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All students can participate in EL Civics instruction and assessment. However, only ESL students in WIOA II EL Civics education programs can earn payment points for passing COAAP assessments. ABE, ASE, and CTE students can earn CAEP Immigrant Integration Indicator (I3) outcome for CAEP but not payment points for WIOA II. Please see Successful Implementation of COAAPs for CAEP Agencies for a crosswalk for ABE/ASE/CTE student placement into ESL COAAP instructional levels.
Civic Objective#: 30 Program Year: 2012-2013
Civic Objective: Demonstrate how to use pharmacies/drug stores and medicines. (This objective has only 2 AAPs)
TOPSpro Form #: 030 AAP #: 30.4
Assessment Type: Written, Role Play

Level Range
From: Beginning Low To: Advanced

Language and Literacy Objectives

Language and literacy objectives with an asterisk (*) are suitable for beginning low level students.
2 *Read and discuss directions on medicine labels.
3 *Identify how to take medications including dosage, frequency, cautions, etc.
7 Discuss possible side effects of common medicines.
9 *Name medications that one takes regularly.
10 Ask about generic forms of medicines.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Role Play- Speak to a Pharmacist
Content A (8 items, 16 points possible)
Given an agency-created scenario which includes appropriate information (e.g., illness and name/type of medication needed), student participates in a role-play with examiner in the role of a pharmacist. Student participates in up to 8 interactions (BL=5, BH=6, IL=7, IH-A=8), such as: request that a prescription from the doctor be filled, ask or respond to up to 6 questions (BL=3, BH=4, IL=5, IH-A=6) about it and close the conversation.
OPTIONAL-Examiner/Pharmacist gives student a medicine bottle with a label (BL-A) and a prescription insert or adapted insert(IH–A only).
    Examples:
  • ask for prescription to be filled
  • ask about dosage amounts and how long to take the medication
  • ask about side effects listed on the medicine label
  • ask about refills
  • ask if there is a generic form of the medication
  • ask about the difference in cost for the generic form
  • respond to pharmacist’s level-appropriate questions about other medications that patient takes
  • respond to pharmacist’s question about any allergies patient may have
  • ask for clarification or more information about something on the insert
Content B (3 items, 6 points possible)Student uses clarification techniques as needed in order to comprehend examiner's answers. Student (IL-A) takes notes on examiner’s answers, if necessary. Student (BL-BH) may take notes or use an examiner-prepared aid, such as a checklist, if necessary. After the role-play, examiner checks student’s comprehension of the information acquired. This can be in done in a variety of ways such as: by asking 3 comprehension questions (BL=1, BH-IL=2, IH-A=3) which student answers orally or in writing.

Points Possible:22Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content A
Utterance is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Utterance is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the utterance can be understood with inference. 1
Utterance is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect, or there is no utterance. 0
Content B
Utterance has correct content. 2
Utterance is incorrect, or there is no answer. 0

Task: 2

Description: Read and Chart Medication Information
Given up to 4 medicine labels ( BL=2, BH=3, IL=4) or prescription inserts or adapted inserts (IH-A=4) for a level-appropriate number of medications, student will complete a chart showing information about each medication when given level-appropriate categories to use.

Sample Categories for BL-IL:
  • Prescription number
  • Expiration date
  • Doctor's name and/or phone number
  • Dosage amount
  • Number of refills

    Sample Categories for IH-A:
  • Dosage amount
  • Frequency of use (how long to take)
  • Side effects
  • Number of refills
  • Warnings
  • Call doctor if no improvement after specified time. (Note that N/A may be an appropriate entry.)

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    Points Possible:16Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
    Scoring Rubric Points
    Content
    80% of the items assigned to the Intermediate High-Advanced level students are correct. 14
    70% of the items assigned to the Intermediate High-Advanced level students are correct. 12
    90% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Intermediate Low students are correct. 10
    80% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Intermediate Low level students are correct. 8
    70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Intermediate Low level students are correct. 6
    Less than 70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Advanced level students are correct. 0
    Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling
    Neat and legible. Spelling errors do not interfere with meaning. 2
    Not neat or legible, or spelling errors interfere with meaning. 0

    Rating Scale/Passing Scores

    Total Points Possible: 38
    Advanced: 34
    Intermediate High: 30
    Intermediate Low: 26
    Beginning High: 16
    Beginning Low: 12
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