Investigative, Laboratory-based Courses for an Urban Community College

社会科学-其他（89）教师的多学科团队正在修改现有的社会科学基础课程，通过整合模块，强调调查，推理为基础的学习经验，将在计算机实验室实施。这些课程共同加强科学和数学为基础的学习经验皇后区社区学院（QCC）的学生，特别是教师教育的学生，并作为一个桥梁，以更高水平的课程。课程正在修改，以便材料适合我们的学生。他们正在重新设计，以方便，但具有挑战性的，为2年制大学生。该项目正在修改心理学、经济学和社会学的基础课程。所选课程是我们对大多数学生的核心要求的一部分，包括我们教师准备计划中的学生。在心理学方面，我们正在调整和整合在Macalester学院NSF资助的心理学项目中开发的观察程序。此外，理解简单的统计结构，是研究方法的核心是至关重要的基本概念，正在纳入从NSF支持的项目进行的CyberGnostics，公司（奖项9950671，“可视化统计：在线入门课程，”一个基于网络的入门课程，通过Duxbury出版社销售）的修改。在社会学方面，我们正在整合旧金山弗朗西斯科州立大学城市研究系正在开发的新材料。项目主任还正在开发一个跨学科的，调查性的课程，目标是更好地实现学生，以促进社会，经济和心理世界观之间的关系，并在这些学科的调查方法加深理解。正在以多层次的方式评估新教材的有效性，包括评估学生对概念的掌握情况、态度和自我效能的变化以及实施的广度。还通过在纽约市立大学教师发展研讨会、全纽约市立大学学科委员会上的介绍以及通过纽约市立大学网络社区的资源传播所编写的材料。教师们正在展示研究结果，并在特定学科的媒体上发表文章。

Social Sciences - Other (89) A multi-disciplinary team of faculty is modifying existing foundation courses in the social sciences, by integrating modules that emphasize investigative, reasoning-based learning experiences that will be implemented in a computer lab. These courses collectively strengthen science and mathematics based learning experiences for Queensborough Community College (QCC) students, especially teacher education students, and are serving as a bridge to higher level courses. Courses are being modified so that the material is appropriately tailored for our students. They are being redesigned to be accessible, yet challenging, for the 2-year college student. The project is modifying foundation courses in psychology, economics, and sociology. The courses selected are part of our core requirements for most students including those in our teacher preparation program. In psychology, we are adapting and incorporating observational procedures developed in an NSF-funded psychology project at Macalester College. Also, basic concepts crucial to understanding simple statistical constructs that are central to research methods are being incorporated with modifications from an NSF-supported project carried out by CyberGnostics, Incorporated (award 9950671, "Visualizing Statistics: An On-Line Introductory Course," a web-based introductory course marketed through Duxbury press). In sociology we are incorporating new materials being developed at San Francisco State University in the Urban Studies Department. The project directors are also developing an interdisciplinary, investigative course targeted for higher-achieving students in order to facilitate an heightened understanding of the relationship between the social, economic, and psychological worldviews and the methods of inquiry in these disciplines. The effectiveness of new materials is being evaluated in a multi-tiered approach, including an assessment of students' mastery of concepts, attitudinal and self-efficacy changes, and the breadth of implementation. The materials developed are also being disseminated through presentations at CUNY faculty development seminars, the CUNY-wide disciplinary councils and through the resources of the CUNY WEB-based community. Faculty are presenting findings and writing articles for publication in discipline-specific media.