After years of assigning the kind of homework she had done as a student and observing students’ disengagement with it, a teacher overhauled how she assigns math practice.

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In Melissa Ryckman’s world history survey, an introductory class that consists mostly of non–history majors, she asks her students to complete a brief 100-word assignment every Friday based on what ...

Stretch assignments are a powerful tool for developing early-career talent—but only when the value is clearly communicated and rewards are distributed fairly. Without structure, organizations risk ...

The Assignment Solver is a Java library that solves the Assignment Problem efficiently using the Hungarian Algorithm. It supports both: Cost minimization (e.g., minimizing task assignment costs).

Practical word problems are often considered one of the most complex parts of elementary school mathematics. They require students to understand the context of a math problem, identify what the ...

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Power distribution systems are often conceptualized as optimization models. While optimizing agents to perform tasks works well for systems with limited checkpoints, things begin to go out of hand ...