Rural Kentucky residents suffer twice as many fire residential deaths than the national average. Fire prevention programs are primarily aimed at elementary school children however these children do not make the decisions nor take the precautions necessary to alter these conditions; their adult parents do. There is little research into the…

This study was aimed at comparing the impact of three types of case-based approaches (worked example, faded work example, and case-based reasoning) on preservice teachers' decision making and reasoning skills related to realistic classroom management situations. Participants in this study received a short-term implementation of one of these three…

This study tested the effects of two instructional aids in a complex, dynamic environment, specifically, a business simulation. Participants studied (1) a "causal map," which depicted key variables in an interconnected network, (2) a textual outline of the same relationships, or (3) no-aid. With the relevant aid still available, the participants…

The Trade-Offs series focusing on economics in the daily life of students was found to be effective in teaching decision-making skills to 312 gifted students in grades five and six. Teacher and student comments further indicated satisfaction with the program. (CL)

Teachers of business law have many opportunities to integrate basic economic principles into their business law classes and therefore contribute to students' economic as well as legal literacy. Discusses a number of specific learning activities resources. (JOW)

The author surveys what is known about instructional materials selection, discusses problems with decision making on the basis of present knowledge, and presents recommendations felt to be effective in serving as the basis for selecting and using materials. (MJB)

Presented are three activities for teaching environmental studies using a decision-making approach. Students must locate an industry in the local area applying environmental criteria. Other objectives include developing map skills, photo interpretation skills, field study skills, collecting data from various resources, and defining man's role in…

The main aim of the Decisions projects is to illustrate, through group work, some of the features of decision making in the business world. The exercises take as their starting point real problems confronting an oil company, and use real data as the basis for problem solving and decision making. (Author)

This guide gives five formats and examples for helping middle school and high school students clarify relationships between environmental knowledge and decisions. Section I introduces the need for values clarification. Section II defines values clarification. Section III explains four phases of values clarification. Section IV explains the need…

This student workbook contains exercises to be used in career guidance classes. The exercises are designed to help the students understand the Career Clarification Program, think about themselves in relationship to careers, and practice decision-making skills. An instructor's guide (CE 023 587), which accompanies the student workbook, provides…

This guide contains an introduction to and the materials for use in the Local Office Decision-Making and Implementation (LODI) Workshop, a self-managed small group workshop designed to teach planning and management techniques for identifying and resolving priority needs of an agency's program. (A "need" is defined as the difference…

Described is a kit devised to give 13-16 year-olds experience in studying biological situations and making decisions with reference to the use of pesticides in the protection of crops and in public health. The report describes the background, aims, and evaluation of the kit. (Author/AJ)

Discusses a study of changes in preservice teachers' ability to analyze reading instruction problems and prescribe instructional alternatives. Indicates reading methods courses may help participants' decision-making practices and materials use. (RAE)

The Media Development Project for the Hearing Impaired has adapted media products on decision making and concept development and has designed two new products, a multimedia package on causality and one on voting for high schoolers. Products are evaluated by a field test network of 800 teachers and 146 schools. (CL)