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General Information

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#: 33 Program Year: 2025-2026
Civic Objective: Identify and access employment and training resources needed to apply for a job
TOPSpro Form #: 330C AAP #: 33
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 local employment opportunities and the skills, training, and education required for them.
4 Analyze and evaluate descriptions of job duties, wages, and benefits.
6 Interpret and complete a job application.
8 *Demonstrate successful job interview techniques.
9 *Read job ads and announcements for specific information.
10 *Identify job titles, responsibilities, and places of work.
11 *Identity different jobs, job duties, and wages associated with jobs.
16 Identify personal strengths, weaknesses, skills and past work experience.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Reading help wanted ads - Student will read help wanted ads and respond to up to 17 questions. (20 reponses total)
BL - 4 responses
BH - 9 responses
IL - 12 responses
IH-A - 20 responses

Points Possible:20Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Response is correct and legible. 1
Response is incorrect, not given or illegible. 0

Task: 2

Description: Completing a job application form - Student will read about a fictitious job applicant and complete a job application using information provided in the text. There are 30 items to complete on the application form.
BL - 7 items
BH - 14 items
IL - 20 items
IH-A - 30 items

Points Possible:36Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content and Language
Item is correct and complete. 1
Item is incorrect, illegible or no response. 0
Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling
Neat, legible and 90% correct spelling 6
Legible but may not be neat. Spelling is 75% correct. 3
Lack of neatness, legibility or less than 75% correct spelling 0

Task: 3

Description: Oral Interview - Student will answer questions of increasing difficulty posed by the assessor in a mock interview.
BL - 4 questions
BH - 6 questions
IL - 8 questions
IH - 10 questions
A - 12 questions

Points Possible:24Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content and Language
Answer is complete, correct and can be understood by a non-ESL instructor. 2
Answer is correct and understandable by a non-ESL instructor but may not be complete. 1
Answer is incorrect or not understandable by a non-ESL instructor. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 80
Advanced: 71
Intermediate High: 60
Intermediate Low: 40
Beginning High: 28
Beginning Low: 15
View Civic Obj & AAP List