Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Valley City 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
HIST 103 - United States to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 212 - World Civilizations since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 111 - Survey of Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
EDUC 320 - Social Studies in the Elementary School
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Social Studies Requirement 05
EDUC 283 - Understanding Cultural Diversity in Education
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:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
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:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 115
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 201
- The Economy: ECON 202
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 104
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Valley City 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
HIST 103 - United States to 1877
HIST 212 - World Civilizations since 1500
GEOG 111 - Survey of Geography
EDUC 320 - Social Studies in the Elementary School
EDUC 283 - Understanding Cultural Diversity in Education
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
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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The Economy
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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
HIST 212
World Civilizations since 1500
GEOG 111
Survey of Geography
EDUC 320
Social Studies in the Elementary School
EDUC 283
Understanding Cultural Diversity in Education
HIST 103
United States to 1877
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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