Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Eastern Oregon 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
GEOG 105 - Cultural Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 02
POLS 101 - American National Gov’t
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 201 - US History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 04
EDU 415 - Elementary Social Science Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Geographic Representations
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- 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 112
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 201
- The Economy: ECON 202
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 202
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 111
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Eastern Oregon 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
GEOG 105 - Cultural Geography
POLS 101 - American National Gov’t
HIST 201 - US History to 1865
EDU 415 - Elementary Social Science Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% 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
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
C
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)
G
Twentieth Century and Beyond
H
Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
POLS 101
American National Gov’t
HIST 201
US History to 1865
EDU 415
Elementary Social Science Methods
GEOG 105
Cultural Geography
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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