A task analysis that is constructed by performing the skill and documenting the steps is described as which approach?

• A. Self-performance task-analysis
• B. Interview-based task-analysis
• C. Time-sampling task-analysis
• D. Case-study task-analysis

Answer: (A)

When you build a task analysis by actually performing the skill yourself and writing down every step as you go, you’re using self-performance task-analysis. This approach yields a precise, step-by-step procedural description of how to perform the skill, including the order of actions, materials needed, and any conditional steps. It relies on first-hand execution to capture the exact sequence and potential nuances that might be missed by someone describing the task from memory.

This differs from interview-based task-analysis, where you gather steps by asking someone to describe them rather than perform them; time-sampling task-analysis involves recording behavior at intervals rather than documenting a full, from-start-to-finish procedure; and case-study task-analysis focuses on an in-depth analysis of a single instance or individual. The described method fits self-performance task-analysis because the analysis is grounded in actually doing the skill and documenting each step.