Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Purdue University Northwest
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 10500 - Survey Of Global History
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Social Studies Requirement 02
ECON 10100 - Survey Of Economics
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Social Studies Requirement 03
EAS 12000 - Introduction To Geography
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Social Studies Requirement 04
EDCI 36100 - Social Studies In The Elementary School
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Social Studies Requirement 05
HIST 37600 - History Of Indiana
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:
- Diverse Perspectives
- Political institutions, Participation, Rules and Laws
- 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: POL 10100
- Pre-Columbian and/or Ancient Civilizations: HIST 10200
Analysis of Content Covered with "Most Aligned" Set of Courses
Catalog Year: 2021-2022
Purdue University Northwest
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 10500 - Survey Of Global History
ECON 10100 - Survey Of Economics
EAS 12000 - Introduction To Geography
EDCI 36100 - Social Studies In The Elementary School
HIST 37600 - History Of Indiana
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
= Course is Currently Recommended or Required by Program
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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
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Twentieth Century and Beyond
J
Geographic Representations
K
Human-Environment Interactions
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Diverse Perspectives
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Cross-cutting Concepts
HIST 10500
Survey Of Global History
ECON 10100
Survey Of Economics
EAS 12000
Introduction To Geography
EDCI 36100
Social Studies In The Elementary School
HIST 37600
History Of Indiana
If a candidate takes the above courses, this is the topic coverage they would experience overall:
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