Using cultural models of decision making to develop and assess cultural sensemaking competence

In this chapter we outline a theoretical framework for cultural sensemaking that connects high level metacognitive skills to region-specific knowledge. We also describe a novel instructional analysis and design approach, specifically developed to identify learning objectives and content for cultural sensemaking training. This approach leverages cultural models of decision making in the development and assessment of cultural competence. The cultural sensemaking framework describes a possible avenue through which culture-specific learning can contribute to culturegeneral competence.