Interactive method and system for teaching decision making
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1. An interactive teaching method, comprising:
- (a) referencing at least one factual context to a user;
(b) requiring requesting the user to provide specify a collection listing of choice options corresponding to the at least one factual context;
(c) requesting requiring the user to specify provide a collection listing of results corresponding to at least some of the each choice options;
(d) requesting requiring the user to specify provide a collection listing of one or more goals that are relevant to each at least some of the choice options;
(e) requesting a rationale for at least of the choice option; and
(f) evaluating at least one of;
the collection listing of goals, the collection listing of results, the collection listing of goals, and the at least one driving forcerationale.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an interactive tool for teaching decision-making skills. The tool requires users to identify choice options and, for each choice option, relevant consequences, outcomes, goals, and/or driving forces. The tool further provides a methodology to evaluate the performance of the user.
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1. An interactive teaching method, comprising:
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(a) referencing at least one factual context to a user;
(b) requiring requesting the user to provide specify a collection listing of choice options corresponding to the at least one factual context;
(c) requesting requiring the user to specify provide a collection listing of results corresponding to at least some of the each choice options;
(d) requesting requiring the user to specify provide a collection listing of one or more goals that are relevant to each at least some of the choice options;
(e) requesting a rationale for at least of the choice option; and
(f) evaluating at least one of;
the collection listing of goals, the collection listing of results, the collection listing of goals, and the at least one driving forcerationale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An interactive teaching method, comprising:
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(a) presenting at least one factual context to a user, wherein said factual context provides presents a situation wherein one or more possible behaviors of a participant in said factual context is identified by the user;
(b) first requesting the user to provide a specify listing a collection of one or more choice options corresponding to the at least one factual context, wherein each of said choice options includes one of said possible behaviors;
(c) second requesting the user to specify provide, for each of at least some of said choice options, a corresponding listing collection of results including both user perceived positive and negative results, wherein each result R is a response to identify specify a condition that the user believes has a likelihood of occurring if one of said choice options, for which said result R corresponds, occurs;
(d) third requesting the user to specify provide, for each of at least some of said choice options, a corresponding collection listing of one or more goals that are relevant to said choice options, wherein each goal G is a response to identify corresponds to an end state achieved by the participant when effort by the participant is directed toward having one of said choice options, for to which said goal G corresponds, occur;
(e) requesting a rationale for at least one choice option; and
(e) fourth requesting the user to identify at least one driving force relevant to at least one choice option C of the choice options, wherein said driving force is a response to identify a ranking in said goals on said listing of goals corresponding to said choice option C, said ranking being according to a user perceived importance of the goals to the participant; and
(f) evaluating one or more decision making related skills of the user, wherein an outcome from said evaluating step is dependent upon at least one of;
(i) a the rationale provided by the user for choosing a preferred one of said the selected choice options, wherein said step of evaluating includes a step of determining whether a one of the positive results from at least two of said listings collections of results are identified in said rationale; and
(ii) for a response (RSPNS) by the user to at least one of said steps of (c) and (d), a step of encoding, for a response by the user to at least one of said steps of (c) through (e), at least one of;
a highest level of decision making reasoning in said response RSPNS, and a number of levels of decision making reasoning in said response RSPNS, wherein said levels, in ascending order, include;
(1) a results level corresponding to conditions that the user believes has a likelihood of occurring if one of said choice options occur; and
(2) a goal level corresponding to an end state achieved by the participant when effort by the participant is directed toward having one of said choice options occur; and
(3) a driving force level corresponding to a ranking of goals of said choice options, said ranking being according to a user perceived importance of the goals to the participant. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for teaching decision making skills, comprising:
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(a) a display for presenting at least one factual context to a user, wherein said factual context provides a situation wherein one or more possible behaviors of a participant in said factual context is specified by the user;
(b) a first collection of one or more programmatic elements instructions for presenting a first presentation, on said display, requesting the user to specify a collection of one or more choice options corresponding to the at least one factual context, wherein each of said choice options includes one of said possible behaviors;
(c) a second collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for presenting a second presentation, on said display, requesting the user to specify, for each of at least some of said choice options, a corresponding collection of results including both user perceived positive and negative results, wherein each result R is for identifying a condition that the user believes has a likelihood of occurring if one of said choice options, for which said result R corresponds, occurs;
(d) a third collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for presenting a third presentation, on said display, requesting the user to specify, for each of at least some of said choice options, a corresponding collection of goals that are relevant to said choice options, wherein each goal G is for identifying an end state achieved by the participant when effort by the participant is directed toward having one of said choice options, for which said goal G corresponds, occur;
(e) a fourth collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for presenting a fourth presentation, on said display, requesting the user to specify a rationale for at least one preferred choice option specified by the user at least one driving force relevant to at least one choice option C of the choice options, wherein said driving force is for identifying a ranking in said goals in said collection of goals corresponding to said choice option C, said ranking being according to a user perceived importance of the goals to the participant; and
(f) an evaluator for evaluating one or more decision making related skills of the user, wherein an output from said evaluator identifies whether or not there is a need for remediation in one of the decision making related skills of the user;
wherein said evaluator uses at least one of (i) and (ii) following in determining said output;
(i) a the rationale specified by the user for choosing a preferred one of said choice options, wherein said evaluator determines whether a positive result from at least two of said collections of results are identified in said rationale; and
(ii) an encoder for encoding of a response by the user to at least one of said first, second, third and fourth presentations, wherein said evaluator determines, for a predetermined plurality of decision making reasoning levels, at least one of;
a highest level of decision making reasoning in said response, and a number of levels of decision making reasoning in said response using the encoding. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for teaching decision making skills, comprising:
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(a) a network server for transmitting at least one factual context to a user, wherein said factual context provides a situation wherein one or more possible behaviors of a participant in said factual context is specified by the user;
(b) a first collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for transmitting a first presentation, from said server, requesting the user to specify a collection of one or more choice options corresponding to the at least one factual context, wherein each of said choice options includes one of said possible behaviors;
(c) a second collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for transmitting a second presentation, from said server, requesting the user to specify, for each of at least some of said choice options, a corresponding collection of results including both user perceived positive and negative results, wherein each result R is for identifying a condition that the user believes has a likelihood of occurring if one of said choice options, for which said result R corresponds, occurs;
(d) a third collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for transmitting a third presentation, from said server, requesting the user to specify, for each of at least some of said choice options, a corresponding collection of goals that are relevant to said choice options, wherein each goal G is for identifying an end state achieved by the participant when effort by the participant is directed toward having one of said choice options, for which said goal G corresponds, occur;
(e) a fourth collection of one or more programmatic instructions elements for transmitting a fourth presentation, from said server, requesting the user to specify a rationale for at least one preferred choice option specified by the user at least one driving force relevant to at least one choice option C of the choice options, wherein said driving force is for identifying a ranking in said goals in said collection of goals corresponding to said choice option C, said ranking being according to a user perceived importance of the goals to the participant; and
(f) an evaluator for evaluating one or more decision making related skills of the user, wherein an output from said evaluator identifies whether or not there is a need for remediation in one of the decision making related skills of the user;
wherein said evaluator uses at least one of (i) and (ii) following in determining said output;
(i) a the rationale specified by the user for choosing a preferred one of said choice options, wherein said evaluator determines whether a positive result from at least two of said collections of results are identified in said rationale; and
(ii) an encoder for encoding of a response by the user to at least one of said first, second, third and fourth presentations, wherein said evaluator determines, for a predetermined plurality of decision making reasoning levels, at least one of;
a highest level of decision making reasoning in said response, and a number of levels of decision making reasoning in said response using the encoding. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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