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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Science Requirement 01
CHEM 1402 - Environmental Science
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Science Requirement 02
BIOL 2320/2120 - Science for Educators/Lab
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Science Requirement 03
BIOL 1305 - Living World/Lab
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Science Requirement 04
EDSP 4320 - Interdisciplinary Math and Science Stategies
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 66.67% coverage of science topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Forces, Waves, and Energy
- Space Systems
- 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:
- Forces, Waves, and Energy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Space Systems: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- 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
Download RecommendationsThemes: | Pedagogy | Life Science | Physical Science | Earth & Space Sciences | Engineering | ||||||||
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Topics (hover to see name): |
ACross-cutting Concepts |
BScientific and Engineering Practices |
CInterdependent Relationships in Ecosystems |
DInheritance and Variation of Traits |
EForces, Waves, and Energy |
FStructure and Properties of Matter |
GSpace Systems |
HEarth's Systems and Processes |
IEngineering Design |
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CHEM 1402Environmental Science |
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BIOL 2320/2120Science for Educators/Lab |
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BIOL 1305Living World/Lab |
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EDSP 4320Interdisciplinary Math and Science Stategies |
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Total Content Covered: 66.67% | |||||||||||||
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall: |