Creating a Task Analysis in Aloha Data Collection
Total Task Analysis
On the Web
- Create a program for the Task Analysis (e.g. Hand Washing).
- Enter each step of the Task Analysis as a separate Trial-by-Trial
target (e.g. 1. Turn on water; 2. Wet hands, etc.).
- Select the desired Prompting
Hierarchy template for the targets.
To ensure the targets appear in order in the App,
set all targets in the same Teaching Phase (e.g. Acquisition) and set the
Mastery Settings to “Manual.” Add numbers to each target to indicate the
desired order of the targets.

In the App
Staff will be able to record a response for each step/target
in the Task Analysis (e.g., Independent, Prompted, No Response). The response
recorded will depend on the Prompt Hierarchy template attached to the targets.
Depending on the number of steps/targets in the Task Analysis, users in the App will likely need to scroll down to access all steps/targets.
Forward and Backward Chaining
On the Web
- Create a program for the Task Analysis (e.g. Hand Washing).
- Enter each step of the Task Analysis as a separate
Trial-by-Trial target (e.g. 1. Turn on water; 2. Wet hands).
- Select the desired
Prompting Hierarchy template for the targets.
- If steps have already been mastered, set the status of these
targets to “Completed.”
- Locate the step/target the learner is on and set the
target’s status to “Teaching.”
- Set all remaining steps/targets to the status “Pending.”
- As the learner masters each step of the Task Analysis,
update the mastered step to "Completed" and the next step/target from “Pending” to “Teaching.”
Since RBTs cannot view “Pending” targets in the App,
they will not be able to view targets as a guide for the steps of the Task
Analysis. It is recommended to ensure all steps of the Task Analysis are
provided in either the Program Instructions or Target Instructions so that RBTs
may access the complete Task Analysis sequence.
In the App
Staff will be able to view and record a response for only
the current step/target in the Task Analysis (e.g., Independent, Prompted, No
Response). The response recorded will depend on the Prompt Hierarchy template
attached to the targets.
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