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Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Louisiana Tech 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 101 - World History To 1500

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    ECON 215 - Fundamentals of Economics

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    HIST 360 - History of Louisiana

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    GEOG 205 - Cultural Geography

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    EDCI 426 - Early Childhood/Elementary Social Studies Methods

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 76.92% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Diverse Perspectives
  • 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
  • Diverse Perspectives: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 201

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 101
World History To 1500
ECON 215
Fundamentals of Economics
HIST 360
History of Louisiana
GEOG 205
Cultural Geography
EDCI 426
Early Childhood/Elementary Social Studies Methods
Total Content Covered: 76.92%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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