Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Middle Tennessee State 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
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II
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Social Studies Requirement 02
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 03
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History
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Social Studies Requirement 05
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II
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Social Studies Requirement 06
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 84.62% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations
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:
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PS 1005
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: PS 1010
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1010
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1110
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Middle Tennessee State 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
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II
GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography
ECON 2420 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II
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 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
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
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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)
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The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
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Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
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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
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 1120
Survey World Civilization II
GEOG 2000
Introduction to Regional Geography
ECON 2420
Principles of Economics, Microeconomics
HIST 2030
Tennessee History
HIST 2050
Survey African American History II
ELED 3400
Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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