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Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Drake 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

  1. Social Studies Requirement 01

    HIST 075 - US History to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    HIST 076 - US History Since 1877

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    SCSS 001 - Survey of Sociology

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    EDUC 128 - Teaching of Social Studies

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    POLS 075 - World Politics

  6. Social Studies Requirement 06

    HIST 021 - East Asia to 1600

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Geographic Representations
  • Human-Environment Interactions
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
  • Economic Principles and Exchange
  • The Economy

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:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 002
  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: INTD 085
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: LPS 100
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 065
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • The Economy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis

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

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Civics Economics History Geography Culture &
Identity
Pedagogy
US History World History
Topics (hover to see name):

A

Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws

B

Economic Principles and Exchange

C

The Economy

D

European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)

E

The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)

F

Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)

G

Twentieth Century and Beyond

H

Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations

I

Twentieth Century and Beyond

J

Geographic Representations

K

Human-Environment Interactions

L

Diverse Perspectives

M

Cross-cutting Concepts

HIST 075
US History to 1877
HIST 076
US History Since 1877
SCSS 001
Survey of Sociology
EDUC 128
Teaching of Social Studies
POLS 075
World Politics
HIST 021
East Asia to 1600
Total Content Covered: 53.85%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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