removed from the surface already, then the task analysis could possibly be broken up into an analysis of multiple skills. 2. Task Analysis Steps: I. Remove 1 dishrag from the kitchen drawer. II. With the dishrag in dominant hand, walk to the edge of the kitchen table. III. While leaning forward, extend the arm/hand that is holding the dishrag. IV. Apply dishrag to the surface of the table with dominant hand. V. Move arm/hand/dishrag in a forward and backward motion across the table, so that the spray cleaner is soaked into the surface of the table. VI. Repeat Step V around the entire length of the table. VII. In the case of the presence of crumbs on the table, place non-dominant hand underneath the edge of the table surface. VIII. With dishrag, sweep crumbs off of the table and into the non-dominant hand. IX. Throw crumbs into the garbage can. X. Place dishrag into dirty laundry basket. 3. Graph

Although the graph does not have actual data plotted, the information that would be on the graph would represent the percent of Wiping/Cleaning the Table steps the student has completed on a daily basis over a period of ten days. This means that the data on the graph is

a direct representation of the data collection completed by the teacher (or other individual who analyzed the student wiping the table). This is a way to understand what the percentages: If there is a point plotted on the 100% line for Day 1, that means that the student completed 100% of the tasks on the analysis. This percentage is determined through Data Collection done by an observer. Unloading the dishwasher and putting away clean dishes 1. This task is a little more complicated than wiping the kitchen table; therefore, it can be broken up into two task analyses. In order for an individual to fully complete the unloading of the dishwasher process, the students must: a) unload the dishwasher and b) put the dishes away in storage. These two separate skills make up the division of the skill. 2. Task Analysis Steps: Part 1: Emptying the dishwasher I. With dominant hand, remove a cup from top rack and stack on counter. II. Repeat Step 1 for as many cups on top shelf. *This step is scored individually for each cup on the top shelf. III. With dominant hand, remove a glass from top rack and stack on counter. IV. Repeat Step 3 for the as many glasses on top shelf. *This step is scored individually for each cup on the top shelf. V. With dominant hand, remove a bowl from the top rack and stack on counter. VI. Repeat Step 5 for as many bowls on top shelf. *This step is scored individually for each cup on the top shelf. VII. With dominant hand, remove a plate from the top rack and stack on counter. VIII. Repeat Step 7 for as many plates on top shelf. *This step is scored individually for each cup on the top shelf. IX. With dominant hand, remove saucepan from top rack and stack on counter. X. Repeat Step 9 for as many saucepans from top shelf. *This step is scored individually for each cup on the top shelf. XI. Pull out bottom rack from dishwasher. XII. Repeat Steps 1-10 for items on bottom shelf. *Each step is scored individually for the amount of each particular item on bottom shelf. XIII. With dominant hand, remove all utensils from cart inside dishwasher and place on counter. XIV. Close dishwasher. Task Analysis Steps: Part 2: Putting the dishes away XV. Open the kitchen cabinet that stores cups. XVI. Repeat Step 15 for cabinets that store all other items on counter. *Each step is scored individually for each cabinet door. XVII. With two hands, transfer the stack of cups from the counter to the assigned cup cabinet. XVIII. Repeat Step 17 with stacks of other items on the counter. * Each step is scored individually for each stack placed into a cabinet.

XIX. Close kitchen cabinet that stores cups. XX. Repeat Step 19 with each additional cabinet door that is open. *Each step is scored individually for each cabinet door. XXI. Open kitchen drawer that stores utensils. XXII. With two hands, transfer utensils from counter to the drawer. XXIII. Close drawer. 3. Graphs Part 1:

Part 2:

This task has been divided into two different task analyses; therefore, two graphs have been created to represent the data collected. The first graph represents the first part of the task: Emptying the dishwasher. The second graph represents the second part of the task: Putting

away the dishes. The percentages in each graph mean the percent of steps the student has completed correctly on given day according to the data collection. The repeater steps seen in the task analyses have been accounted for (for each individual step that is repeated). For example, when Step 1 (Removing a cup from the top rack) is repeated, each additional cup is accounted for on the data collection. If there are 6 cups on the rack, each time this task is completed, it is scored. The overall percentages are calculated and represented on the graphs in order to see the trends involved with emptying the dishwasher and putting away dishes.