Investigative, Laboratory-based Courses for an Urban Community College

社会科学-其他(89)一个多学科的教师团队正在修改现有的社会科学基础课程，通过整合强调研究性的、基于推理的学习体验的模块，这些模块将在计算机实验室中实施。这些课程共同加强了昆士伯勒社区学院(QCC)学生，特别是师范教育学生基于科学和数学的学习体验，并成为进入更高级别课程的桥梁。课程正在修改，以使材料适合我们的学生。他们正在重新设计，以方便两年制大学生使用，但也具有挑战性。该项目正在修改心理学、经济学和社会学的基础课程。选择的课程是我们对大多数学生的核心要求的一部分，包括那些在我们的教师培训计划中的学生。在心理学方面，我们正在调整和纳入由美国国家科学基金会资助的Macalester学院心理学项目中开发的观察程序。此外，对理解对研究方法至关重要的简单统计结构至关重要的基本概念正在与由CyberGnostics公司执行的一个由国家科学基金会支持的项目的修改结合在一起(奖9950671，“可视化统计：在线入门课程”，这是一门通过Duxbury Press营销的基于网络的入门课程)。在社会学方面，我们正在将旧金山州立大学城市研究系正在开发的新材料纳入其中。项目主任还针对成绩较好的学生开发了一门跨学科的调查课程，以促进对社会、经济和心理世界观与这些学科的调查方法之间的关系的深入了解。正在以多层次的方法评估新材料的有效性，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。编制的材料还通过在纽约城市大学教师发展研讨会上的演讲、全纽约大学纪律委员会和纽约城市大学网络社区的资源进行传播。教员们正在展示研究结果并撰写文章，以便在特定学科的媒体上发表。

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.