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
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIST1070 - American History Survey
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST1040 - The World and the West II
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 1050 - Introduction to Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
Use for Science
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ECON 1050 - Analysis of Economic Issues
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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
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Northwest Nazarene 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
HIST1070 - American History Survey
HIST1040 - The World and the West II
GEOG 1050 - Introduction to Geography
Use for Science
ECON 1050 - Analysis of Economic Issues
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:
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
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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
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
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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