Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Northwestern Oklahoma 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

  1. Social Studies Requirement 02

    HIST 1483 - U.S. History to 1877

  2. Social Studies Requirement 03

    POLS 1113 - American Federal Government and Politics

  3. Social Studies Requirement 04

    HIST 1233 - Non-Western Civilizations

  4. Social Studies Requirement 05

    EDUC 4333 - Social Studies Methods

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:

  • Geographic Representations
  • Human-Environment Interactions
  • Economic Principles and Exchange
  • 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:

  • Geographic Representations: GEOG 1113
  • Human-Environment Interactions: GEOG 1113
  • Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1493

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 1483
U.S. History to 1877
POLS 1113
American Federal Government and Politics
HIST 1233
Non-Western Civilizations
EDUC 4333
Social Studies Methods
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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