Decision Making

Name _________________________
Hour _________________________

Adult Roles
State Performance: #4

You are to make a major decision. (What college should I attend? What do I want to do
for a living? Where will I live next year? What will I do for transportation?) Be sure to
fill in all the blanks.
1.

Identify the Problem

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4.

Brainstorm possible solutions

a.

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b.

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c.

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d.

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e.

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Explore and Evaluate (Look at each possibility, then list its pros and cons.)
Pros

Cons

a.

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b.

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c.

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d.

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e.

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Make a Decision and Act on it (Make the decision.)

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What do you need to do now in order to begin acting upon this
decision? ________________________________________________________
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5.

Evaluate
What will you do to evaluate this decision? _____________________________
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This is a mandatory assignment and is worth 100 points