Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Harding 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
HIST 1010 - American History to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 2110 - Western Civilization Since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 03
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 04
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas
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Social Studies Requirement 05
POLS 2100 - International Relations
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Social Studies Requirement 06
ELED 3200 - Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Diverse Perspectives
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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 2030
- Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1020
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 2100
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Harding 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
HIST 1010 - American History to 1877
HIST 2110 - Western Civilization Since 1500
ECON 2010 - Macroeconomics
GEOG 2506 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas
POLS 2100 - International Relations
ELED 3200 - Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% 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
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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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
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 1010
American History to 1877
HIST 2110
Western Civilization Since 1500
ECON 2010
Macroeconomics
GEOG 2506
Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas
POLS 2100
International Relations
ELED 3200
Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Arkansas History
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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