Age 10 to 14 Lesson 1.4 – Establishing Optimal Decision Making

  1. Cognitive Domain (Knowledge & Understanding)
    1. Explain how specific tools (e.g., Weekly Needs Assessment, Optimal Decision Making Eval) can support decision-making processes by providing essential information to the brain.
    1. Recognize the strategic components of optimizing the internal and external environment for decision-making.
  2. Affective Domain (Attitudes & Values)
    1. Acknowledge the importance of accurate observation and quality information in making well-informed decisions and discuss how these contribute to optimal decision-making
    1. Value the role of structured tools using task induction in maintaining up-regulation of the Deliberate system by providing relevant information.
    1. Demonstrate openness to using the DDM tools to improve decision-making practices by providing clear, current, and constrained information to the decision-making areas of the brain.
  3. Psychomotor Domain (Skills & Actions)
    1. Practice using the Optimal Decision-Making Eval tool to accurately identify and categorize personal needs to improve decision-making readiness.Demonstrate observation skills by engaging in exercises focusing on relevant current-state information without distractions, which is essential for effective decision-making.
    1. Apply the Optimal Decision Making Eval to assess a current situation, ensuring that observations are constrained, contextual, and relevant to support decision outcomes.

Optimal Decision-Making Eval

Observation Training Exercises