Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Tennessee Wesleyan 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

    BIO 110/111 - Fundamentals of Biology and laboratory

  2. Science Requirement 02

    CHE 110/111 - Introduction to Chemistry with Laboratory

  3. Science Requirement 03

    EDU 410 - Social Studies and Science in Grades PreK-5

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 44.44% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Scientific and Engineering Practices
  • Forces, Waves, and Energy
  • Space Systems
  • Earth's Systems and Processes
  • 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:

  • Scientific and Engineering Practices: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Forces, Waves, and Energy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Space Systems: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: BIO 118
  • Earth's Systems and Processes: ENV 150
  • 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 110/111
Fundamentals of Biology and laboratory
CHE 110/111
Introduction to Chemistry with Laboratory
EDU 410
Social Studies and Science in Grades PreK-5
Total Content Covered: 44.44%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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