Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Shawnee 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
ECON 1103 - Foundations of Political Economy
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Social Studies Requirement 02
GEOG 1125 - World Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 1330 - American History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 04
SOSC 1110 - Foundations of Social Science
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Social Studies Requirement 05
EDEC 4426 - Teaching Developmental Language Arts and Social Studies in Early Childhood with field
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Social Studies Requirement 06
HUMA 2226 - Studies in American Cultural History and Literature
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Social Studies Requirement 07
HIST 3432 - Gandhi and Modern India
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- 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:
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1340
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 3350
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 2223
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 2430
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Shawnee 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
ECON 1103 - Foundations of Political Economy
GEOG 1125 - World Geography
HIST 1330 - American History to 1865
SOSC 1110 - Foundations of Social Science
EDEC 4426 - Teaching Developmental Language Arts and Social Studies in Early Childhood with field
HUMA 2226 - Studies in American Cultural History and Literature
HIST 3432 - Gandhi and Modern India
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% 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
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
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
ECON 1103
Foundations of Political Economy
GEOG 1125
World Geography
HIST 1330
American History to 1865
SOSC 1110
Foundations of Social Science
EDEC 4426
Teaching Developmental Language Arts and Social Studies in Early Childhood with field
HUMA 2226
Studies in American Cultural History and Literature
HIST 3432
Gandhi and Modern India
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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