Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Great Basin College
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
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ECON 104 - Current Economic Issues
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
EDEL 453 - Methods Teaching PK-8 Social Studies
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Social Studies Requirement 05
PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Diverse Perspectives
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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: ANTH 101
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 102
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Great Basin College
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
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
ECON 104 - Current Economic Issues
GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
EDEL 453 - Methods Teaching PK-8 Social Studies
PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% 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
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
E
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
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 101
U.S. History to 1877
ECON 104
Current Economic Issues
GEOG 106
Introduction to Cultural Geography
EDEL 453
Methods Teaching PK-8 Social Studies
PSC 101
Introduction to American Politics
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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