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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Science Requirement 01
SCI 104 - Fundamentals of Environmental Biology
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Science Requirement 02
SCI 103 - Fundamentals of Earth and Space Science
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Science Requirement 03
ECED 310 - Science, Health, and Safety for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
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Science Requirement 04
ANTH 250 - Human Origins
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 66.67% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Forces, Waves, and Energy
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- 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:
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: SCI 101
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: SCI 105
- Structure and Properties of Matter: SCI 102
- Structure and Properties of Matter: SCI 105
- 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
Download Recommendations| Themes: | Pedagogy | Life Science | Physical Science | Earth & Space Sciences | Engineering | ||||||||
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| Topics (hover to see name): |
ACross-cutting Concepts |
BScientific and Engineering Practices |
CInterdependent Relationships in Ecosystems |
DInheritance and Variation of Traits |
EForces, Waves, and Energy |
FStructure and Properties of Matter |
GSpace Systems |
HEarth's Systems and Processes |
IEngineering Design |
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SCI 104Fundamentals of Environmental Biology |
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SCI 103Fundamentals of Earth and Space Science |
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ECED 310Science, Health, and Safety for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners |
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ANTH 250Human Origins |
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| Total Content Covered: 66.67% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |
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