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 108/L - Diversity of Organisms/Lab
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Science Requirement 02
GEOL 100 - Survey of Earth Science
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Science Requirement 03
PHYS 100 - Concepts of Physics
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Science Requirement 04
PHYS 101 - Elementary Astronomy
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Science Requirement 05
EDUC 461 - Methods of Teaching Science and Social Studies: Early Childhood/Elementary
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 66.67% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Scientific and Engineering Practices
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- 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:
- Scientific and Engineering Practices: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Structure and Properties of Matter: CHEM 100
- Structure and Properties of Matter: CHEM 121 & 121L
- 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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GEOL 100Survey of Earth Science |
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PHYS 100Concepts of Physics |
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PHYS 101Elementary Astronomy |
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BIOL 108/LDiversity of Organisms/Lab |
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EDUC 461Methods of Teaching Science and Social Studies: Early Childhood/Elementary |
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| Total Content Covered: 66.67% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |
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