Abstracts, conference presentations, associated resources and the Conference Programme from the CETL MSOR Conference 2013, Next Steps held at Coventry University on 10/11 September are now available to download from the CETL MSOR 2013 page. Click here to access the files.
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DEWIS e-assessment formative questions available in mathcentre
DEWIS is a free-to-use open-source e-assessment web-based system developed at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE). It uses an algorithmic approach to the generation (with random parameters), automated marking and feedback of the questions, all within a server based system. It is used both for formative and summative assessment in a wide… Continue Reading
Welsh language Fact & Formulae leaftlets available in mathcentre
Three Welsh language Fact & Formulae leaflets have been made available in mathcentre in both print and onscreen versions. They are: Ffeithiau a Fformwlâu – Facts & Formulae Ffeithiau a Fformiwlâu Mecaneg – Mechanics Facts & Formulae Ffeithiau Tebygoleg ac Ystadegaeth, Fformiwlâu a Gwybodaeth – Probability and Statistics Facts, Formulae and Information The mathcentre leaflets… Continue Reading
sigma Network Annual Report 2012/13
The sigma Network has published an Annual Report detailing the activities of the Network and individual Hubs during the academic year 2012/13.
Building online maths assessments using Numbas – 04 July 2013
The North East and Yorkshire sigma Hub supported a workshop on 4th July 2013 on Numbas, a web-based e-assessment system developed by a team at Newcastle University. Free to use and open-source with a user-friendly interface (see https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/), Numbas allows the authoring of questions which include randomised content throughout and LaTeX rendering of mathematical notation.… Continue Reading
CETL-MSOR 2013 Call for Abstracts
You can still submit abstracts for the CETL-MSOR 2013 Next Steps Conference to be held at Coventry University on 10th to 11th September. Choose from a 20 minute presentation, 60 or 90 minute workshop or a poster. Abstracts should be submitted by Monday 17th June. See here for further details
Introduction to SPSS: Boot Camp – 12 June 2013
Wednesday 12th June 2013, at University Campus Suffolk Statistics and quantitative data analysis techniques are increasingly used in “non-mathematical” disciplines such as the social sciences and humanities, as well as in the STEM subjects. This places an increasing demand on tutors, lecturers and learning assistants who support students in this area, either through in-course tutorials or… Continue Reading
CETL-MSOR Conference 2013 – Call for Abstracts
CETL-MSOR Conference 2013- Next Steps will take place from Tuesday 10th to Wednesday 11th September 2013 at Coventry University. The aim of this conference is to promote, explore and disseminate emerging good practice and research findings in Mathematics and Statistics support, teaching, learning and assessment. It will explore ways in which learning and teaching in… Continue Reading
Publication of evaluation of mathematics support centres – a review of the literature
The report from the sigma funded project to complete a ltierature review to examine how maths support centres have been evaluated and reported in published papers has now been published. This was completed by Janette Mathews, Loughborough University working with Duncan Lawson, Coventry, and Tony Croft, Loughborough. The report can be accessed here Hard copies… Continue Reading
Discussion points from MSOR statistics session
Introduction from Maths and Stats Help (MASH) Sheffield Sheffield University currently has 8 statistics tutors, including myself. The majority are PhD students from either the statistics department or the School of Health and Related Research. Stats sessions are run every morning in term time and twice a week during holidays. We find that the majority… Continue Reading