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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#:	50	Program Year:	2025-2026
Civic Objective:	Identify and demonstrate the study skills and self-management skills necessary to succeed in post-secondary education, training and career.
TOPSpro Form #:	503C	AAP #:	50.3
Assessment Type:	Written
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	* Implement a vocabulary-study system.
3	*Read a syllabus.
4	*Create a study calendar based on a course syllabus.
5	Compare related course syllabi in terms of content, workload, other expectations.
6	*Identify key features of a text (e.g. titles, subheadings, sources, key words, and visual elements, etc.) and explain their purpose.
7	Take notes on an informational reading, lecture or other aural presentation.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1 Description: Compare Syllabi, Calendar Syllabi Content ( 14 points possible) Given two authentic or level-appropriately complex syllabi (e.g., overlapping test dates, reading assignments that need to be apportioned, higher-level content), student (IH-A) will create a study calendar using a digital calendar or a time-management app. If necessary, agencies may use a printed version of the calendar app. Points Possible: 14 Level: Intermediate High - Advanced Scoring Rubric Points Content 80% of items assigned to IH- A student are correct. 14 70% of items assigned to IH- A student are correct. 12 60% of items assigned to IH-A are correct. 10 Less than 60 % of the items assigned to IH-A student are correct or no calendar. 0

Task: 2 Description: Take and Organize Notes (20 points possible) After studying and practicing note-taking strategies, student (IH-A) will take notes and organize them based on a short lecture or text optimally using a word processing or a note-taking app. Student will send the notes to the assessor electronically (optimal) or print out and give to assessor. If not using a computer, student will take notes by hand, optimally on a printed version of a note-taking app and can transfer them to digital form. Points Possible: 20 Level: Intermediate High - Advanced Scoring Rubric Points Content Adv Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Items are notes and are clearly expressed. No inference is required. 18 IH-Adv Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Items are notes but may not be clearly expressed. May require minimal inference. 16 IH-Adv Addresses some parts of the task adequately. Some items may not be in notes or may not be well stated. May require some inference. 14 IH-Adv Addresses the task minimally. Many items may not be notes and may be unclear. May require a substantial degree of inference. 12 IH-Adv Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0 Format, Neatness and Legibility Correct format, neat, legible, if applicable. Spelling errors do not interfere with meaning. 2 Incorrect format, not neat or legible, if applicable, or spelling errors interfere with meaning. 0

Task: 3 Description: Use Strategies to Master a Vocabulary List (14 points possible) After studying up to 4 vocabulary learning strategies and taking a pre and posttest about the target vocabulary list, students will write a self-evaluation of their learning which includes which strategies the student found most effective and least effective for learning vocabulary Students will also include a plan for how/when/with whom they will study vocabulary in the future. See below for details for each level. For Learning Strategies: BL-BH: 2 learning strategies, no online app strategy required IL-IH: 3 learning strategies including 1 online or app strategy A: 4 learning strategies including 1 online or app strategy Self-Evaluation Writing: BL: Fill out a form assessing the effectiveness of the two strategies used; write 1 sentence about what strategy they will use in the future and why. BH: Fill out a form assessing the effectiveness of the two strategies used; write 2 sentences about what strategy they will use in the future and why. IL: Write 1 paragraph. IH-A: Write 2 paragraphs. Points Possible: 14 Level: Beginning Low - Advanced Scoring Rubric Points Content Adv - Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Two paragraph(s) are clearly organized. No inference is required. 12 Adv - Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Two paragraph(s) may not be clearly organized. May require minimal inference. IH - Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Two paragraph(s) are clearly organized. No inference is required. 10 Adv - Addresses some parts of the task adequately. One or two Paragraph(s) may be disorganized. May require some inference. IH- Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Two paragraph(s) may not be clearly organized. May require minimal inference. IL- Addresses all parts of the task effectively. One paragraph is clearly organized. No inference is required. 8 IH - Addresses some parts of the task adequately. One or two Paragraph(s) may be disorganized. May require some inference. IL- Addresses all parts of the task adequately. One paragraph may not be clearly organized. May require minimal inference. BL-BH - Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Evaluation form is clearly and completely filled out. Sentences(s) are clearly organized. No inference is required. 6 BL- BH - Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Evaluation form is at least 80% filled out. Sentence(s) may not be clearly organized. May require minimal inference. 4 BL-BH - Addresses some parts of the task adequately Evaluation form is at least 70% filled out Sentence(s) may be disorganized. May require some inference. 2 All levels - Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0 Format, Neatness and Legibility Correct format, neat, legible, if applicable. Spelling errors do not interfere with meaning. 2 Incorrect format, not neat or legible, if applicable, or spelling errors interfere with meaning. 0

Task: 4 Description: Identify Key Features of a Textbook (14 points possible) Provided with a text, student will identify and answer up to 9 level appropriate questions (BL=4 BH=5, IL=9) about its key features in a short answer framework such as: Who is the author?, What is the title? Which unit discusses transportation? What is the key vocabulary for this lesson? Use the glossary to find the definition of __________ and write it down. What is the grammar focus?, Look at page____, what is the title of the graph? Use the index to find ______________. What page is it on? Use the table of contents to find __________. What page does it start on? etc. Points Possible: 14 Level: Beginning Low - Intermediate Low Scoring Rubric Points Content 90% of the items assigned to Intermediate Low level students are correct. 14 80% of the items assigned to Beginning High-Intermediate Low level students are correct. 12 70% of items assigned to Beginning Low-Beginning High level students are correct. 10 60% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low level students are correct. 8 Less than 60% of the items assigned to Beginning Low or less than 70% of the items assigned to the Beginning High level students or less than 80% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low level students are correct. 0

Task: 5 Description: Keep an Organized Notebook (10 points possible) After demonstration and practice, students (BL-IL) will look at a sample notebook page and fix what is missing (add a date, complete the copied agenda, include a title, etc.) Given a group of pages from a sample notebook student will organize them and put them into a binder correctly following chronological order and putting reference sheets in the reference section Points Possible: 10 Level: Beginning Low - Intermediate Low Scoring Rubric Points Content 90% of the items given to IL are filled in or organized correctly 10 80% of the items given to BH-IL are filled in or organized correctly. 8 70% of the items given to BL-BH are filled in or organized correctly. 6 60% of the items given to BL are filled in or organized correctly. 4 Less than 60% of the items are filled in or organized correctly. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible:	48
Advanced:	42
Intermediate High:	35
Intermediate Low:	30
Beginning High:	21
Beginning Low:	16

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