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Assessment of radiation learning in Physics-Two Course using the US Guidelines for nuclear engineer and technician careers

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2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Location

Farmingdale State College, NY, New York

Publication Date

October 25, 2024

Start Date

October 25, 2024

End Date

November 5, 2024

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 5

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Professional Papers

Page Count

8

DOI

10.18260/1-2--49427

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https://peer.asee.org/49427

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26

Paper Authors

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Raul Armendariz City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

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Associate professor of physics

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Corey Stalerman

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Physics instructor at Queensborough Community College.

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Tak Cheung

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Tak Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects.

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Sunil Dehipawala City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

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Sunil Dehipawala received his B.S. degree from University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and Ph.D from City University of New York. Currently, he is working as a faculty member at Queensborough Community College of CUNY.

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Abstract

The learning of radiation in terms of the radiation absorption law, radiation energy spectrum, muon examination of nuclear waste, etc., have been deployed in a standard Physics-Two course with students in a community college setting. The syllabus extension to include modern topics and radiation content is necessitated due to the offering of a radiation certificate program, a collaboration of our Community College with the Brookhaven National Lab Nuclear Education and Training Program. The radiation certificate program requires two radiation courses to be taught before the fundamental Physics-Two contents. The model-based pedagogy in Physics -Two was designed to complement the phenomenon-based pedagogy in the prior RAD-1 and RAD-2 courses. The Physics-Two syllabus was adjusted with simplification in topics such as acoustic oscillation, magnetic inductor, etc. to provide additional coverage for the contents in quantum modeling, radiation, absorption, muonic technology applications, etc. The grading and assessment pedagogy followed the standard practice, as summarized conveniently by the University of South Carolina (https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/cte/teaching_resources/grading_assessment_toolbox/what_is_grade/index.php). The assessment result showed that the learning of the modern topics was not affected by the simplification of the learning of sound and magnetism topics in classical physics. The skills described by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupation Outlook Handbooks for nuclear engineers and technicians were also evaluated. The nuclear engineer skills in analysis and logical thinking were compared to the nuclear technician skills in computer and critical thinking in the context of Bloom’s taxonomy. The recitation content relationship to job description on Indeed.com is discussed.

Armendariz, R., & Stalerman, C., & Cheung, T., & Dehipawala, S. (2024, October), Assessment of radiation learning in Physics-Two Course using the US Guidelines for nuclear engineer and technician careers Paper presented at 2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, Farmingdale State College, NY, New York. 10.18260/1-2--49427

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