This level of student performance implies an average level of development among critical thinking, content acquisition and communication skills. In contrast to the superior student, an average student seeks concrete answers from faculty rather than seeking answers from an independent learning quest. The average student assumes some accountability for personal thoughts, feelings, and actions, yet externalizes many causes for problems encountered. The average student needs encouragement to raise and analyze questions, assumptions, and issues that are presented, and sometimes recognizes conceptual confusion. The average student uses minimal sources for information interpretation, and has difficulty drawing conclusions and projecting implications and consequences for practice.
Most interpretations are limited to personal past experiences.
Questions raised by the average student tend to be self-serving and do not move the dialogue forward. The average student performance reflects notable errors in language arts. Interpersonal relationships are satisfactory, but student occasionally has difficulty negotiating relationships and collegial expectations. Although professional attributes and accountability are sometimes manifested with variable reliability, no grade of C or below can be accepted in a nursing course for application toward the Master of Science degree in nursing. This level of student performance implies an unsatisfactory level of development among critical thinking, content acquisition, and communication skills.