ARM 10.54.9593. NEARING PROFICIENCY WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF GRADE 8

(1) An eighth grade student at the nearing proficiency level demonstrates partial mastery of the prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficiency in workplace competencies. He/she: (a) sometimes prepares and works with a variety of tools to practice time, money, and space management; (b) recognizes and practices workplace skills and uses some leadership styles to cooperatively participate as a team member; (c) uses computers to acquire and organize information, but needs assistance to analyze information and make informed decisions; (d) sometimes designs and implements a simple system, but has difficulty evaluating system performance; (e) sometimes uses technological skills to create original work and, with assistance, solve problems, but has difficulty evaluating the results; and (f) sometimes recognizes how the connections among personal interests, aptitudes, abilities, and work ethics help to plan life and career goals.