Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Fayetteville 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
GEOG 210 - Principles of Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 120 - World History Since 1600
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 211 - The United States to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 212 - The United States Since 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ELEM 402 - Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Education
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Diverse Perspectives
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- 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:
- Diverse Perspectives: SOCI 210
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLI 210
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 212
- The Economy: ECON 211
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 110
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Fayetteville 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
GEOG 210 - Principles of Geography
HIST 120 - World History Since 1600
HIST 211 - The United States to 1865
HIST 212 - The United States Since 1865
ELEM 402 - Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Education
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% 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
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
C
The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
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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
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
GEOG 210
Principles of Geography
HIST 120
World History Since 1600
HIST 211
The United States to 1865
HIST 212
The United States Since 1865
ELEM 402
Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Education
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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