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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#: 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 #: 128C AAP #: 12.8
Assessment Type: Oral, Written, Role Play

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.
8 *Respond to a police officer when stopped for a traffic violation.
10 Read and interpret written citations related to traffic or vehicle violations.
13 Research and interpret information on traffic court procedures and fees.

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Understand Road Signs and Signals
Student will, orally or in writing, identify and demonstrate understanding of 8 signs, signals, and/or warning signs when shown pictures. Information from California Driver Handbook will be used. IL-A will be shown increasingly complex signs applicable to region.

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

Task: 2

Description: Role Play a Traffic Stop or Traffic Court Appearance
Given a situation such as a traffic stop or traffic court appearance, etc. and appropriate related documents, student, in the role of a driver, will participate in a role play with an assessor in the role of a police officer or officer of the court, etc.

Content A (8 items,16 points possible)
Student will respond appropriately to up to 8 items, officer's greeting, up to 6 questions (BL=3, BH=4, IL=5, IH-A=6 with increasing difficulty for IL-A) from officer and closing the conversation appropriately. Student will demonstrate appropriate behavior, if applicable (i.e., show driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance).

Sample Questions:
- Can I see your driver’s license?
- Can you show me your registration and proof of insurance?
- How fast were you driving?
- Do you know what the speed limit is on this street?
- Do you know why I pulled you over?

Content B (2 items, 2 points possible)
Student will demonstrate 2 appropriate behaviors based on DMV guidelines and/or court rules on how to act when stopped by a police officer or when speaking to an officer of the court, such as:

1. Keep hands on the wheel as officer approaches car
2. Stay in car
3. Use polite tone at all times

Content C (2 points possible)
Following the role-play, student responds to one comprehension question about information provided by officer during role play.

Points Possible:20Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content A
Utterance and/or behavior is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. There may be errors but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Utterance and/or behavior is appropriate and has correct content. It may be partially complete. There may be errors which interfere with meaning but the utterance can be understood with inference. 1
Utterance and/or behavior is inappropriate, incomprehensible or incorrect or there is no response. 0
Content B
Appropriate action or behavior throughout interaction with officer. 2
Mostly appropriate action or behavior throughout interaction with officer; may forget one action such as keeping hands on wheel as officer approaches. 1
Inappropriate action or behavior throughout interaction with officer. 0
Content C
Response to comprehension question is correct and clearly stated. Minor errors in grammar or pronunciation do not interfere with meaning. 2
Response is partially correct and/ or has errors in grammar and/or pronunciation that require inference to understand. 1
Response is not correct and/or incomprehensible. 0

Task: 3

Description: Read and Respond to a Traffic Citation

Traffic Citation (up to 8 items, 16 points possible)
Using an authentic traffic citation, student will respond, orally or in writing, to level-appropriate questions (BH=4, IL=6, IH/A=8 )

- What is the violation?
- What is the violation code?
- What is the court date?
- What is the case number?
- What are 2 ways a person can respond to the citation?
- What information appears on the Courtesy Notice?
-What may happen if a person does not take appropriate actions as listed on the citation?

Points Possible:16Level:Beginning High - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Answer is appropriate, clear, complete and has correct content. 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 the answer can be understood with inference. 1
Answer is inappropriate, incomprehensible, incorrect or there is no answer. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 44
Advanced: 38
Intermediate High: 33
Intermediate Low: 26
Beginning High: 20
Beginning Low: 12
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