Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Texas A&M University - Commerce
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 264 - A Nation Divided: American History
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 1301 - History of the United States through Reconstruction
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 1302 - History of the United States From Reconstruction
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Social Studies Requirement 04
PSCI 2305 - United States Government and Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 05
PSCI 2306 - Texas Government and Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 06
ECO 2302 - Principles of Micro Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 07
ELED 438 - Integrated Learning: Social Studies in Field-Based Settings
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
- Human-Environment Interactions
- 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:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Texas A&M University - Commerce
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 264 - A Nation Divided: American History
HIST 1301 - History of the United States through Reconstruction
HIST 1302 - History of the United States From Reconstruction
PSCI 2305 - United States Government and Politics
PSCI 2306 - Texas Government and Politics
ECO 2302 - Principles of Micro Economics
ELED 438 - Integrated Learning: Social Studies in Field-Based Settings
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
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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)
E
The American Revolution and Founding (1700s)
F
Growth and Expansion of the American Republic (up to 1900)
G
Twentieth Century and Beyond
H
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 264
A Nation Divided: American History
HIST 1301
History of the United States through Reconstruction
HIST 1302
History of the United States From Reconstruction
PSCI 2305
United States Government and Politics
PSCI 2306
Texas Government and Politics
ECO 2302
Principles of Micro Economics
ELED 438
Integrated Learning: Social Studies in Field-Based Settings
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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