Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Belmont 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
HIS 1020 - World History Since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIS 2010 - The American Experience to Reconstruction
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIS 4260 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
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Social Studies Requirement 04
ECO 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 05
PSC 1210 - American Government
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
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:
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECO 2220
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIS 2020
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Belmont 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
HIS 1020 - World History Since 1500
HIS 2010 - The American Experience to Reconstruction
HIS 4260 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
ECO 2210 - Principles of Macroeconomics
PSC 1210 - American Government
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 84.62% 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
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
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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
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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
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIS 1020
World History Since 1500
HIS 2010
The American Experience to Reconstruction
HIS 4260
Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
ECO 2210
Principles of Macroeconomics
PSC 1210
American Government
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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