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 335 - Environmental Science
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Science Requirement 02
SCI 211 - Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning
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Science Requirement 03
ECH 322 - Science Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 33.33% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Scientific and Engineering Practices
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- Forces, Waves, and Energy
- Structure and Properties of Matter
- Space Systems
- 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:
- Scientific and Engineering Practices: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: SCI 341
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: SCI 342
- Inheritance and Variation of Traits: SCI 441
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: SCI 231
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: SCI 232
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: SCI 331
- Structure and Properties of Matter: SCI 331
- Structure and Properties of Matter: SCI 337
- Space Systems: SCI 333
- 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 335Environmental Science |
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SCI 211Mathematical and Scientific Reasoning |
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ECH 322Science Methods |
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| Total Content Covered: 33.33% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |
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