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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 #: 502C AAP #: 50.2
Assessment Type: Written

Level Range
From: Intermediate Low To: Advanced

Language and Literacy Objectives

Language and literacy objectives with an asterisk (*) are suitable for beginning low level students.
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.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Read a Syllabus (12 points possible)
Students will use an authentic class syllabus (online or on paper) to create a chart with up to 8 pieces of information (IL=6, IH=7, A=8).

Sample information:
- Class meeting times and location
- Instructor information (contact information and office hours)
- Course objectives
- Required materials
- Major assignments and exams
- Attendance policy (How many times you can be absent or tardy, what to do when you are absent, if/how assignments/exams can be made up)
- Grading policy (How assignments/exams are weighted)
- Class policies/expectations (Policies about academic integrity, late assignments, class participation, food, technology use, student behavior)

Optimally, the chart will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.

Points Possible:12Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
90% of the items assigned to advanced level students are correct. 12
80% of the items assigned to intermediate high-advanced level students are correct. 10
70% of the items assigned to intermediate low – advanced level students are correct. 8
60% of the items assigned to intermediate low-advanced students are correct. 6
Less than 60% of the items assigned to intermediate low-advanced level students are correct. 0

Task: 2

Description: Manage a Calendar (4 items, 12 points possible)
Using time management skills learned, student will use 2 shortened course calendars from separate syllabi to schedule 4 major assignments or exams (2 from each course) optimally on a month-long digital calendar and map out a study schedule to prepare for each assignment/exam. May be done on a paper calendar.

Points Possible:12Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
The date for the assignment/exam is correctly noted and appropriate time to prepare for/work on it is properly scheduled on the calendar. 3
The date for the assignment/exam is correctly noted, OR the time to prepare for/work on it is appropriate. 1
The date for the assignment/exam is incorrectly noted, AND the time to prepare for/work on it is inappropriate, OR there is no response. 0

Task: 3

Description: Track Student Progress

Content A (3 items, 9 points possible)
Student will use a sample grading policy and agency-created information, such as scores on major assignments/tests and level of class participation, to predict the grades of three students.

Content B (3 items, 6 points possible)
After discussing/studying strategies to improve grades, student will list one appropriate strategy each hypothetical student in Content A can use to improve his/her grade. Strategies may be listed more than once as long as they are appropriate to the student/agency created information (make up missing assignments, doing extra credit, using success center to do extra study, working with a tutor.

Points Possible:15Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content A
The student correctly predicted the grade. 3
The student predicted the wrong grade or there is no response. 0
Content B
The strategy is appropriate given the agency-created information provided. 2
The strategy is inappropriate or there is no response. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 39
Advanced: 34
Intermediate High: 29
Intermediate Low: 24
Beginning High:
Beginning Low:
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