Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Ball 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 150 - The West in the World
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 201 - American History, 1492-1876
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 150 - Global Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 421 - American Indians in Colonial and U.S. History
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Social Studies Requirement 05
Use for Science
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Social Studies Requirement 06
SS 397 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- 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:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 130
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 432
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 116
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 201
- The Economy: ECON 116
- The Economy: ECON 309
- The Economy: ECON 310
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 151
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Ball 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 150 - The West in the World
HIST 201 - American History, 1492-1876
GEOG 150 - Global Geography
HIST 421 - American Indians in Colonial and U.S. History
Use for Science
SS 397 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% 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
HIST 201
American History, 1492-1876
GEOG 150
Global Geography
HIST 150
The West in the World
HIST 421
American Indians in Colonial and U.S. History
SS 397
Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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