Assigning pupils to tutor groups in a comprehensive school

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 623-629

  Baker, B M ^a   Benn, C ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b Finham Park Comprehensive School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assignment; Heuristics; Schools; Spreadsheet modelling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MICROCOMPUTERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPREADSHEETS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ASSIGNMENT; HEURISTICS; PUPILS; SCHOOLS; TUTOR GROUPS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0035365575     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601135     Document Type: Article

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