Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

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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

    GEOL 1303 - Essentials of Geology

  2. Science Requirement 02

    PHYS 1304 - Introduction to Astronomy: Solar System

  3. Science Requirement 03

    SMTE 3315 - Foundational Approaches to the Physical Sciences

  4. Science Requirement 04

    SMTE 3316 - Foundational Approaches to the Life Sciences

  5. Science Requirement 05

    BIEM 4356 - Content Area Studies in the Bilingual Curriculum

How to Improve Content Coverage

Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 77.78% coverage of science topics.

The topics still lacking coverage include:

  • Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
  • 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:

  • Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: BIOL 1308
  • Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: BIOL 1406
  • 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
GEOL 1303
Essentials of Geology
PHYS 1304
Introduction to Astronomy: Solar System
SMTE 3315
Foundational Approaches to the Physical Sciences
SMTE 3316
Foundational Approaches to the Life Sciences
BIEM 4356
Content Area Studies in the Bilingual Curriculum
Total Content Covered: 77.78%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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