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Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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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. Science Requirement 01

    BIOL 1004 - Biological Concepts with Lab

  2. Science Requirement 02

    CHEM 1004 - General Chemistry with Lab

  3. Science Requirement 03

    SCI 3114 - Biological Science For Elementary Teachers

  4. Science Requirement 04

    SCI 3214 - Physical Science For Elementary Teachers

  5. Science Requirement 05

    ELEM 4352 - Teaching Science in Elementary School

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 88.89% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Engineering Design

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:

  • Engineering Design: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis

Analysis of Content Covered by "Most Aligned" Set of Courses

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Pedagogy Life Science Physical Science Earth & Space Sciences Engineering
Topics (hover to see name):

A

Cross-cutting Concepts

B

Scientific and Engineering Practices

C

Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

D

Inheritance and Variation of Traits

E

Forces, Waves, and Energy

F

Structure and Properties of Matter

G

Space Systems

H

Earth's Systems and Processes

I

Engineering Design
BIOL 1004
Biological Concepts with Lab
CHEM 1004
General Chemistry with Lab
SCI 3114
Biological Science For Elementary Teachers
SCI 3214
Physical Science For Elementary Teachers
ELEM 4352
Teaching Science in Elementary School
Total Content Covered: 88.89%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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