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We accept article submission at any point during the year and priority for publication is based on the submission date.  Indicative MSOR Connections submission deadlines are:

MSOR Connections Nov 2009 - deadline 1 Sep 2009
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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.

Submissions are always welcomed. For more information on submitting an article , please read the MSOR Connections Author Guidelines or email the editors at: editors[at]mathstore.ac.uk.

We have put together a new articles database. This is a complete version.
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Volume 6 Number 4

Assess for Less / Trevor O. Hawkes
The routine marking of 100s of scripts is a laborious and soul-destroying activity; the sort of thin..

BMC 2007 / Niels Jacob
BMC 2007 is the 59th British Mathematical Colloquium on 16-19 April 2007 at Swansea University…..

Case Study: Utilising Learning Journals in Mathematics Assessment / Michael Lanigan
The ‘WIT Certificate in Foundation Studies’, accredited by the Further Education and Training Aw..

Diary / -
Diary of event, conferences and workshops (Dec 2006, Jan 2007)of interest to the mathematics, statis..

Give us a Break - the Day Break Courses 2006-2007 / Vic Barnett and Bradley Payne
The fourth phase of the HEA MSOR Network Day Break oneday courses took place across the country in 2..

How Does Anxiety Influence Maths Performance and What Can We do About It? / David Sheffield and Thomas Hunt
Maths anxiety has been the focus of much psychological and educational research in the past few year..

Increasing the Supply of Mathematical Sciences Graduates - A Community-wide Programme of Activity / Michael Grove and Duncan Lawson
In August 2006 the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) approved funding for a £3.3..

Introducing the SIGMA Mathematics Support Research Programme / Peter Samuels
Following on from my article in the last Newsletter, which introduced mathematics support research i..

Introduction and Contents / -
Welcome to the Nov 2006 issue of MSOR Connections, the newsletter of the Maths, Stats & OR Networkâ€..

Making Mathematics Teaching Inclusive - Access for Disabled Students to Symbolic Languages in Electronic Media / Martyn Cooper
This article considers a range of interconnected issues that impinge on the teaching and learning of..

Maths, Stats & OR Network, mathematics, statistics, operational research, MSOR Connections Nov 2006 newsletter, teaching, learning, induction course, lecturers, CETL-MSOR 2006 conference, UMTC 2006-12 / Michael Grove
A outline of events and activities of interest to the UK HE maths, stats and operational research te..

SIGMA - Developing a statistical edge / Richard J. Gadsden; Karen L. Smith and Rosie Cornish
SIGMA, the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the Universities of Coventry and Loughb..

Supporting Students with Disabilities Series: An Introduction; Disability Legislation Update / Emma Jane Wright and Peter James Rowlett
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 and amendments such as SENDA require teaching and learn..

The Assessment of Undergraduate Mathematicians: Recrafting Assessment of Learning to Provide Opportunities for Assessment as Learning / Hilary Povey and Corinne Angier
The article originally appeared in the Proceedings of 30th Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)..

The Set Awards, 2006 / David S.G. Stirling
The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards are described as the most important..

What sort of Pedagogic Theory do we need for Teaching Mathematics In Higher Education? / William Cox
In the training of new lecturers for their teaching the question arises as to the extent to which ed..





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