ARM 10.54.8090. NOVICE CAREER AND VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL EDUCATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF BENCHMARK 1

(1) An eighth-grade student at the novice level in career and vocational/technical education is beginning to attain prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental in career and vocational/technical education. He/she: (a) sometimes demonstrates the skills needed to research a career, but has difficulty identifying a life goal; (b) sometimes identifies all available resources; (c) rarely identifies the skills needed to become a successful, productive citizen; (d) seldom identifies and uses technical skills, tools, and equipment for a task; and (e) with difficulty, applies appropriate equipment and processes to a classroom project.