Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Louisiana State University - Alexandria

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

    POLI 2051 - American Government

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    HIST 1001 - History of Western Civilization I

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    ECON 2010 - Principles of Macroeconomics

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    HIST 3071 - Louisiana History

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    GEOG 1001 - World Regional Geography

  6. Social Studies Requirement 06

    EDCI 3127 - Materials and Methods in Elementary Social Science

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:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Geographic Representations

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: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Geographic Representations: 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

POLI 2051
American Government
HIST 1001
History of Western Civilization I
ECON 2010
Principles of Macroeconomics
HIST 3071
Louisiana History
GEOG 1001
World Regional Geography
EDCI 3127
Materials and Methods in Elementary Social Science
Total Content Covered: 84.62%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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