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List of Benchmarks for Self-Regulation

Standard 1.Sets and manages goals
 Level Pre-K (Grades Pre-K)
   1. Not appropriate at this level
 Level IV (Grades K-12)
   1. Sets explicit long-term goals and shorter range subgoals
   2. Creates an action plan to achieve long-term goals that includes strategic, practical steps and that accounts for the resources needed to achieve these goals
   3. Identifies and monitors resources necessary to achieve a goal
   4. Identifies and ranks relevant options in terms of accomplishing a goal
   5. Prepares and follows a schedule for carrying out options, including contingency plans in the event that the original goal changes or is not met
   6. Maintains an awareness of proximity of a goal by establishing personal milestones
   7. Evaluates decisions and actions to determine if they further or hinder the attainment of goals
   8. Makes a cumulative evaluation of a goal (e.g., determines how well the goal has been accomplished) according to explicit criteria
   9. Sets routine goals for improving daily life
   10. Understands personal wants and needs, and how goal-setting can help one achieve wants and needs
   11. Displays a sense of personal direction and purpose
   12. Understands the differences between various types of goals (e.g., goals to improve output, problem-solving goals, innovative goals, personal goals)