Catalog Year: 2021-2023
Alabama State University
Social Studies Recommendations
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Here NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIS 131 - World History
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIS 251 - History of the U.S. I
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEO 206 - World Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
ECO 254 - Introd to Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 05
EDU 374 - The Teach of Soc Stud
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Diverse Perspectives
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
- Diverse Perspectives: SOC 110
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POS 207
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2023
Alabama State University
Social Studies Recommendations
PrintHere NCTQ outlines (1) the set of courses providing candidates with the content most aligned with what elementary teachers need within current institution and program requirements, and (2) suggestions for courses to fill in gaps where candidates still lack coverage.
"Most Aligned" Set of Courses
HIS 131 - World History
HIS 251 - History of the U.S. I
GEO 206 - World Geography
ECO 254 - Introd to Economics
EDU 374 - The Teach of Soc Stud
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
To improve content coverage, the institution or teacher preparation program may need to require additional courses for their candidates to achieve coverage across all topics. Our analysts identified the following courses to cover these topics:
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
B
Economic Principles and Exchange
C
The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
E
The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
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Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
G
Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIS 131
World History
HIS 251
History of the U.S. I
GEO 206
World Geography
ECO 254
Introd to Economics
EDU 374
The Teach of Soc Stud
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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