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
ENVS 1401K - Environmental Science
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Science Requirement 02
ENVS 1402K - Plant Resources in the Environment
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Science Requirement 03
GEOL 2001 - Natural Resources and the Future of Energy
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Science Requirement 04
ISCI 2001 - Integrated Science I: Life/Earth Sciences
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Science Requirement 05
ISCI 2002 - Integrated Science II: The Physical Sciences
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Science Requirement 06
ECE 3606 - Science and Inquiry in Early Childhood Education
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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ENVS 1401KEnvironmental Science |
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ENVS 1402KPlant Resources in the Environment |
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GEOL 2001Natural Resources and the Future of Energy |
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ISCI 2001Integrated Science I: Life/Earth Sciences |
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ISCI 2002Integrated Science II: The Physical Sciences |
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ECE 3606Science and Inquiry in Early Childhood Education |
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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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