Which chaining method is used to teach the final link first and then add preceding links?

• A. Forward Chaining
• B. Backward Chaining
• C. Visual Analysis
• D. DRO

Answer: (B)

Backward chaining starts with the final step of the task and works backward to teach the preceding steps. The idea is to let the learner experience the completion of the whole sequence by performing the last action first, while the instructor handles all the earlier steps. Once the learner reliably completes the final step and the whole chain, you add the step before that and gradually have the learner perform more of the earlier links while still finishing with the final step, with prompts faded over time. This approach helps ensure successful completion of the entire task and reinforces the sequence as a single, usable skill. Other methods would start with the initial step or serve different purposes, and DRO is a reinforcement strategy rather than a chaining method.