Guidance And Counseling

‘’CHECKLIST’’

Checklist:

➢ A checklist is a comprehensive list of crucial task to be complete in a specified order.

OR➢ It’s a comprehensive list of important or relevant actions, or

steps to be taken in a specific order. They can be in the forms of questions or actions to be carried out. They can have a scoring system or they can collect comments

TYPES OF CHECKLIST

Types:

▶ Procedural checklist▶ Communication checklist▶ Project checklist▶ Task checklist ▶ Co-ordination checklist▶ To-do-list

➢ Procedural checklist: list steps that must be followed in order.➢ Communication checklist: encourage communication in organizations.➢ Project checklist: list tasks that must be completed.➢ Task checklist: they outline a procedure step by step, listing

instructions that must be followed in order to complete their procedure.➢ Co-ordination checklist: to deals with the problems, submit

information, and asks for details from one another of different fields.➢ To-do-list: list consists of several tasks that need to be completed.

FORMAT

▶ Checklists are often presented as list with small checkboxes down the left or right hand side on the page. A small or checkmark is drawn in the box after the item has been completed.

USES OF CHECKLIST

▶ Observation▶ Designing a product▶ Evaluating equipment▶ Deciding what to do▶ Operating complex equipment▶ Carrying out maintenance▶ Counseling ▶ Interview

ADVANTAGES OF CHECKLIST

▶ Easy to construct and use.▶ Useful for sharing information▶ Align closely with task.▶ Checklist can help to stay focused and organized.▶ To remember our tasks.

DISADVANTAGES OF CHECKLIST

▶ Can be time consuming▶ Checklists do not indicate how well a child performs▶ Provide limited information▶ Don’t indicate quality