OptAssign-A web-based tool for assigning students to groups

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1104-1119

  Meyer, David ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Group formation; Linear assignment problem; Optimization; Web based DSS; Work flow

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; WEBSITES;

ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; EVALUATION RESULTS; GROUP FORMATIONS; LINEAR ASSIGNMENT PROBLEM; STATED PREFERENCES; WEB BASED; WORK-FLOWS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 70049117712     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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