Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Midwestern State University
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 1353 - World Civilizations to 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 04
POLS 1333 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 05
POLS 1433 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 06
ECON 1333 - General Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 07
WGST 2503 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
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Social Studies Requirement 08
HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History 3
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Social Studies Requirement 09
SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies 3
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Social Studies Requirement 10
EDUC 4033 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School
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:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Geographic Representations
- Human-Environment Interactions
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 1453
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Midwestern State University
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 1353 - World Civilizations to 1500
HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865
HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865
POLS 1333 - American Government
POLS 1433 - American Government
ECON 1333 - General Economics
WGST 2503 - Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History 3
SOST 3003 - Concepts of Social Studies 3
EDUC 4033 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School
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
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The Economy
D
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
HIST 1353
World Civilizations to 1500
HIST 1133
Survey of American History to 1865
HIST 1233
Survey of American History since 1865
POLS 1333
American Government
POLS 1433
American Government
ECON 1333
General Economics
WGST 2503
Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
HIST 3003
Survey of Texas History 3
SOST 3003
Concepts of Social Studies 3
EDUC 4033
Teaching Social Studies in Elementary School
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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