Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Kennesaw 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
ECON 1000 - Contemporary Economic Issues
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ASIA 1102 - Introduction to Asian Cultures
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Social Studies Requirement 03
POLS 1101 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 2111 - United States History to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 06
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 07
ECE 4403 - Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
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Social Studies Requirement 5
HIST 1100 - Introduction to World History
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Geographic Representations
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
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Kennesaw 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
ECON 1000 - Contemporary Economic Issues
ASIA 1102 - Introduction to Asian Cultures
POLS 1101 - American Government
HIST 2111 - United States History to 1877
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography
ECE 4403 - Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
HIST 1100 - Introduction to World History
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% 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
ECON 1000
Contemporary Economic Issues
ASIA 1102
Introduction to Asian Cultures
POLS 1101
American Government
HIST 2111
United States History to 1877
HIST 1100
Introduction to World History
GEOG 1101
Introduction to Human Geography
ECE 4403
Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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