Catalog Year: 2019-2021
Mississippi Valley 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
HI 101 - World History I
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HI 215 - African-American History
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GO 201 - Fundamentals of Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
PS 201 - American National Government
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ED 404 - Teaching Social Science
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
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
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: HI 102
- Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- The Economy: BS 211
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2019-2021
Mississippi Valley 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
HI 101 - World History I
HI 215 - African-American History
GO 201 - Fundamentals of Geography
PS 201 - American National Government
ED 404 - Teaching Social Science
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:
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
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
HI 101
World History I
HI 215
African-American History
GO 201
Fundamentals of Geography
PS 201
American National Government
ED 404
Teaching Social Science
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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