Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Indiana University - Bloomington
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
ENG-L 364 - Native American Literature
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ECON-E 115 - Everyday Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST-H 105 - American History I
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST-H 106 - American History II
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Social Studies Requirement 05
GEOG-G 120 - Regions of the World
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Social Studies Requirement 06
HIST-H 101 - The World in 20th Century I
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Social Studies Requirement 07
EDUC-E 325 - Social Studies in Elementary Schools
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- 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:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST-H 205
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Indiana University - Bloomington
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
ENG-L 364 - Native American Literature
ECON-E 115 - Everyday Economics
HIST-H 105 - American History I
HIST-H 106 - American History II
GEOG-G 120 - Regions of the World
HIST-H 101 - The World in 20th Century I
EDUC-E 325 - Social Studies in Elementary Schools
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% 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
D
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
I
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
ENG-L 364
Native American Literature
ECON-E 115
Everyday Economics
HIST-H 105
American History I
HIST-H 106
American History II
GEOG-G 120
Regions of the World
HIST-H 101
The World in 20th Century I
EDUC-E 325
Social Studies in Elementary Schools
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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