Catalog Year: 2020-2022

South College

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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

    BIO 1020/1021 - Principles of Biology I/Lab

  2. Science Requirement 02

    SCI 1011 - Earth and Space Science

  3. Science Requirement 03

    SCI 1601 - Introduction to Physical Science

  4. Science Requirement 04

    SCI 4020 - Science Concepts and Standards for the Child and Young Adolescent

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
BIO 1020/1021
Principles of Biology I/Lab
SCI 1011
Earth and Space Science
SCI 1601
Introduction to Physical Science
SCI 4020
Science Concepts and Standards for the Child and Young Adolescent
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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