Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Texas Tech 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 2323 - World History Since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 02
GEOG 2351 - Regional Geography of the World
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 05
POLS 1301 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 06
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics
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Social Studies Requirement 07
HIST 2310 - History of Texas
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Social Studies Requirement 08
EDEL 4360 - Teaching Social Studies
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:
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- 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:
- Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- The Economy: ECO 2305
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1300
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 2322
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Texas Tech 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 2323 - World History Since 1500
GEOG 2351 - Regional Geography of the World
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877
POLS 1301 - American Government
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics
HIST 2310 - History of Texas
EDEL 4360 - Teaching Social Studies
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
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
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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 2323
World History Since 1500
GEOG 2351
Regional Geography of the World
HIST 2300
History of the United States to 1877
HIST 2301
History of the United States since 1877
POLS 1301
American Government
POLS 2306
Texas Politics and Topics
HIST 2310
History of Texas
EDEL 4360
Teaching Social Studies
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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