Catalog Year: 2021-2022

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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

    BIOL-K 101 - Concepts of Biology I

  2. Science Requirement 02

    CHEM-C 101 - Elementary Chemistry 1

  3. Science Requirement 03

    EDUC Q200 - Introduction to Scientific Inquiry

  4. Science Requirement 04

    PHYS 20000 - Our Physical Enviroment

  5. Science Requirement 05

    EDUC E328 - Science in the Elementary Schools

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 66.67% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Space Systems
  • Earth's Systems and Processes
  • 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:

  • Space Systems: AST A105
  • Space Systems: AST-A 100
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: GEOG G107
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: GEOL G110
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: GEOL G135
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: GEOL-G 107
  • 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
BIOL-K 101
Concepts of Biology I
CHEM-C 101
Elementary Chemistry 1
EDUC Q200
Introduction to Scientific Inquiry
PHYS 20000
Our Physical Enviroment
EDUC E328
Science in the Elementary Schools
Total Content Covered: 66.67%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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