Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of West 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
POS 2041 - American Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 02
AMH 2010 - United States to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEA 2000 - Nations and Regions of the World
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Social Studies Requirement 04
SSE 4113 - Social Studies for Elementary Teachers
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% 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
- 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:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- The Economy: ECO 2013
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: AMH 2020
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of West 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
POS 2041 - American Politics
AMH 2010 - United States to 1877
GEA 2000 - Nations and Regions of the World
SSE 4113 - Social Studies for Elementary Teachers
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% 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
H
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
POS 2041
American Politics
AMH 2010
United States to 1877
GEA 2000
Nations and Regions of the World
SSE 4113
Social Studies for Elementary Teachers
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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