Schedule-Based Group Assignment Using Constraint Programming

INFORMS Transactions on Education

Robert M. Saltzman¹  Theresa M. Roeder¹ 

关键词: pedagogical research;    group projects;    teaching management science;    collaborative learning;   

DOI  :  10.1287/ited.2013.0116

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: INFORMS

【 摘 要 】

Group work is an important aspect of the educational process in many disciplines, especially business. The literature suggests there are pedagogical advantages to instructor-assigned teams. In this paper, we present a constraint programming approach to assigning students to groups based on their availability. We compare solutions created using several objectives and find that no single objective dominates for all performance measures. Using the model produces group assignments of higher quality and much more quickly than those produced manually.

【 授权许可】

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