Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Georgia State 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 2110 - Survey of United States History
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Social Studies Requirement 02
POLS 1101 - Introduction to American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GLOS/POLS 2401 - Global Issues
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Social Studies Requirement 04
AAS 1141/HIST 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ECE 3605 - Social Studies Methods in Early Childhood Education
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
- The Economy
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
- The Economy: ECON 2105
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Georgia State 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 2110 - Survey of United States History
POLS 1101 - Introduction to American Government
GLOS/POLS 2401 - Global Issues
AAS 1141/HIST 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865
ECE 3605 - Social Studies Methods in Early Childhood Education
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
B
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)
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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
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
ECE 3605
Social Studies Methods in Early Childhood Education
HIST 2110
Survey of United States History
POLS 1101
Introduction to American Government
GLOS/POLS 2401
Global Issues
AAS 1141/HIST 1141
Introduction to African and African American History to 1865
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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