Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Northern Iowa
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 1023 - History of the United States
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ECON 1031 - Introduction to Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 1110 (970:040) - World Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HUM 1021 - Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds
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Social Studies Requirement 05
HUM 1023 - Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present
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Social Studies Requirement 06
HUM 3124 - China
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Social Studies Requirement 07
ELEMECML 3164 (210:164) - Teaching Elementary School Social Studies
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
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: POL AMER 1014 (942:014)
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POL GEN 1020
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POL INTL 1024 (943:024)
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Northern Iowa
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 1023 - History of the United States
ECON 1031 - Introduction to Economics
GEOG 1110 (970:040) - World Geography
HUM 1021 - Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds
HUM 1023 - Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present
HUM 3124 - China
ELEMECML 3164 (210:164) - Teaching Elementary School Social Studies
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% 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
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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
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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 1023
History of the United States
ECON 1031
Introduction to Economics
GEOG 1110 (970:040)
World Geography
HUM 1021
Humanities I: The Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Worlds
HUM 1023
Humanities III: The Age of Revolution to the Present
HUM 3124
China
ELEMECML 3164 (210:164)
Teaching Elementary School Social Studies
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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