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
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Social Studies Requirement 01
HIST 1005 - World History to 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 02
GEOG 1003 - Human Geography: Africa and Asia
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Social Studies Requirement 03
ECON 2030 - Economic Principles
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 3071 - Louisiana
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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
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Louisiana State 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 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
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:
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
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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 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
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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