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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#: 55 Program Year: 2025-2026
Civic Objective: Identify and demonstrate social and emotional learning skills including growth mindset, self-efficacy, self-management and social awareness to meet school, family and workplace challenges.
TOPSpro Form #: 552C AAP #: 55.2
Assessment Type: Oral, 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.
1 *Identify and/or describe social and emotional learning skills (e.g. growth mindset, self-efficacy, self-management, and social awareness, etc.).
6 *Set personal, academic and/or career goals and identify steps to achieve them.
7 *Identify skills and successes to build confidence.
8 *Respond to personal problems with self-efficacy, e.g. confidence, action, resilience and persistence.
9 Give advice using self-efficacy concepts, eg. confidence, action, resilience and persistence.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Identify Self-efficacy
Student will view 2 series of pictures (BL) or read 2 level-appropriate agency-created scenarios or view 2 videos (BL-BH) about individuals with self-efficacy. Student will identify the self-efficacy attributes (BL=2, BH=3) embodied by the individual in each scenario in words, phrases, or sentences.

Sample responses:
Confident
Has goal.
She can solve problems.

Points Possible:12Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Each attribute is correctly identified in a phrase(s) or sentence(s). There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Each attribute is correctly identified in a word(s), phrase(s) or sentence(s). There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the response can be understood with inference. 1
Response is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect or there is no response. 0

Task: 2

Description: Respond to Problems with Self-efficacy

Student will read up to 5 (BL=3, BH=5) common problems to achieving personal, academic and/or career goals and write self-efficacy-based solutions to each one with phrases or sentences.

BL Sample Obstacle: You don’t pass the test and stop coming to class.
Self-efficacy Response: You need to develop resilience.

BH Sample Obstacle: John was very busy, but he made no progress.
Self-efficacy Response: He needed to set a goal.

Points Possible:10Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Response is clear and complete. There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Response has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the response can be understood with inference. 1
Response is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or incorrect. 0

Task: 3

Description: Write about Self-efficacy
Given an agency-created scenario or video describing an individual with self-efficacy, student will write a paragraph(s) describing up to 3 elements of self-efficacy (IL=2, IH-A=3)such as: identify the self-efficacy characteristics the individual is exhibiting, describe the actions the person is taking which demonstrate the characteristic, identify the benefit self-efficacy will have on the individual.

Sample questions for the student:
Which self-efficacy characteristics does the person have?
What are some examples of the person’s self-efficacy?
How will the person’s self-efficacy benefit them?

Optimally, the composition will be written on a computer and shared with the assessor online.

Points Possible:16Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Addresses 3 elements of the task effectively. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed, and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. Written in well-organized paragraph(s). 14
Addresses at least 2 elements of the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require minimal inference. Written in adequately-organized paragraph(s). 12
Addresses at least 2 elements of the task in a general way but may have gaps. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. May be written in loosely-organized paragraph(s). 10
Addresses at least 1 element of the task minimally but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. Little or no supporting detail. May require a substantial degree of inference. May not be written in paragraph(s). 8
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Almost no errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation. 2
Some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 1
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0

Task: 4

Description: Give Self-efficacy Advice

Given a level-appropriate scenario or video of a friend striving to achieve a personal, academic and/or career goal, student, in role of confidant, will participate in a role play in which student offers assessor, in the role of friend in need of help, up to 4 pieces of self-efficacy-based advice (IL=3, IH-A=4), such as:

• Describe how self-efficacy will help friend achieve his/her goal
• Explain how to set a goal and identify the steps to achieve it
• Describe how to solve problems to overcome obstacles
• Explain how resilience and persistence sustain one’s effort

Presentation (2 items, 2points possible)
Student will be rated on up to 2 proper communication techniques such as adequate speech volume, eye contact, nodding to show listening, etc.

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Advice is appropriate, clear, persuasive and has correct content. Four (4) pieces of advice are offered. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed, and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. 18
Advice is appropriate, clear, persuasive and has correct content. At least 4 pieces of advice are offered. One or two ideas may not be well stated. Contains relevant detail. May require minimal inference, but meaning is clear. 16
Advice is appropriate and has correct content and has some persuasiveness. At least 3 pieces of advice are offered. A few ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require some inference, but meaning is clear. 14
Advice is appropriate and has correct content but may lack persuasiveness and/or clarity. At least 2 pieces of advice are offered. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail. May require inference, but meaning is clear. 12
Nothing said or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Presentation
Each appropriate presentation characteristic 1
Each inappropriate or absent presentation characteristic 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 36
Advanced: 32
Intermediate High: 28
Intermediate Low: 21
Beginning High: 17
Beginning Low: 9
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