01
Choose one
1 point
Two observers disagree about whether a handwashing step called “clean hands well” has occurred. What is the best way to improve that step in the task analysis?
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5 Chaining Multi-Step Skills Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Chaining Multi-Step Skills, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: To check a written task analysis, observe the skill in its usual setting and try following the written directions yourself.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
An instructor assists with the earlier steps of a routine so the learner can practice and complete the final step first. What teaching arrangement is being used?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
A learner is taught the first step of a routine, and another step is added after the current target meets the chosen mastery criterion. This is .
05
Choose one
1 point
A team is about to write steps for teaching a new snack-preparation routine. What should they do first when creating the task analysis?
- A
Begin teaching whichever step seems easiest.
- B
List every possible action the learner might take.
- C
State what the learner should do and when the skill begins and ends.
- D
Choose a reward before defining the routine.
06
Choose all
1 point
A learner is beginning a new multi-step routine. Which actions are appropriate when assessing current performance and adapting the teaching plan? Select all that apply.
- A
Identify which steps the learner already performs independently.
- B
Use identical materials and directions for every learner regardless of context.
- C
Consider the learner's communication and preferences when adapting the plan.
- D
Use the learner's current performance and context to guide teaching decisions.
07
Written response
1 point
As prompts are faded, what should the learner come to respond to instead of depending on the instructor?
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
A learner completes a step only after receiving a gesture cue. In the step-by-step performance record, classify the step as .
09
True or false
1 point
True or false: When a learner needs help with a step, use the least intrusive effective support and systematically fade prompts as independence develops.
- A
True
- B
False
10
Choose one
1 point
During each teaching opportunity, a learner attempts every step in a routine and receives help only on steps that need it. Which teaching arrangement does this describe?
- A
Backward chaining
- B
Total-task presentation
- C
Forward chaining
- D
Teaching only steps that are incorrect
11
Choose all
1 point
A learner's step-by-step records show a repeated pattern of difficulty. Which responses are consistent with using performance data to guide instruction? Select all that apply.
- A
Review the pattern of independent, prompted, incorrect, and uncompleted steps.
- B
Continue the same plan without considering the performance record.
- C
Consider adjusting the task analysis if the steps are unclear or incomplete.
- D
Use the pattern to decide whether prompts or the targeted teaching step should change.
12
Open ended
1 point
A learner is learning a four-step routine, performs some steps independently, and needs help with others. Propose a teaching plan using forward chaining, backward chaining, or total-task presentation. Explain how the learner will practice, how you will use prompts and step-by-step data, and how you will check progress.
13
Choose one
1 point
Two instructors are writing a handwashing task analysis and need a step that different observers can score consistently. Which step is the clearest observable action?
- A
Prepare the sink area
- B
Turn on the faucet
- C
Do the first part of washing
- D
Get ready to wash
14
Choose one
1 point
A learner is practicing a four-step routine. The instructor gives the learner an opportunity to attempt all four steps at each teaching opportunity and prompts only where needed. Which teaching arrangement is being used?
- A
The learner practices only the first step until it is mastered.
- B
The instructor completes earlier steps so the learner can practice the final step.
- C
The learner attempts every step each time and receives help where needed.
- D
The learner practices only steps already mastered.
15
Written response
1 point
An instructor completes the earlier steps of a routine so that the learner can practice and complete the final step first. What teaching arrangement is this?
16
Choose one
1 point
A learner is learning a routine in order. After the first step meets the chosen mastery criterion, the instructor adds the second step, then later adds the third. Which arrangement does this describe?
- A
Teach the first step, then add the next step after the first meets the mastery criterion.
- B
Teach the last step first, then add the preceding step.
- C
Have the learner attempt every step from the first teaching opportunity.
- D
Teach only the steps the learner already performs independently.
17
Choose one
1 point
Before teaching a new routine, an instructor finds that the learner performs some steps independently but needs help with others. What is the most appropriate next planning step?
- A
Use the same steps and materials for every learner.
- B
Teach every step as if the learner has no prior experience.
- C
Remove steps that the learner does independently.
- D
Identify independent and difficult steps, then adapt teaching to the learner and context.
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: Total-task presentation is guaranteed to work better than forward or backward chaining for every learner and skill.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Choose one
1 point
While tracking a routine, an instructor records what happened at each step. A learner completes one step only after a brief verbal cue. Which performance category should the instructor record for that step?
- A
Independent
- B
Prompted
- C
Incorrect
- D
Not completed
20
Written response
1 point
As an instructor systematically fades prompts, what should the learner come to respond to instead of depending on the instructor?