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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#: 12 Program Year: 2025-2026
Civic Objective: Describe and access services offered at DMV and read, interpret, and identify legal response to regulations, roadside signs, and traffic signals.
TOPSpro Form #: 126C AAP #: 12.6
Assessment Type: Portfolio

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 interpret traffic lights and signals.
2 *Identify and interpret regulatory and warning signs.
5 *Identify various types of vehicles for the purpose of reporting accidents.
6 *Identify basic car parts for the purpose of reporting accidents.
9 *Locate the nearest DMV office and/or identify the services provided.
10 Read and interpret written citations related to traffic or vehicle violations.
11 Write questions for a guest speaker on traffic safety (e.g. traffic regulations, safe driving, road signs, child safety seats, seat belts, etc.).
13 Research and interpret information on traffic court procedures and fees.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Find Information on the DMV
Given resources such as the California Driver Handbook and pertinent print and online resources, student (IL-A) will complete a chart showing information about local DMVs, such as locations, services, appointment hours, fees, etc. BL-BH will be given simplified resources and will be required to complete fewer items in the chart.

Points Possible:12Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
90% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 10
80% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 8
70% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 6
80% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low- Beginning High level students are correct. 4
70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low- Beginning High level students are correct. 2
Less than 70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Advanced level students are correct. 0
Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling
Neat and legible (if applicable). Spelling or oral errors do not interfere with meaning. 2
Not neat or legible (if applicable) or spelling or oral errors interfere with meaning. 0

Task: 2

Description: Identify Types of Vehicles and Car Parts
Student will identify, in writing, 4 types of vehicles and 4 car parts presented in pictures.

Points Possible:8Level:Beginning Low - Beginning High
Scoring Rubric Points
Response is correct and comprehensible. 1
Response is incorrect or Incomprehensible. 0

Task: 3

Description: Ask Questions and Respond to a Speaker

Questions (5 items, 10 points possible)
Student will write up to 5 questions (IL=4, IH-A=5) to ask of a speaker (e.g., police officer or CHP officer) who will discuss topics such as traffic regulations, safe driving, road signs, child safety seats or seat belts.

Answers (5 items, 10 points possible)
After listening to the speaker respond to student questions, student will use the information learned from the speaker to write answers to up to 5 level-appropriate questions (IL=4, IH-A=5). (Answers may be based on student’s or any classmates questions.)

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Answer is appropriate, clear, and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Answer is appropriate, clear, and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the answer can be understood with inference. 1
Answer is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no answer. 0

Task: 4

Description: Read and Respond to a Traffic Citation

Traffic Citation (BH-A) (5 items, 10 points possible)
Given an authentic traffic citation, student will respond, orally or in writing, to up to 5 level-appropriate questions (BH=3, IL=4, (IH-A=5), such as:

- What is the violation?
- What is the violation code?
- Why was the traffic citation given?
- What are 2 ways a person can respond to the citation?

Traffic Court (IL-A) (5 items, 10 points possible)
Given resources such as county traffic court Web site, traffic citation, fact sheet, etc., student will respond to 5 level-appropriate questions about attending traffic school to resolve the traffic violation in Content A such as:

- If you want to request traffic school, where and when must you appear?
- Who is eligible to attend traffic school?
- If a person gets ticket such as the one above and goes to traffic school, how much will he pay in total for the citation, administrative fees and traffic school fees?
- What are the advantages of going to traffic school rather than paying the citation alone?

Points Possible:20Level:Beginning High - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Answer is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Answer is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the answer can be understood with inference. 1
Answer is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no answer. 0

Task: 5

Description: Select Work Sample
Student will choose a sample of his/her classroom work to include in the portfolio and provide a brief oral or written explanation giving the reason for choosing this sample. If the explanation is given orally, assessor will provide a summary or a checklist for inclusion in the portfolio.

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

Task: 6

Description: Reflect on Learning
Student will answer 3 questions (or complete a checklist or questionnaire) reflecting on student's increased ability to access and use the DMV and read, interpret, and identify legal response to regulations, roadside signs, and traffic signals based on what student has learned (3 simple questions requiring short oral or written answers for BL-BH and more complex questions requiring longer oral or written responses for IL-A).

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Responses are appropriate, clear, and complete There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Responses are appropriate. They may lack clarity or may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the responses can be understood with inference. 1
Responses are inappropriate, incomprehensible or there are no responses. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 56
Advanced: 50
Intermediate High: 44
Intermediate Low: 36
Beginning High: 19
Beginning Low: 11
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