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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Science Requirement 01
BIOL 1350 /BIOL 1150 - Biological Science Lecture/Biological Science Laboratory
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Science Requirement 02
CHEM 1311/CHEM 1111 - Physical Science Lecture/Physical Science Laboratory
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Science Requirement 03
ELED 3309 - Teaching Science in the Elem School
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 77.78% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Earth's Systems and Processes
- Engineering Design
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:
- Earth's Systems and Processes: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Engineering Design: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered by "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
Download Recommendations| Themes: | Pedagogy | Life Science | Physical Science | Earth & Space Sciences | Engineering | ||||||||
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| Topics (hover to see name): |
ACross-cutting Concepts |
BScientific and Engineering Practices |
CInterdependent Relationships in Ecosystems |
DInheritance and Variation of Traits |
EForces, Waves, and Energy |
FStructure and Properties of Matter |
GSpace Systems |
HEarth's Systems and Processes |
IEngineering Design |
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BIOL 1350 /BIOL 1150Biological Science Lecture/Biological Science Laboratory |
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CHEM 1311/CHEM 1111Physical Science Lecture/Physical Science Laboratory |
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ELED 3309Teaching Science in the Elem School |
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| Total Content Covered: 77.78% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |
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