ARM 10.54.6093. NEARING PROFICIENCY SOCIAL STUDIES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF GRADE 8

(1) An eighth grade student at the nearing proficiency level demonstrates a partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in social studies. He/she: (a) applies an inquiry process to locate information for use in limited decision making scenarios, but has difficulty evaluating the information; (b) describes, but with difficulty, compares the principles and structure of power, authority, and governance; (c) practices, with assistance, citizenship rights and responsibilities across various communities; (d) gathers, with assistance, information related to geographic problems, but has difficulty using geographic skills and tools to communicate findings; (e) sometimes conducts appropriate research and, with assistance, draws parallels between historical and current events and issues; (f) frequently recognizes fundamental economic issues and, with assistance, illustrates how they interrelate and affect families, communities, cultures, and nations; and (g) explains and sometimes compares how culture influences and diversity contributes to human development, identity, and behavior.