Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Gordon College

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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

    NSM 202 - The Scientific Enterprise

  2. Science Requirement 02

    NSM 220 - Human Biology, Health and Disease

  3. Science Requirement 03

    EDU 450 - Education Methods: Science and Health Elementary Education

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 44.44% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Scientific and Engineering Practices
  • Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
  • 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:

  • Scientific and Engineering Practices: PHY 125
  • Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: BIO 222
  • Space Systems: PHY 200
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: BIO 222
  • Engineering Design: PHY 125

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
NSM 202
The Scientific Enterprise
NSM 220
Human Biology, Health and Disease
EDU 450
Education Methods: Science and Health Elementary Education
Total Content Covered: 44.44%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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