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
PSC 1121 - Physical Science
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Science Requirement 02
BSC 1005 - Biological Principles
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Science Requirement 03
SCE 3053 - Elementary Science for Teaching
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Science Requirement 04
SCE 3310 - Teaching Science in Elementary School
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:
- Space Systems
- 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:
- Space Systems: AST 2002
- Earth's Systems and Processes: BSC 2010C
- Earth's Systems and Processes: EVR 1001
- Earth's Systems and Processes: GEO 1200
- Earth's Systems and Processes: GEO 2370
- Earth's Systems and Processes: GLY 1030
- Earth's Systems and Processes: GLY 2038
- Earth's Systems and Processes: MET 2104
- Earth's Systems and Processes: PHY 1038
- 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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PSC 1121Physical Science |
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BSC 1005Biological Principles |
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SCE 3053Elementary Science for Teaching |
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SCE 3310Teaching Science in Elementary School |
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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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