Agenda 129

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Agenda (1/29)

• Review Decision Tree Model
• Introduce P.A.C.E.D. decision model
• Long Way to a New Land
• Decision-making literature
• Trade-Offs Malcolm Decides
• For next timePrint out Maximization Principle

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Kids Decision-Making

• Not very systematic
• Simple models to help students organize the
  process

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The Decision-Tree Model

• Used when deciding between TWO alternatives
• Four Steps
• Define the problem
• List Alternatives
• Evaluate the Alternatives
• Choose the best alternative most good points
  for least bad points

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Economic Decision-Making The P.A.C.E.D. Model

• Used when faced with choices from among more than
  two alternatives
• Use with a Decision Grid
• Five Steps
• Define the Problem
• What is scarce? Why must we decide?
• List Alternatives
• be certain to identify ALL reasonable solutions

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Economic Decision-Making The P.A.C.E.D. Model

• Five Steps (cont.)
• List and Rank Criteria
• what criteria will you use to compare
  alternatives?
• Which of these is/are most important?
• Evaluate Alternatives Using Criteria
• use use a / - / 0 rating system to determine
  how well each criterion is met
• meets the criteria
• - doesnt meet the criteria
• 0 uncertain.
• Decide Best Alternative
• sum up / - / 0 s for each alternative
• Alternative with greatest net benefit

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Economic Decision-Making Childrens Literature

• Hunches in Bunches (Dr. Seuss)
• Sheep in a Shop (by Margot Apple)
• Alexander, Who Use to Rich Last Sunday (by Judith
  Viorst)

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Malcom Decides

• Part of the Trade-Offs series of 9 video tapes
• Developed in early 1980s
• Try to focus kids on content, not the history
  lesson (clothes, hairstyles, etc.)