Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Bridgewater 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
GEOG 151 - Human Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 221 - United States History and Constitutions to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 222 - United States History and Constitutions since 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ELED 344 - Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
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Social Studies Requirement 06
HIST 131 - World History to 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 07
HIST 132 - World History since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 08
POLI 172 - Introduction to American Government
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% 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
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Bridgewater 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
GEOG 151 - Human Geography
ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
HIST 221 - United States History and Constitutions to 1865
HIST 222 - United States History and Constitutions since 1865
ELED 344 - Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
HIST 131 - World History to 1500
HIST 132 - World History since 1500
POLI 172 - Introduction to American Government
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 92.31% 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
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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
GEOG 151
Human Geography
ECON 101
Principles of Microeconomics
HIST 221
United States History and Constitutions to 1865
HIST 222
United States History and Constitutions since 1865
ELED 344
Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom
HIST 131
World History to 1500
HIST 132
World History since 1500
POLI 172
Introduction to American Government
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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