Evaluating Supply Chain Decisions: Balancing Risk and Business Priorities
Student struggle: Students struggle to anticipate how interconnected systems respond to disruptions and to balance competing priorities when recommending solutions.
Thinking practiced: Thinking under uncertainty and judgment through risk analysis, evaluating trade-offs, and making justified recommendations.
Activity: Students examine a fictional custom-computer manufacturer's supply chain, identify operational risks, and recommend improvements while considering business constraints.
Planning for Learning: Building an Effective Study Schedule
Student struggle: Students have difficulty organizing their study time and identifying effective learning strategies.
Thinking practiced: Metacognition and judgment through realistic planning, prioritization, and reflection.
Activity: Students create a weekly study schedule that balances different learning strategies and personal responsibilities, then explain and evaluate their choices.
Does Coffee Improve Exam Scores? Evaluating Causal Claims
Student struggle: Students confuse correlation with causation and may accept conclusions without examining the evidence.
Thinking practiced: Evaluating claims, identifying alternative explanations, and recognizing missing information.
Activity: Students investigate a news-style claim about coffee consumption and exam performance, identify missing evidence, and explain whether the claim is justified.