Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Defiance 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 201 - U.S. History to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    ECON 201 - Microeconomics

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    EDUC 218 - Social Studies Content for Elementary Level Learners

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    EDUC 244 - Social Studies Content for Middle Level Learners

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    EDUC 366 - Math, Social Studies, and Science Methods for Elementary Level Learners

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 38.46% coverage of social studies topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond
  • Geographic Representations
  • Human-Environment Interactions
  • Diverse Perspectives
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
  • 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:

  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 204
  • World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 205
  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Diverse Perspectives: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • The Economy: ECON 205
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 202
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 207

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 201
U.S. History to 1877
ECON 201
Microeconomics
EDUC 218
Social Studies Content for Elementary Level Learners
EDUC 244
Social Studies Content for Middle Level Learners
EDUC 366
Math, Social Studies, and Science Methods for Elementary Level Learners
Total Content Covered: 38.46%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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