Goal+Based+Scenarios

**Goal Based Scenarios **
· Process Knowledge goals · Content knowledge goals
 * Goals **

· Must be motivational · Must be somewhat realistic
 * Mission **

· Must create the need for the mission · Must allow enough opportunities to practice the skills & Seek the knowledge · Must be motivating
 * Coverstory (Background story line) **

· Must be one who uses the necessary skills and knowledge · Must be motivating
 * Role (Who the student will play) **

· Must be closely related to both the mission and the goals · Must have decision points with consequences that become evident · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The consequences must indicate progress toward completing the mission · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">A negative consequence must be understood as an expectation failure
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Scenario operations (activities the student does) **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Must be plenty of operations for the student to do (to spend most of their time practicing the skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Should not require more than what the goals calls for

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Must provide the information the students need to succeed in the mission · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The information must be well organized and readily accessible · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The information is often best provided in the form of stories (so knowledge and skills are indexed properly) · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Stories should be understandable as extensions of stories the student knows
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Resources **

· <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Must be situated, so it is indexed properly as an expectation failure · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Must be just in time so the student will sue it   · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Can be given three ways - Consequence of actions, Coaches, Domain experts storied about similar experiences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Feedback **