Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Northwest Nazarene 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

  1. Social Studies Requirement 01

    HIST1070 - American History Survey

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    HIST1040 - The World and the West II

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    GEOG 1050 - Introduction to Geography

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    Use for Science

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    ECON 1050 - Analysis of Economic Issues

  6. Social Studies Requirement 06

    EDUC 4540 - Methods of Teaching Social Studies and Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 76.92% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Diverse Perspectives
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations

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:

  • Diverse Perspectives: CLTA 3180
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1010
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST1030

Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Civics Economics History Geography Culture &
Identity
Pedagogy
US History World History
Topics (hover to see name):

A

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)

F

Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)

G

Twentieth Century and Beyond

H

Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations

I

Twentieth Century and Beyond

J

Geographic Representations

K

Human-Environment Interactions

L

Diverse Perspectives

M

Cross-cutting Concepts

HIST1070
American History Survey
HIST1040
The World and the West II
GEOG 1050
Introduction to Geography
ECON 1050
Analysis of Economic Issues
EDUC 4540
Methods of Teaching Social Studies and Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom
Total Content Covered: 76.92%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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