Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Utah Valley 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 2700 - US History to 1877
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Social Studies Requirement 02
CINE 217G/COMM 217G/ENGL 217G - Race Class and Gender in US Cinema
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Social Studies Requirement 03
GEOG 130G - Survey of World Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
EDEL 4530 - Elementary Social Studies Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- World History - 20th Century and Beyond
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- Economic Principles and Exchange
- The Economy
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond
- 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: HIST 151G
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1000
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1010
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: POLS 1100
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 1010
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2010
- Economic Principles and Exchange: ECON 2020
- The Economy: ECON 1010
- The Economy: ECON 2010
- The Economy: ECON 2020
- The Economy: HIST 1740
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1700/170H
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 2710
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1500
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Utah Valley 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 2700 - US History to 1877
CINE 217G/COMM 217G/ENGL 217G - Race Class and Gender in US Cinema
GEOG 130G - Survey of World Geography
EDEL 4530 - Elementary Social Studies Methods
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 53.85% 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
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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 2700
US History to 1877
CINE 217G/COMM 217G/ENGL 217G
Race Class and Gender in US Cinema
GEOG 130G
Survey of World Geography
EDEL 4530
Elementary Social Studies Methods
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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