Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Saint Francis 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 - General Biology

  2. Science Requirement 02

    CHEM 105 - Chemistry in the Community

  3. Science Requirement 03

    PHYS 101 - Physical Science

  4. Science Requirement 04

    EDUC 432 - Early Childhood Methods I

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:

  • 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:

  • 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

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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
General Biology
CHEM 105
Chemistry in the Community
PHYS 101
Physical Science
EDUC 432
Early Childhood Methods I
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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