Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Radford 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
EDUC 420 - Methods for Elementary Social Studies Instruction
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 102 - World History since 1500
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Social Studies Requirement 03
HIST 111 - U.S. History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 04
HIST 112 - U.S. History since 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 05
GEOG 103 - Introduction to Human Geography (GE)
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% coverage of social studies topics.
The topics still lacking coverage include:
- Diverse Perspectives
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- 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:
- Diverse Perspectives: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Economic Principles and Exchange: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- The Economy: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 101
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Radford 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
EDUC 420 - Methods for Elementary Social Studies Instruction
HIST 102 - World History since 1500
HIST 111 - U.S. History to 1865
HIST 112 - U.S. History since 1865
GEOG 103 - Introduction to Human Geography (GE)
How to Improve Content Coverage
Using the “Most Aligned” Set of Courses, current course requirements can address up to 61.54% 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
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
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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)
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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
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
EDUC 420
Methods for Elementary Social Studies Instruction
HIST 102
World History since 1500
HIST 111
U.S. History to 1865
HIST 112
U.S. History since 1865
GEOG 103
Introduction to Human Geography (GE)
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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