Analysis

=Analysis of Needs, Learners, Goals, and Tasks=

Needs & Learner Analysis
As I stated in my rationale, over the years I have conducted needs assessment for this project by teaching EDEX 750 and by working with teachers of students with mild to moderate disabilities. Basically the teachers have provided me with the information for the needs and learner analysis of the students. Then I have conducted my own observations of my pre and in service teachers on their ability to use and create with PowerPoint. In addition there are very few functional materials for students with moderate disabilities that are age appropriate. Using PowerPoint as a way to present functional concepts provides needed materials for the classroom.

Given this background using Inspiration, I have created this graphic organizer for both teacher and students needs with profile of learning.

Task Analysis
Once I developed the profile of my students and my teachers I needed to develop a task analysis for what I would expect to teach the students and the progression of instruction. Then I needed to develop a task analysis of how to create the actual PowerPoint.

**Task Analysis to Using and Creating PowerPoint**

 * 1) Review IEP and decide type of concepts needed for instruction - positional, cooking, functional, academic.
 * 2) Review student needs and decide whether students need real photos, videos or clip art.
 * 3) Take photos, videos or obtain clip art.
 * 4) Review student needs to determine if you can present more than one concept at a time or if you need to focus on example/not example training.
 * 5) Create PowerPoint based on directions in handout and PowerPoint which are posted on the Develop page.