Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Middle Georgia State 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
SSCI 1009/HUMN 1009 - Perspectives on Global Cultures
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Social Studies Requirement 02
HIST 2111 - United States History to 1865
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Social Studies Requirement 03
POLS 1101 - American Government
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Social Studies Requirement 04
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 05
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics
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Social Studies Requirement 06
ESE 3800 - Social Studies: Designing Interdisciplinary Curriculum
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:
- Geographic Representations
- 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:
- Geographic Representations: No applicable courses found in NCTQ's analysis
- The Economy: ECON 2105
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1006
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 1007
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: HIST 2112
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: SOCI 1160
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: SSCI 1003
- US History - 20th Century and Beyond: SSCI 1004
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1111
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 1190
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Middle Georgia State 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
SSCI 1009/HUMN 1009 - Perspectives on Global Cultures
HIST 2111 - United States History to 1865
POLS 1101 - American Government
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics
ESE 3800 - Social Studies: Designing Interdisciplinary Curriculum
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
= 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
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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
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Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
ESE 3800
Social Studies: Designing Interdisciplinary Curriculum
SSCI 1009/HUMN 1009
Perspectives on Global Cultures
HIST 2111
United States History to 1865
POLS 1101
American Government
GEOG 1101
Introduction to Human Geography
ECON 2106
Principles of Microeconomics
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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