Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Goshen College

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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. Science Requirement 01

    Phys 215 NW - Climate Change

  2. Science Requirement 02

    Sust 340 - Field Experience in Environmental Education

  3. Science Requirement 03

    Educ 308 - Curriculum Studies: Science

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 33.33% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Scientific and Engineering Practices
  • Inheritance and Variation of Traits
  • Forces, Waves, and Energy
  • Structure and Properties of Matter
  • Space Systems
  • Engineering Design

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:

  • Scientific and Engineering Practices: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Inheritance and Variation of Traits: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Forces, Waves, and Energy: Core 160
  • Structure and Properties of Matter: Chem 103
  • Space Systems: Phys 154
  • Engineering Design: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis

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

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Pedagogy Life Science Physical Science Earth & Space Sciences Engineering
Topics (hover to see name):

A

Cross-cutting Concepts

B

Scientific and Engineering Practices

C

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

D

Inheritance and Variation of Traits

E

Forces, Waves, and Energy

F

Structure and Properties of Matter

G

Space Systems

H

Earth's Systems and Processes

I

Engineering Design
Phys 215 NW
Climate Change
Sust 340
Field Experience in Environmental Education
Educ 308
Curriculum Studies: Science
Total Content Covered: 33.33%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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