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Student Success Toolbox
Knowledge
Social
Interactions
Attitude
Abilities
Level 5
Star
Performers
Can construct and
modify models;
are valued and
respected by
experts in the
field
Create
movements and
organizations that
often become
self-perpetuating
Control their
destiny and
can control
their emotions
in challenging
situations
Have highly
developed
learning and
research
abilities that
enable them to
excel
Level 4
Self-Starters
Are able to add to
the knowledge in
their discipline
Use relationships
effectively to
attain success for
themselves and
others
Seek greater
challenges and
responsibilities to
perform at a higher
level and push the
boundaries of their
own performance
Are able to
cultivate new
abilities in
unfamiliar areas
Level 3
Responsive
Individuals
Use their
problem-solving,
learning, and
thinking skills
to improve their
performance and
obtain higher-
quality results
Are positive
people whom
others enjoy
being around and
want to have on
their teams
React to challenges
with improved
performance
rather than
complaints, feeling
good about their
accomplishments
Are able to
learn from how
other people
function in a
particular area
Level 2
Content
Individuals
Are satisfied
with their modest
levels of effort
in gaining
knowledge
Interact freely
with family
and friends,
but do not seek
more diverse
contacts and
more challenging
relationships
Feel like a cog in
the machinery,
doing little more
than what is asked,
feeling their
contributions are
not very significant
Have enough
critical thinking
and analytic
abilities to
perform
some degree
of problem-
solving
Level 1
Static
Individuals
Try to minimize
or avoid the effort
needed to gain
knowledge
Limit their social
interactions to
like-minded
individuals who
complain about
what they are not
getting out of life
Feel that whatever
they do will have
little impact, that
most things are not
worth the effort
Must have
explicitly
defined rules,
procedures and
policies; need
to be prompted
to finish
something
Continuum of Performance Levels