Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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 2010 - United States to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 1110 - World History from Origins to 1400
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Social Studies Requirement 03
PSPS 1010 - American Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 04
ECON 1010 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 05
GEOG 1030 - World Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 06
EDUC 3520 - Social Studies Topics, Concepts and Perspectives
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Geographic Representations
- 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:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1120
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 1020
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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 2010 - United States to 1865
HIST 1110 - World History from Origins to 1400
PSPS 1010 - American Politics
ECON 1010 - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
GEOG 1030 - World Geography
EDUC 3520 - Social Studies Topics, Concepts and Perspectives
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 69.23% 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
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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
PSPS 1010
American Politics
ECON 1010
Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
HIST 2010
United States to 1865
HIST 1110
World History from Origins to 1400
GEOG 1030
World Geography
EDUC 3520
Social Studies Topics, Concepts and Perspectives
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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