Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Upper Iowa 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
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIST 110 - American History to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 02
PS 100 - U.S. Government
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Social Studies Requirement 03
ENG 265 - African American Literature
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 245 - Global Women's Activism
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Social Studies Requirement 05
EDU 315 - Teaching Elementary Social Studies
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:
- Geographic Representations
- Human-Environment Interactions
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
- 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:
- Geographic Representations: GEOG 100
- Geographic Representations: GEOG 200
- Human-Environment Interactions: GEOG 200
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 160
- The Economy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 111
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 330
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 100
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Upper Iowa University
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 110 - American History to 1877
PS 100 - U.S. Government
ENG 265 - African American Literature
HIST 245 - Global Women's Activism
EDU 315 - Teaching Elementary Social Studies
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:
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
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
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Geographic Representations
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 110
American History to 1877
PS 100
U.S. Government
ENG 265
African American Literature
HIST 245
Global Women's Activism
EDU 315
Teaching Elementary Social Studies
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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