Catalog Year: 2021-2022

University of Southern Mississippi

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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

    BSC 110/L - Principles of Biological Science I and Lab

  2. Science Requirement 02

    PHY 103/L - Introductory Physics and Lab

  3. Science Requirement 03

    SME 432 - Science for Elementary Teachers

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 77.78% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • 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:

  • Earth's Systems and Processes: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • 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

BSC 110/L
Principles of Biological Science I and Lab
PHY 103/L
Introductory Physics and Lab
SME 432
Science for Elementary Teachers
Total Content Covered: 77.78%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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