Selected Publications
This page lists selected publications, ordered by year of publication.
2012
Public disorder in UK 2011 ….. lessons to be learnt?
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
in press – to appear in Teaching Citizenship
Using Mashups to Provoke Data Exploration and Debate
Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson & Sean McCusker
Proceedings of the IAOS Conference 2012
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THE SEMANTIC WEB DEMANDS ‘NEW’ STATISTICS
Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson, and Sean McCusker
Proceedings of the IASE Roundtable 2012
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GETTING REAL STATISTICS INTO ALL CURRICULUM SUBJECT AREAS
– CAN TECHNOLOGY MAKE THIS A REALITY?
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
Proceedings of the IASE Roundtable 2012
2011
Visualise, then conceptualise
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
Social Science Teacher 40(3) 8-13
Enhancing statistical literacy – multivariate thinking in precollege social sciences course
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
Proceedings of ISI 2011
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What happens if non-overlapping universes collide
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
Presentation at IASE / ISI Satellite 2011
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Statistical Literacy, Globalisation, and the Internet
Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson & Sean McCusker
Proceedings of ISI 2011
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2010
Statistics assessment: the good, the bad and the ugly
Sean McCusker , Jim Ridgway and James Nicholson
Proceedings of ICOTS 8
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Luring non-quantitative majors into advanced statistical reasoning (and luring statistics educators into real statistics)
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
Proceedings of ICOTS 8
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Pupils reasoning with information and misinformation
Jim Ridgway and James Nicholson
Proceedings of ICOTS 8
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2009
The Next Great Leap – from Official Data to Public Knowledge
Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson & Sean McCusker
Proceedings of the IASE /ISI Satellite, 2009
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One small step for a pupil – One giant leap for citizens
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway and Sean McCusker
Proceedings of the IASE /ISI Satellite, 2009
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2008
Alcohol and a Mash-up: Assessing Student Understanding
Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker & James Nicholson
EARLI SIG Berlin 2008
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Mapping New Statistical Iliteracies and Literacies
Ridgway, J., Nicholson, J., and McCusker, S.
ICME 2008 Monterrey, Mexico
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Reconceptualising 'Statistics' and 'Education'
Ridgway, J., Nicholson, J., and McCusker, S.
In C. Batanero (ed.). Statistics Education in School Mathematics: Challenges for Teaching and Teacher Education. Springer. 2008
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2007
Embedding Statistical Assessment Within Cross-Curricular Materials
Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson & Sean McCusker
IASE /ISI Satellite, 2007
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Engaging Citizens in Reasoning with Evidence
Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker & James Nicholson
ISI 2007
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Using multivariate data as a focus for multiple curriculum perspectives at secondary level
Jim Ridgway, James Nicholson & Sean McCusker
ISI 2007
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2006
Reasoning with Evidence - Developing Curriculum
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker
ICOTS-7, 2006
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Reasoning with Evidence - New opportunities in Assessment
James Nicholson, Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker
ICOTS-7, 2006
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Reasoning With Evidence – Development of a Scale
Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker and James Nicholson
IAEA 2006
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2004
Uncovering and Developing Student Statistical Competences via New Interfaces
Jim Ridgway, Sean McCusker, James Nicholson
Proceedings of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) Roundtable on "Curricular Development in Statistics Education", Lund, Sweden 2004
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2000
Differences in Mathematical and Statistical Thinking: Interpretation and Uncertainty – a discussion paper.
Nicholson, J. R. & Mulhern, G.
Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference 24,
Hiroshima, Japan. 2000
Other Publications
2007
What do A' Level statistics papers assess?
An analysis of 11 exemplar questions on statistics examinations used to select students for university places in the UK.
2006
Students’ perception of using blogs as a tool for reflection and communication
Kan-Kan Chan & Jim Ridgway
ALT-C 2006
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A Learning Integrated Assessment System
M. Birenbaum, K. Breuer; E. Cascallar, F. Dochy, Y.Dori, J. Ridgway, R.
Wieseme. Editors: R. Wiesemes, G. Nickmans
Educational Research Review Volume 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-67
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2005
Blog: a tool for reflective practice in teacher education?
Kan-Kan Chan & Jim Ridgway
EISTA 2005
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2003
Standard Setting via the Fat Anchor
James Ridgway
IAEA 2003
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2002
The Connected Mathematics Curriculum : Intentions, Experiences and Performance
Judith S. Zawojewski, James Ridgway, Mark N. Hoover, Diana V. Lambdin
In Sharon L. Senk & Denisse R. Thompson (Eds.), Standards oriented school mathematics curricula: What does the research say about student outcomes? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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2001
Assessing Mathematical Thinking via FLAG
Jim Ridgway, Malcolm Swan And Hugh Burkhardt
Derek Holton et al. (Eds.), The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level: An ICMI Study, 423—430.
© 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.
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2000
Problematising Evidence Based Policy and Practice
James Ridgway, Judith S. Zawojewski, Mark N. Hoover
Evaluation and Research in Education, 14(3,4), 181-192
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