Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Georgia Southern University
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
HIST 1111 - World History I: Development of World Civilization
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ANTH 1150 - Glob Pers Ant: People of World
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Social Studies Requirement 03
POLS 1101 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 2110 - U.S. A Comprehensive Survey
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ECON 1101 - Survey of Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 06
ELEM 4533 - Elementary Social Studies Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Geographic Representations
- Human-Environment Interactions
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:
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Human-Environment Interactions: GEOG 1130
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Georgia Southern University
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
HIST 1111 - World History I: Development of World Civilization
ANTH 1150 - Glob Pers Ant: People of World
POLS 1101 - American Government
HIST 2110 - U.S. A Comprehensive Survey
ECON 1101 - Survey of Economics
ELEM 4533 - Elementary Social Studies Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% 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
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The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
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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
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 1111
World History I: Development of World Civilization
ANTH 1150
Glob Pers Ant: People of World
POLS 1101
American Government
HIST 2110
U.S. A Comprehensive Survey
ECON 1101
Survey of Economics
ELEM 4533
Elementary Social Studies Methods
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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