Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
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 2753 - United States History I
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Social Studies Requirement 02
POLS 2753 - American National Government
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Social Studies Requirement 03
ECON 2803 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 04
GEOG 2753 - World Regional Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 05
HIST 1123 - Civilizations of the World to 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 06
HIST 1133 - Civilizations of the World since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 07
HIST 4153 - History of Arkansas
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Social Studies Requirement 08
EDUC 4203 - Social Studies Curriculum,
Instruction, and Assessment
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
- Economic Principles and Exchange
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: ANTH 2803
- Diverse Perspectives: DVST 2003
- Diverse Perspectives: SOCI 2753
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2813
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
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 2753 - United States History I
POLS 2753 - American National Government
ECON 2803 - Principles of Macroeconomics
GEOG 2753 - World Regional Geography
HIST 1123 - Civilizations of the World to 1500
HIST 1133 - Civilizations of the World since 1500
HIST 4153 - History of Arkansas
EDUC 4203 - Social Studies Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
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
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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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
I
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
ECON 2803
Principles of Macroeconomics
HIST 2753
United States History I
POLS 2753
American National Government
GEOG 2753
World Regional Geography
HIST 1123
Civilizations of the World to 1500
HIST 1133
Civilizations of the World since 1500
HIST 4153
History of Arkansas
EDUC 4203
Social Studies Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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