The Decision Rationale add-on is designed to assess higher cognitive abilities by allowing participants to detail why certain choices were made.
After selecting their answer choice in a decision-making activity, participants input a rationale for the option that compelled them before continuing on.
Why did the participant believe the choice they made should be correct?
Did the user appropriately think through the implications of the chosen solution?
Are they able to defend their decision with an appropriate “why”?
DESIGN USAGE
The Decision Rationale add-on is used with any activity to capture a participant's rationale (why they made the decision they made) for any Activity. Though it's called Decision Rationale, it can also be used to capture a participant's prediction (what they think will happen as a result of their decision) or capture their reflection (how did their team come up with a decision).
Add to an activity where you want a participant to predict what they think will happen (or indicate why they hope it will happen).
Use activities that will be used in debriefs so that facilitators can refer to them.
Use activities that you want participants to process their thinking - for example: how did the participant get to a decision, and why did the participant choose one response over another?
CONTENT + WORD COUNT
Popup title (maximum of ~7-10 words)
Leading text/question (maximum of ~25-30 words)
PRO TIP 💡
Evaluate whether it is helpful in impactful decisions also ask participants to provide their rationale for why they selected a specific option.
