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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 #: 500C AAP #: 50.
Assessment Type: Written, Portfolio, Observation Checklist

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.
7 Take notes on an informational reading, lecture or other aural presentation.
8 Identify and use appropriate academic language in class discussions and in writing
9 *Identify and discuss strategies for stress management
10 *Identify the main idea and supporting details of a text
11 * Identify key study strategies to be a successful student
12 * Make a personal plan to improve study habits and reduce stress

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Read and answer questions about Effects of Stress on the Body: Read provided level-appropriate article about stress and the effects of stress on the body, and respond using academic language to two (BL), three (BH), four (IL), five (IH), or six (advanced) text-based questions. (12 points possible)

Points Possible:12Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Answer is appropriate, clear, complete, and has correct content and academic language. There may be errors that do not interfere with meaning. 2
Answer is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but answer can be understood with inference. 1
Answer is inappropriate, incomprehensible, or there is no answer. 0

Task: 2

Description: Write a plan for stress management: The student will write four sentences (BL), four or more sentences to form a loosely organized paragraph (BH), or one or more organized paragraphs (IL-Advanced) describing a personal plan for stress management and using academic language.

Points Possible:21Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
IL – Adv. Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. Written in a well-organized paragraph(s). 14
IL – Adv. Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require minimal inference. Written in an adequately-organized paragraph(s). 12
IL – Adv. Addresses 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 a loosely-organized paragraph(s). 10
BL – Adv. Addresses 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 a paragraph(s). BL – BH Addresses all parts of the task adequately. The sentences are comprehensible and related to the topic. At least four sentences are written. May contain minor errors that do not confuse comprehension 8
BL – BH Addresses the task in a general way. Some sentences may require inference to understand. At least four sentences are identifiable. 6
BL – BH Addresses the task minimally but relationship to topic is evident. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. Many sentences require a substantial degree of inference to understand ideas. Fewer than four sentences are identifiable. 4
BL – BH Sentences may not be identifiable, but some words are linked to topic. At least two sentences seem to have been attempted. 2
BL – Adv. Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Format, Neatness and Legibility
BH – Adv: Paragraph(s) form (i.e. title, indentation, margins) is correct. Writing is neat and legible. BL: Writing is neat and legible. Most of the letters are correctly formed. 3
BH – Adv: Paragraph(s) form (i.e. title, indentation, margins) is mostly correct. Writing is mostly neat and legible. BL Writing is mostly neat and legible. Most of the letters are correctly formed. 2
BH – Adv: Paragraph(s) form (i.e. title, indentation, margins) is minimally correct; writing may be legible but is not neat. BL: Writing may be legible but is not neat. Letters are minimally correctly formed. 1
BL – Adv: Writing is not legible. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Almost no errors in grammar, structure, spelling capitalization or punctuation. 4
Some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 3
Many errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization or punctuation that may require the reader to infer meaning. 2
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0

Task: 3

Description: Take notes on a video presentation about being a successful student- BL-BH – The student will take notes using prompts to demonstrate understanding of 4 (BL) or 5 (BH) key points presented in level-appropriate video, “Study Tips for the Successful Student”.

Points Possible:5Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Each correctly documented key point 1
Each incorrectly completed or not completed item 0

Task: 4

Description: Take notes on a video presentation about being a successful student and write an extended response using the notes and academic language (reflect in task/rubric).- IL-Adv.
- Content A: The student will watch a level-appropriate video presentation on study tips to be a successful student and take notes on key information presented (IL= 4 key points, IH= 5 key points, Adv.= 6 key points)
Content B: The student will reference notes to write extended response to: “Based on your notes from ‘Study Tips for the Successful Student’ video, what can you do to be a successful student? Include two or more study tips.”

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content A
Each clearly documented and correct key point 2
Each partially identifiable or partially correct key point 1
Each key point that is not identifiable or not at all incorrect 0
Content B
Response includes two or more key points from video, clearly stated, well-organized with only minor errors that do not slow comprehension; writing is neat and very legible. 8
Response is adequate with at least one identifiable detail; errors may slow comprehension; writing is legible. 6
Response addresses task minimally but relationship to topic is evident; sentences may require a substantial degree of inference to understand ideas; writing may some inference due to lack of neatness or legibility. 4
Response is not comprehensible, or not at all appropriate, or there is no response. 0

Task: 5

Description: Reflect on Learning
Student will complete a chart to monitor learning gains related to the objectives

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Chart is appropriately and accurately completed. 2
Chart is partially appropriate and accurate and/or partially completed. 1
Entries on chart are inappropriate and/or incomprehensible, or chart is not at all completed. 0

Task: 6

Description: Select Work Sample
Student will choose and submit a sample of his/her classroom work and provide a brief explanation giving the reason for choosing this sample.

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Classroom work included and explained 2
Classroom work not included and/or not explained 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 57
Advanced: 48
Intermediate High: 42
Intermediate Low: 34
Beginning High: 19
Beginning Low: 15
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