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Background information MSOR Connections is the quarterly newsletter of the Maths, Stats & OR Network. It is available internationally via the Network website and is distributed free of charge to those within UK Higher Education involved in the teaching, learning and assessment of Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research. It is published in February, May, August and November of each year and aims to promote, encourage, enhance and disseminate research, good practice and innovation in all aspects of the student learning experience within Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research wherever these may be taught in Higher Education.
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Volume 5 Number 1Current and Ongoing Activities / Michael Grove
Overview of current and ongoing activities of interest to the maths, stats and OR academic community..DDA Update: Sector Checklists from the NDT / -
The National Disability Team has developed a selection of checklists on disability related issues in..Diary / -
A selection of events, workshops and conferences of interest to the maths, stats and operational res..Do computer tools improve statistical literacy?: Design research i statistics education: On symbolizing and computer tools / Arthur Bakker
A summary of research conducted in the use of educational computer tools for improving statistical l..Employers’ appraisals tell you what they value in graduates / Pauline Kneale and Ian Hughes
Most employers use an appraisal system to develop, promote and perhaps reward staff. The criteria a..Have you seen this?...The Computer Algebra Based Learning and Evaluation (CABLE) system / Chris Sangwin
Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) are well established research tools for performing symbolic manipulat..Introduction and Contents / -
Introducing the changing style of MSOR Connections newsletter, and brief updates on: the Subject Ce..Mathematics teaching & learning and XML / Peter James Rowlett
The author's MSc dissertation project investigated the potential of dynamic Mathematical Markup Lang..Monthly series on Assessment in Maths / -
A summary of the latest articles published as part of the online maths caa series for Nov 2004, Dec ..National Teaching Fellowship update: Developing an open and flexible networked learning community at doctoral level across Europe / Brian Hudson
The National Teaching Fellowship award from the Higher Education Academy has enabled additional supp..Review of Mathcad 12 / Rob Beale
This latest version of the general purpose mathematics program which deals with formulae, text and g..Screening for Dyscalculia within HE / Nigel Beacham and Clare Trott
The Mathematics Learning Support Centre at Loughborough Univesity has developed a first line compute..Statistical Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics?...Mathematics and the Teaching of Statistics / John McColl and Neville Davies
Statistics is a discipline which makes heavy use of Mathematics. The success in statistics requires..Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ) / Flavia Jolliffe and Iddo Gal
Summary of the Nov 2004 Vol 3 No 2 publication, a special issue on reasoning about variability and v..Student Associate Scheme / Alison Hooper, Malcolm Clare and Elizzbeth Hughes
There are a number of schemes which introduce undergraduates to the school classroom and encourage t..Success in engineering mathematics...through maths support and changes to engineering maths lectures at Harper Adams / Sarah Parsons
The decline of mathematical ability on entry had resulted in high failure rates on engineering maths..Supporting OR – A new initiative / Ian Cooper and Warren Gilchrist
With Dr Ian Cooper joining the Maths, Stats & OR Network, we are hoping to co-ordinate and further d..Survey Data in Teaching Project (SDiT): Enhancing critical thinking and data numeracy / Louise Corti
The Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) of which the UK Data Archive is a service provider, is a..Teaching Statistics using Adopted Textbooks? / Yuzhi Cai
US University teaching experience brings the author to suggest that maybe academics should adopt com..Techno-mathematical Literacies / Phillip Kent, Arthur Bakker, Celia Hoyles and Richard Noss
What combination of mathematical, statistical and technological skills do people need in their work?..Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme / Sharon Herkes
An update from the Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme Jan 2005 newsletter. Departmental mailings have ..Update on CETLs / Michael Grove
On 27 Jan 2005, HEFCE announced the successful bidders for Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Lea..Workshop and conference reports: The DfES Annual Conference, 2nd Nov 2004, London / Chris Sangwin
The meeting opened with an introduction from Jane Williams, Director of Teaching and Learning at the..
