Assessment of radiation learning in Physics-Two Course using the US Guidelines for nuclear engineer and technician careers
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
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.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.
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--49427
Authors: Raul Armendariz, Corey Stalerman, Tak Cheung, Sunil Dehipawala
Language: English
Subfield: Media Technology
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4404995429