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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

  1. Social Studies Requirement 01

    HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    ECON 104 - Current Economic Issues

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    EDEL 453 - Methods Teaching PK-8 Social Studies

  5. 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

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Civics Economics History Geography Culture &
Identity
Pedagogy
US History World History
Topics (hover to see name):

A

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

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
Total Content Covered: 69.23%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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