Steps in decision making - JSS2 Home economics Lesson Note
- Identify the decision to be made: It includes defining the situation or problem that requires a decision.it helps to know what, where and how to solve the problem at hand.
- List the alternatives: Alternatives are different ways of doing a thing or things. List the alternatives means making a list of possible ways to sole the issue or issues and getting information on all the issues.
- Choose the best alternative: This involves making the best choice from all the alternatives that will be able to meet your need or needs. To do this, you have to think about your values, goals, wants, money available and needs.
- Act on your decision: Carry out your decision to the best of your ability. This means going to buy or do what you have decided .e.g buying foodstuffs for the family before paying for school fees.
- Evaluate your decision: This means judging the quality of the decision made or how well it worked for you. Sometimes, if the outcome of a decision is not what you expected, or hoped for, you have to make a new decision.