Homeroom Guidance

Quarter 2 – Module 5:
High Five! Factors in Sound
Decision-making

Anika Ameu O. Jareño

Introductory Message
 For the learner:

As a growing adolescent, the issues that you face become more complex and
serious as compared to those you experienced during your elementary or junior high
school days. These issues require you to be more careful, responsible and critical with
your options as any decision has an impact to your life. You can choose your decisions
but the same cannot be said of their consequences.

Indulge yourself in the activities of this module. Have time to reflect how insights
and realizations can be useful in your daily life. Make the most of this learning journey to
improve yourself

This self-learning module has six interactive tasks, namely:

Let’s Try This – which will help you to get ready to learn;

Let’s Explore This – which will guide you towards what you need to
learn;

Keep in Mind – which will give you the lessons that you
need to learn and understand;

You Can Do It – which will help you apply the lessons

learned in daily activities;

What I Have learned – which will test and evaluate your learning; and Share

Your Thoughts and Feelings – which will help you

express your thoughts, opinions and feelings.

Make sure to read, think, follow, and enjoy every task that you are asked to do. Have fun!
Stay safe and healthy!
 MODULE
HIGH FIVE! FACTORS IN SOUND
5 DECISION-MAKING

Learning Objectives

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. describe the factors in decision-making;
2. recognize the importance of sound decision-making; and
3. develop strategies in making a sound decision.

Introduction

In life, you will encounter situations where you will make different choices
especially when facing a tough problem. In this module, you will examine the different
factors in sound decision-making towards a common good.

Let’s Try This

You and your family will be joining a charity event in a remote island for three days.
What are the five most important things that you need to bring? Write your answers on a
clean sheet of paper. Answer also the processing questions after.
Enough Foods & Drinks
First Aid Kits
Tents, Pillows and Blankets
Boardgames
Materials for the Charity Event
 Processing Questions:
1. What made you choose those things?
-My family’s safety, comfortability, and enjoyment
2. What would happen if you don’t bring those things?
-Something bad might happen to us.

Let’s Explore This

1. In Activity Sheet 1, try to recall a most significant decision you

have made in your life.
2. Answer the Activity Sheet as best as you can by highlighting the
factors that influenced your decision.
3. At the back of your Activity Sheet, answer the processing questions
below.
4. If the school cannot let you answer the activity directly, copy and
answer the template on a sheet of paper.
Processing Questions:
1. Why did you consider that decision as your most significant?
-Because it is one of stepping stones to reach my dreams. It is one of the moments of my life wherein I find
myself coming back and forth just to get the right and most reasonable decision.

2. What insights have you gained from the activity?

-That I really did a great job in deciding about my strand. ABM is hard but I find comfort on its challenges
because this is where I really want to be in the first place.

Keep in Mind

Decision-making
It is important that in decision-making, you take necessary steps to make it sound. This will help you
 achieve what you have initially aimed for. You may have made decisions based
on your own judgment in the past, and the result may not be what you have intended.
This is true to many people who rely on their own judgment, without feeling the need to
reflect and seek opinion from others. Other people may have different perspectives for
your situations, something that may be of help in your decision-making.
Sound decision is when a person takes the time to fully discover and learn the different
choices and probable results of decisions. It involves gathering facts, discussing the
information, and making a reflection for a better and deeper decision.

The following are some considerations in making a sound decision:

Personal needs and wants: We often prioritize this as we are mostly concerned of
the things that we have to satisfy during the situation.

Family: Opinions of the members of the family are also considered as vital in decision-
making, especially of our parents before making a choice. This is because we know that
our parents know better about life therefore, their advice matters. In some cases however,
the parents have the choice over life decisions of a person.

School and Community: We often ponder if our decisions are the same as to what we
have learned from our experiences and interaction with society, and what was taught to us
through our formal education. We adapt to the standards set by society and we also
carefully see the impact of our decision to ourselves and to the community to which we
belong.

Religious affiliations: Our religious affiliation plays a significant role in our decision-
making process as we should always contemplate if our decisions obey the teachings and
values instilled upon us by our faith.

Media and technology: With the widespread of media forms (mass media and social
media), communication is made with much ease as compared to those of the previous
generations. Media and technology made a huge influence on how we send and receive
information, assess our situation and make judgments and choices.

Since in decision-making, the main focus is on the solution to a particular

problem/concern, we also use different approaches in dealing with it, depending on the
call of the situation. Whichever it is, we must ask ourselves the following:

What do your feelings tell you? Is it reasonable?

What are the available facts?

 Which
solutions are
possible? What
alternatives do
you have?
What is the
best solution?

In summary, the following are the steps that we must consider:

• Gather information
• Identify the alternatives
• Choose from alternatives
• Identify the decision to be made
• Take action
• Review the decision

You Can Do It!

1. In Activity Sheet 2 found at the end of this

module, identify and analyze a concern/problem,
the factors that may influence you and your
solution.

2. Present a concern or problem that you have experienced.

3. Indicate three possible solutions or choices
to the problem including the positive and
negative consequences of each solution.
4. Decide what solution you will choose.
5. Answer the Activity as best as you can.

What I Have Learned

 On a sheet of paper, answer the following:
a. Why should decision always be sound?
-To be able to save time and effort in doing or accomplishing task. In able to explore every
possible sides of your problem and provide reasonable and excellent solutions to solve it. To
have a lot deeper understanding of things and elements that is involve in a certain issue.

b. When do you know that you’re doing a sound decision?

-When it benefits both sides. When its positive effect is shown and is visible. When people
are not hurt or badly damaged. When you feel satisfaction at the same time a happy heart,
not just for yourself but for everyone.
 Share Your Thoughts and Feelings

Recall a decision in your past that you can consider a sound one.
Make a simple poster to illustrate the experience.
 Financial
Status Educational
Program of
College
Schools
Course

Scholarship
Grants
My Parent’s
Preference

Workload
and Required
My Own Subjects
Preference

Decision:

Choosing my Grade-11 Strand and

SHS School to enroll to.
Activity Sheet 2

My Mom Working
Again After 15
Years of Being a
Hands-On
 Ask Mom to not pursue Ask Mom to just be a Be the Proxy Mom and take

working and just be in part-time worker to still care of my 4 younger sibs

Mom will still be fully hands-on Mom will still have some time Mom will work freely and will
Dad will be the only source of
in taking care of us. to look after us and will gain gain more and will help us
income. Dad will be working to Siblings should start becoming I need more
to take responsibility of
some funds to support as financially.
provide for our big family (6 independent and stop clinging my siblings. Another big
children) financially
to my mom. responsibility to take. Sacrifices
and good time management is
a must.

Be the Proxy Mom to my

siblings and took the role
of Mom while she is
away, working