A system of task analysis instruction is described. In the system, content (the steps of the task to be performed by the learner) and process (instructional strategies and methods) are discussed as separate and necessary considerations in teaching. Using this system, 22 severely and profoundly retarded blind and deaf blind persons learned and produced a 14 piece assembly task. Discussion focuses on the general potential of the system as well as specific implications for training the severely handicapped.
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