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Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Louisiana State University - Alexandria

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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 1001 & 1003 - General Biology I and Lab

  2. Science Requirement 02

    BIOL 1002 & 1004 - General Biology II and Lab

  3. Science Requirement 03

    PHSC 1003 - Physical Science Laboratory

  4. Science Requirement 04

    PHSC 1001 - Physical Science I

  5. Science Requirement 05

    PHSC 1002 - Physical Science II

  6. Science Requirement 06

    EDCI 3125 - Materials and Methods in Elementary Science

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 88.89% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • 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:

  • 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 1001 & 1003
General Biology I and Lab
BIOL 1002 & 1004
General Biology II and Lab
PHSC 1003
Physical Science Laboratory
PHSC 1001
Physical Science I
PHSC 1002
Physical Science II
EDCI 3125
Materials and Methods in Elementary Science
Total Content Covered: 88.89%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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