Chaining

Task Analysis

The process of breaking down a complex task into smaller steps to understand how it’s done

Forward Chaining

Teach first step until mastered, then add the second step, and so on, working from beginning to end

Backwards Chaining

Teach the last step first, then the last two steps, building backwards until the whole chain is learned

Total Task Chaining

Learner preforms all steps in the chain from the beginning, with prompts provided as needed for any step, reinforcement given when all steps are completed

Chaining

Teaching of a complex skill by breaking is down into small steps (task analysis) and linking them together