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Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Middle Tennessee State 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 1030/1031 - Exploring Life

  2. Science Requirement 02

    PSCI 1030/1031 - Topics in Physical Science

  3. Science Requirement 03

    BIOL 3000 - Life Science for Elementary Teachers

  4. Science Requirement 04

    PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science

  5. Science Requirement 05

    ELED 3400 - Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy

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 1030/1031
Exploring Life
PSCI 1030/1031
Topics in Physical Science
BIOL 3000
Life Science for Elementary Teachers
PSCI 4030
Experimental Physical Science
ELED 3400
Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy
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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