Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Gannon 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
LHST 111 - History Without Borders
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ENGL 334 - American Literature after 1945
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Social Studies Requirement 03
BCOR 111 - Principles of Microeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 04
ECED 307 - Concepts/Methods: Social Studies
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Social Studies Requirement 05
BIOL 103 - Environmental Issues
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 38.46% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Geographic Representations
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- The Economy
- European Exploration and Colonization
- The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
- Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
- 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:
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLI 111
- The Economy: BCOR 112
- European Exploration and Colonization: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- The American Revolution and Founding (1700s): No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900): No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 110
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Gannon 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
LHST 111 - History Without Borders
ENGL 334 - American Literature after 1945
BCOR 111 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECED 307 - Concepts/Methods: Social Studies
BIOL 103 - Environmental Issues
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 38.46% 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
B
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
I
Twentieth Century and Beyond
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Geographic Representations
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
LHST 111
History Without Borders
ENGL 334
American Literature after 1945
BCOR 111
Principles of Microeconomics
ECED 307
Concepts/Methods: Social Studies
BIOL 103
Environmental Issues
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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