Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Eastern Oregon 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 101 - Intro to Biology

  2. Science Requirement 02

    GEOG 106 - Physical Geography

  3. Science Requirement 03

    SCI 101 - Intro to Physical Science Practices

  4. Science Requirement 04

    EDU 317 - Elementary Science Methods

  5. Science Requirement 05

    EDU 321 - Elementary STEM Methods

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:

  • Space Systems

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:

  • Space Systems: 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 101
Intro to Biology
GEOG 106
Physical Geography
SCI 101
Intro to Physical Science Practices
EDU 317
Elementary Science Methods
EDU 321
Elementary STEM Methods
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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