Apologies for cross-posting. The ASLU 2009 Conference is just over a week
away. Cheques can be accepted on the day, but we'd be pleased to have
completed forms in advance.
Dear Colleague
Variety in Statistics Assessment some outcomes of the ViSA project
The ViSA project, funded by the Royal Statistical Society Centre of Statistical
Education, has gathered accounts of recent successful experiences in the
assessment of statistical learning in higher education from around the world.
Wiley will publish the best examples as a book, Assessment Methods in
Statistical Education: An International Perspective, which is edited by the
project leaders, Penny Bidgood, Neville Hunt and Flavia Jolliffe.
ASLU is pleased to dedicate this years conference to the ViSA project, with
speakers being some of the authors of this book. This year ASLUs 1-day
conference will be held at the Royal Statistical Society at 12 Errol Street,
London EC1 Y 8LX on Wednesday 20th May 2009. A draft programme and
reply slip are provided below.
Please forward the information to other colleagues. We look forward to seeing
you and your colleagues on 20th May at the Royal Statistical Society.
Penny Bidgood (Chair) Nasrollah Saebi (Vice Chair)
VARIETY IN STATISTICS ASSESSMENT
SOME OUTCOMES OF THE VISA PROJECT
Draft Programme
10.00-10.30 Registration and Coffee
10.30 11.10 'Learning, assessment and transferable skills
Peter Holmes (RSS Centre for Statistical Education)
11.10 11.50 Individualised computer-assisted assessment
Neil Spencer (University of Hertfordshire)
11.50 12.30 Assessment of undergraduate projects
Richard Gadsden (Loughborough University)
12.30 14.00 Lunch (Errol Street Basement)
14.00 14.40 Staged assessment: a small scale sample survey
Sidney Tyrrell (Coventry University)
14.40 15.20 Assessing for Success: An Evidence based approach that
promotes learning
Rosemary Snelgar and Moira Maguire (University of Westminster)
15.20 16.00 Assessment Strategies
Neville Davies (RSS Centre for Statistical Education)
16.00 Conference closes
ASLU 2009 VARIETY IN STATISTICS ASSESSMENT
SOME OUTCOMES OF THE VISA PROJECT
The cost of the event will be £40.00 to include lunch and refreshments. To
assist the planning of the event, those wishing to attend are asked to
complete and return the form below, together with a cheque made payable to
ASLU for the required amount. (ASLU is unable to accept other forms of
payment)
I will be attending the ASLU Conference on Wednesday, 20th May 2009.
Name
Affiliation
.
Address
.
Postcode:
.
Telephone
E-mail
.
Any dietary requirements
.
Please return by Friday 15th May 2009 to
Mrs J Francis, Finance Officer, Room 325, Faculty of CISM, Kingston
University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2EE
|