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Decision making

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 2

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Home management

Topic:-       Decision making          

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Discuss the meaning of decision making.              
  2. Justify the importance of decision making in day to day activities.                     
  3. State types of decision making                            
  4. Arrange the steps in decision making in order.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on meaning and steps in home management

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the meaning of decision making and justifies the importance of decision making in our day-to-day activities. She further enumerates the factors that influences decision-making in home management

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states the types of decision making and arranges the steps in decision making in the right order

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

DECISION MAKING

A decision-making process is a series of steps taken by an individual or an organization to determine the best option or course of action to meet their needs.

IMPORTANCE OF DECISION MAKING

  1. It assists us to identify our values
  2. It helps to minimize mistakes.
  3. It assists us in taking responsibility for our actions
  4. It helps one to make maximum use of available resources
  5. It builds one’s confidence and self-esteem over time

 

Factors That Influences Decision-making in the managing of the Home

  1. The philosophy of the parents 
  2. The household budget 
  3. The resources and facilities available to the family 
  4. The amount of time parents give in managing the home 

 

STEPS IN DECISION MAKING

  1. Defining the Problem

Unless the problem is clearly defined and analysed the ultimate decision would not be effective.

  1. Identifying the Alternatives

Decision making will be effective only when one identifies possible alternatives. The choice of best selection of alternatives requires thorough knowledge about the availability of resources and their limitations.

  1. Analysing the Alternatives

After identifying the alternatives, one should think of the consequences of each alternative systematically to find out the relevant one, considering the goals, values and standards.

  1. Selecting an Alternative

After analysing the problem one should carefully select from the possible alternatives. Evaluation plays a very important role in this selection. Choosing the best from the several possible alternatives will be helpful in solving the problem.

  1. Accepting the Consequences of the Decision

This is the ability to assess and accept the consequences of the decision for making future decision. This experience would indicate the final outcome of the decision making. It creates self confidence in people to make effective decisions in the future.

 

Types of Decisions

  1. Individual Decision

It is the decision pertaining to an individual e.g. education. Individual decisions are more quickly made. The decision making of an individual revolves around the values, goals, standards and roles the individual assures in the relevant set of frame work.

  1. Group Decision

It is made from the collective action of several individuals each of whom has distinct values, goals, standards and role perception. It is a difficult process and a slow process. Role conflicts would emerge in this situation.

  1. Habitual Decision

It is the lowest level of decision. Once an individual is trained to do systematic work, he will follow that throughout his life. They are routine, repetitive actions related to daily activities. Once it becomes a habitual choice, the resultant action is quick and spontaneous.

  1. Central Decision

Central decision has many supporting decisions to complete the whole task e.g. purchasing a house is a central decision. This leads to look out for other supporting decisions like transportation facilities, community facilities, savings etc.

  1. Economic Decision

It is based on allocation and exchange process relating to resource use. This decision needs the allocation of human and non human resources to attain a goal. It reveals the allocation of resources among the combination of goals that will bring about the greatest degree of satisfaction.

  1. Technical Decision

This decision involves decisions that will enable the best combination of resources to achieve the stated goal. 

  1. Decision Making Based on Experience and Knowledge

There are certain decisions made in day to day living which are purely based on past experiences and knowledge. This helps a person to become more efficient and skilled in decision making process.

  

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the meaning of decision making

  1. State three importance of decision-making
  2. Enumerate three factors that influences decision making in home management
  3. State and explain in the right order the steps in                    decision-making
  4. List and explain the types of decision-making

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively