Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Louisiana State 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 1005 - World History to 1500

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    GEOG 1003 - Human Geography: Africa and Asia

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    ECON 2030 - Economic Principles

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    HIST 3071 - Louisiana

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    EDCI 3127 - Curriculum Disciplines: Social Studies

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
  • 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:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLI 2051

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 1005
World History to 1500
GEOG 1003
Human Geography: Africa and Asia
ECON 2030
Economic Principles
HIST 3071
Louisiana
EDCI 3127
Curriculum Disciplines: Social Studies
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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