Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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 2321 - World History I
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 1301 - U.S. History I
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 2328 - Mexican American History II
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Social Studies Requirement 04
POLS 2305 - U.S. Federal Government & Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 05
POLS 2306 - Texas Government & Politics
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Social Studies Requirement 06
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 07
HIST 3333 - Texas History
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Social Studies Requirement 08
EDCI 3335 - Teaching Social Studies to Elementary Students
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
- Economic Principles and Exchange
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 2322
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Human-Environment Interactions: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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 2321 - World History I
HIST 1301 - U.S. History I
HIST 2328 - Mexican American History II
POLS 2305 - U.S. Federal Government & Politics
POLS 2306 - Texas Government & Politics
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics
HIST 3333 - Texas History
EDCI 3335 - Teaching Social Studies to Elementary Students
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
B
Economic Principles and Exchange
C
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
I
Twentieth Century and Beyond
J
Geographic Representations
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
M
Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 2321
World History I
HIST 1301
U.S. History I
HIST 2328
Mexican American History II
POLS 2305
U.S. Federal Government & Politics
POLS 2306
Texas Government & Politics
ECON 2301
Principles of Macroeconomics
HIST 3333
Texas History
EDCI 3335
Teaching Social Studies to Elementary Students
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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