Similar to a task analysis is an instructional analysis. Dick and Carey say that "an instructional analysis is a set of procedures that, when applied to an instructional goal, results in the identification of the relevant steps for performing a goal and the subordinate skills required for a student to achieve the goal" (p. 38). That is, in an instructional analysis, you take the skill(s) described in your goal statement and break them down into steps, and, then, identify additional relevant skills that might be necessary. Dick, Carey, and Carey describe this as a two part process:

1) Goal analysis to determine the components of the instructional goal - In the goal analysis the question, "what exactly would a learner be doing if they were demonstrating that they could already perform the goal?" (p. 37) is answered. Dick and Carey propose that goal analysis is a two step process: 1) Classifying Outcomes and 2) Determining Goal Steps. The first step requires understanding different types of outcomes and identifying the desired outcome.

A second step of goal analysis includes an outline, usually represented graphically in a flow chart (see below), of the steps that the learner will need to take to achieve an instructional goal.

Note that the flow chart may also represent the acquisition of knowledge and information rather than a skill. Thus, the flow chart may also look like this:

Note: This is only one way to create a flow chart. There are many examples online and in ID books. I have seen a rectangle, diamond, and circle used.

2) Subordinate Skill Identification to identify skills that a learner needs to meet the instructional goal - Once you have the main steps identified, you may need to determine the set of sub skills that a learner needs to meet an instructional goal are identified and outlined. This may also be represented in graphical form. Consultation with a content expert may be needed.

Follow this link for an example of an instructional analysis for teaching faculty to podcast.