1. Improved Learning in U.S. History and Decision Competence with Decision-Focused Curriculum.
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Jacobson, David, Parker, Andrew, Spetzler, Chris, De Bruin, Wandi Bruine, Hollenbeck, Keith, Heckerman, David, Fischhoff, Baruch, and Marshall, James A. R.
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DECISION making , *HIGH schools , *SECONDARY education , *ACADEMIC achievement ,UNITED States history education - Abstract
Decision making is rarely taught in high school, even though improved decision skills could benefit young people facing life-shaping decisions. While decision competence has been shown to correlate with better life outcomes, few interventions designed to improve decision skills have been evaluated with rigorous quantitative measures. A randomized study showed that integrating decision making into U.S. history instruction improved students' history knowledge and decision-making competence, compared to traditional history instruction. Thus, integrating decision training enhanced academic performance and improved an important, general life skill associated with improved life outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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