Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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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

    BIOS 101 - General Biology

  2. Science Requirement 02

    CHEM 121 - General Chemistry

  3. Science Requirement 03

    PHYS 251 - General Physics

  4. Science Requirement 04

    ED 310 - Materials and Methods in Elementary Social Studies and Science

  5. Science Requirement 05

    EDST 401 - Foundations in STEM Education

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 66.67% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Space Systems
  • Earth's Systems and Processes
  • 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:

  • Space Systems: ASTR 105
  • Space Systems: ASTR 106
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: ES 200
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: GEOL 105
  • 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
BIOS 101
General Biology
CHEM 121
General Chemistry
PHYS 251
General Physics
ED 310
Materials and Methods in Elementary Social Studies and Science
EDST 401
Foundations in STEM Education
Total Content Covered: 66.67%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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