Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Central Florida
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
AMH 2010 - U.S. History: 1492-1877
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Social Studies Requirement 02
WOH 2012 - World Civilization I
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Social Studies Requirement 04
POS 2041 - American National Government
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Social Studies Requirement 05
SSE 3112 - Elementary Social Studies for Teaching
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Social Studies Requirement 06
SSE 3312 - Teaching Social Science in the Elementary School
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Social Studies Requirement 07
ANT 2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts
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Social Studies Requirement 08
GEO 3471 - World Political Geography
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:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
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:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond: EUH 2001
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond: WOH 2022
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECO 2023
- The Economy: ECO 2013
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: AMH 2020
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Central Florida
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
AMH 2010 - U.S. History: 1492-1877
WOH 2012 - World Civilization I
POS 2041 - American National Government
SSE 3112 - Elementary Social Studies for Teaching
SSE 3312 - Teaching Social Science in the Elementary School
ANT 2410 - Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts
GEO 3471 - World Political Geography
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
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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)
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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
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
AMH 2010
U.S. History: 1492-1877
WOH 2012
World Civilization I
POS 2041
American National Government
SSE 3112
Elementary Social Studies for Teaching
SSE 3312
Teaching Social Science in the Elementary School
ANT 2410
Cultural Anthropology: Global Perspectives, Local Contexts
GEO 3471
World Political Geography
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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