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K–12 Standards

Interpersonal Relationships (2014)

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Personal, Academic and Career Success

  • Core Standard 1 

    Integrate processes of thinking, communication, leadership, and management in order to apply interpersonal relationships knowledge and skills.

    1. 2

      Evaluate effective communication processes in school, family, career, and community settings  IR-1.2

    2. 1 

       Demonstrate components of critical thinking, creative thinking, and reasoning IR-1.1IR-1.1

    3. 4

      Apply management, decision-making, and problem solving processes to accomplish tasks and fulfill responsibilities IR -1.4IR -1.4

    4. 3

      Demonstrate leadership that encourages participation and respect for the ideas, perspectives, and contributions of group members IR -1.3IR -1.3

    5. 5

      Examine interrelationships among thinking, communication, leadership, and management processes to address individual, family, community, and workplace issues IR -1.5IR -1.5

    6. 6

      Demonstrate fundamentals to college and career success (e.g. strong work ethic, time management, positive attitude, adaptability/flexibility, stress resilience, accountability, self-discipline, resourcefulness, cooperation, self-assessment) IR -1.6IR -1.6

    7. 7

      Apply standards of ethical behavior when making judgments or taking personal actions IR -1.7 IR -1.7

    8. 8

      Apply knowledge gained through research to solve problems and communicate ideas in fields related to interpersonal relationships IR -1.8  IR -1.8

Building and Maintaining Relationships

  • Core Standard 2

     Examine processes for building and maintaining various types of relationships in career, community, and family settings.

    1. 1

      Analyze purposes and expectations of various types of relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-2.1IR-2.1

    2. 2

      Explore impacts of multiple life roles and responsibilities on relationships IR-2.2IR-2.2

    3. 3

      Examine and contrast characteristics and consequences of healthy and unhealthy relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-2.3 IR-2.3

    4. 4

      Distinguish codes of conduct and their impacts on relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-2.4IR-2.4

    5. 5

      Discuss careers that draw on knowledge and skills for interacting with people IR-2.5 IR-2.5

Impacts of Individual Needs and Personal Characteristics 

  • Core Standard 3

     Evaluate individual needs and personal characteristics and their impacts on interpersonal relationships.

    1. 1

      Examine ways relationships are influenced by personal characteristics and stages of physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and moral development IR-3.1 

    2. 2

      Evaluate influences of personal needs and wants and on relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-3.2IR-3.2

    3. 3

      Consider effects of self-esteem and self-image on relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-3.3IR-3.3

    4. 4

      Analyze impacts of personal standards and behaviors on relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-3.4IR-3.4

    5. 5

      Examine impacts of stress management on relationships in career, community, and family settings IR-3.5 IR-3.5

 Communication Skills

  • Core Standard 4

     Demonstrate communication skills that contributeto relationships in career, community, and family settings.

    1. 1

      Describe basic components of the communication process (i.e., source, encoding, channel, decoding, receiver, feedback, context)IR-4.1

    2. 2

      Evaluate and apply attitudes that contribute to effective communication in career, community, and family settings IR-4.2 

    3. 3

      Demonstrate effective listening and feedback techniques and assess their influences on relationships in career, community, and family settingsIR-4.3 

    4. 4

      Analyze strategies to overcome communication barriers in career, community, and family settingsIR-4.4 

    5. 5

      Analyze principles of ethical communication in career, community, and family settingsIR-4.5

    6. 6

      Assess impacts of selection and use of communication technologies on relationships in career, community, and family settings  IR-4.6 

    7. 7

      Choose appropriate communication methods and styles for business and social situationsIR-4.7 

Conflict Prevention, Resolution, and Management

  • Core Standard 5

     Evaluate effective conflict prevention, resolution, and management techniques.

    1. 1

      Describe key components of preventing, resolving, and managing conflicts in career, community, and family settingsIR-5.1 

    2. 2

      Demonstrate effective responses to conflict and harassment in career, community, and family settingsIR-5.2

    3. 3

      Implement strategies to increase tolerance of individual or group differences; prevent bullying, violence, and abuse; and encourage peaceful resolution of conflict in career, community, and family settingsIR-5.3

    4. 4

      Implement strategies to increase tolerance of individual or group differences; prevent bullying, violence, and abuse; and encourage peaceful resolution of conflict in career, community, and family settingsIR-5.3

    5. 5

      Assess community resources, services, and agencies that support conflict prevention, resolution, and managementIR-5.4 

Leadership, Teamwork, and Collaboration

  • Core Standard 6

     Demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and collaboration in career, community, and family settings. 

    1. 1

      Evaluate leadership styles and techniques, including democratic/collaborative and authoritarian, as used in career, community, and family settingsIR-6.1

    2. 2

      Create an environment that encourages and respects the ideas, perspectives, and contributions of all group members in career, community, and family settingsIR-6.2

    3. 3

      Demonstrate strategies to motivate, encourage, and build trust among group members in career, community, and family settingsIR-6.3

    4. 4

      Demonstrate ways to organize and delegate responsibilities in career, community, and family settingsIR-6.4

    5. 5

      Create strategies to integrate new members into the team in career, community, and family settingsIR-6.5

    6. 6

      Demonstrate processes for cooperating, compromising, and collaborating in career, community, and family settingsIR-6.6 

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12
Where can I read the official document?
Indiana Department of Education

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