Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Tennessee at Martin
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 201 - History of the United States I
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 202 - History of the United States II
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 122 - Development of World Civilization II
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Social Studies Requirement 04
GEOG 151 - Introduction to Regional Geography: North America, Europe and Russia
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Social Studies Requirement 05
POSC 220 - American Political Institutions and Policy
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Social Studies Requirement 06
SWRK 220 - Understanding Human Diversity and Oppressed Populations
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Social Studies Requirement 07
TCED 350 - Applied Social Studies and Language Arts
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 76.92% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- 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:
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 202
- The Economy: ECON 201
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 121
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Tennessee at Martin
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 201 - History of the United States I
HIST 202 - History of the United States II
HIST 122 - Development of World Civilization II
GEOG 151 - Introduction to Regional Geography: North America, Europe and Russia
POSC 220 - American Political Institutions and Policy
SWRK 220 - Understanding Human Diversity and Oppressed Populations
TCED 350 - Applied Social Studies and Language Arts
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 76.92% 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
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Political institutions, Participation, Rules, and Laws
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Economic Principles and Exchange
C
The Economy
D
European Exploration and Colonization (up to 1700)
E
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
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 201
History of the United States I
HIST 202
History of the United States II
HIST 122
Development of World Civilization II
GEOG 151
Introduction to Regional Geography: North America, Europe and Russia
POSC 220
American Political Institutions and Policy
SWRK 220
Understanding Human Diversity and Oppressed Populations
TCED 350
Applied Social Studies and Language Arts
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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