Innovations in Social Science Learning: The Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop

图森贫困实地研讨会模式为社会科学本科生创造了一种身临其境的方法论体验。它为学生提供适用于各种专业STEM职业的具体数据收集和分析技能。本科生将亲身体验数据收集和管理的挑战。这是一种面向本科生的基于课程的研究。该设计寻求利用课堂学习和独立研究之间可能的协同作用，教育工作者普遍认为这是STEM教育中的一种变革性方法。它通过在讲师提供的材料和学生实践经验之间建立直接的概念联系来做到这一点。在这种方法中，本科生以小组形式工作，使用他们创建的概念设计来分析他们收集的数据，提供数据和结果的个人所有权。这是一个被认为可以提升整体学习体验的过程。该项目的具体目标是创建一门方法更严谨的社会科学课程，并评估其1)在在校学生中的有效性，2)对学生STEM相关学习的影响，3)在其他大学学院和系内纳入类似沉浸式课程的可扩展性，以及4)是否可转移到其他机构。这类方法论课程最适合在当地提供机会开始整合整个学期的研究经验的当地实地考察地点。

The Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop Model creates an immersive methodological experience for undergraduates in the social sciences. It provides students with specific data collection and analytical skills applicable to a variety of professional STEM careers. Undergraduates will experience firsthand the challenges of data collection and management. This field workshop is a type of course-based research for undergraduates. The design seeks to draw on the possible synergy between classroom learning and independent research, broadly considered by educators to be a transformative approach within STEM education. It does this by creating direct conceptual linkages between materials presented by instructors and hands-on student experiences. In this approach, undergraduates work in small groups to analyze the data they collected using a conceptual design they created, providing personal ownership of both data as well as the results. This is a process that is believed to enhance the overall learning experience. The specific goal of this project is to create a more methodologically rigorous social science course and assess its 1) effectiveness among enrolled students, 2) impact on student STEM-related learning, 3) scalability for inclusion of similar immersive courses within other university colleges and departments, and 4) transferability to other institutions. This type of methodological coursework is best suited for local field sites that offer local opportunities to begin integrating semester-long research experiences.