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http://dx.doi.org/10.9723/jksiis.2019.24.6.055

A Study on Balanced Team Formation Method Reflecting Characteristics of Students  

Kim, Jong-hwan (대구대학교 산업경영공학과)
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Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems / v.24, no.6, 2019 , pp. 55-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and changes in the educational environment, team-based assignments are increasing in university classes. Effective team formation in team-based class is an important issue that affects students' satisfaction and the effectiveness of education. However, previous studies mostly focused on post analysis on the results of team formation, which makes it difficult to use them in actual classes. In this paper, we present a mathematical model of how to create a balanced team that reflects students' abilities and other characteristics. Characteristic values for assignment may be scores, such as students' proficiency, binary values such as gender, and multi-values, such as grade or department. This problem is a type of equitable partitioning problem, which takes the form of 0-1 integer programming, and the objective function is linear or nonlinear, depending on how balance is achieved. The basic model or the extended model presented can be applied to the situation where teams are balanced in consideration of various factors in actual class.
Keywords
Team formation; Mathematical model; Equitable partitioning problem;
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