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Accuracy feedback in dynamic testing (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., & Elliott., J. (2009, December). Accuracy feedback in dynamic testing. Presented at 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Learning and Instruction, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Western influences upon post-Soviet Education. (2009)
Book Chapter
Elliott, J. (2009). Western influences upon post-Soviet Education. In M. Fleer, M. Hedegaard, & J. Tudge (Eds.), The World Yearbook of Education 2009: Childhood Studies and the Impact of Globalization: Policies and Practices at Global and Local Levels. Routledge

The Next Great Leap - From Official Data to Public Knowledge. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridgway, J., Nicholson, J., & McCusker, S. (2009, December). The Next Great Leap - From Official Data to Public Knowledge. Presented at International Association for Statistics Education Satellite conference: Next Steps in Statistics Education, Durban, SA

Many statistical agencies are attempting to inform citizens about the state of society, and current social changes. The literature on statistical literacy suggests that this might be an uphill struggle. Here, we use a press release from Ireland's Cen... Read More about The Next Great Leap - From Official Data to Public Knowledge..

Event-sequence time series analysis in ground-based gamma-ray astronomy. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
de Almeida, U. B., Chadwick, P., Daniel, M., Nolan, S., & McComb, L. (2009, December). Event-sequence time series analysis in ground-based gamma-ray astronomy. Presented at High energy gamma-ray astronomy: 4th International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy, Heidelberg

The recent, extreme episodes of variability detected from Blazars by the leading atmospheric Čerenkov experiments motivate the development and application of specialized statistical techniques that enable the study of this rich data set to its furthe... Read More about Event-sequence time series analysis in ground-based gamma-ray astronomy..

Educational Expansion and Meritocracy in Britain: a Boolean Analysis. (2009)
Book Chapter
Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2009). Educational Expansion and Meritocracy in Britain: a Boolean Analysis. In R. Becker, & A. Hadjar (Eds.), Expected and unexpected consequences of educational expansion in Europe and the US. Theoretical approaches and empirical findings in comparative perspective (167-177). Haupt

One Small Step for a Pupil - One Giant Leap for Citizens. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Nicholson, J., Ridgway, J., & McCusker, S. (2009, December). One Small Step for a Pupil - One Giant Leap for Citizens. Presented at International Association for Statistics Education Satellite conference., Durban, SA

OECD has launched its Global Project that aims to develop new measures of the nature and progress of societies and to increase the capability of citizens to understand and use this information. We contend that this needs to be accompanied by a develo... Read More about One Small Step for a Pupil - One Giant Leap for Citizens..