(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.