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 1105K - Environmental Studies
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Science Requirement 02
ASTR 1010/L - Astronomy of the Solar System
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Science Requirement 03
GEOL 1131K - Geology & the Environment
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Science Requirement 04
ISCI 2001 - Life and Earth Sciences
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Science Requirement 05
ISCI 2002 - Integrated Physical Sciences
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Science Requirement 06
EDUC 4262 - Teach Cont & Proc: Sci Educ
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Science Requirement 07
Use for Social Studies
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 88.89% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- 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:
- 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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ASTR 1010/LAstronomy of the Solar System |
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GEOL 1131KGeology & the Environment |
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ISCI 2001Life and Earth Sciences |
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BIOL 1105KEnvironmental Studies |
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ISCI 2002Integrated Physical Sciences |
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EDUC 4262Teach Cont & Proc: Sci Educ |
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| Total Content Covered: 88.89% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |
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