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Catalog Year: 2021-2022

Georgia Gwinnett College

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

  1. Social Studies Requirement 01

    GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography

  2. Social Studies Requirement 02

    HIST 2111 - U.S. History I

  3. Social Studies Requirement 03

    HIST 1112 - World History II

  4. Social Studies Requirement 04

    POLS 1101 - American Government

  5. Social Studies Requirement 05

    ECON 2100 - Introduction to Economics

  6. Social Studies Requirement 06

    EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts

  7. Social Studies Requirement 07

    ELED 3400A - Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education

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:

  • Geographic Representations
  • 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:

  • Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
  • US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 2112
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1111
  • Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1121

Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses

= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program

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Themes: Civics Economics History Geography Culture &
Identity
Pedagogy
US History World History
Topics (hover to see name):

A

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

L

Diverse Perspectives

M

Cross-cutting Concepts

GEOG 1101
Introduction to Human Geography
HIST 2111
U.S. History I
HIST 1112
World History II
POLS 1101
American Government
ECON 2100
Introduction to Economics
EDUC 2120
Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts
ELED 3400A
Curriculum and Instruction in Elementary Education
Total Content Covered: 76.92%
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:

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