Generating class schedules within a complex modular environment with application to secondary schools

Muggy, Luke; Easton, Todd

doi:10.1007/s10951-014-0403-z

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“…Scheduling or timetabling is an important problem and active area of research with applications in many fields [ 19 ], e.g., transportation [ 20 ], sport [ 21 ], healthcare (e.g., nurse rostering [ 22 ], surgery [ 23 ]), industrial production [ 8 ], employee [ 24 ], educational institutes (e.g., secondary school [ 25 ], university [ 18 ]). The university course timetabling problem (UCTP) is a classic and famous optimisation problem in the field of computer science and management science [ 26 ].…”

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Particle Swarm Optimisation Variants and Its Hybridisation Ratios for Generating Cost-Effective Educational Course Timetables

2021

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many universities across the globe are unexpectedly accelerated to face another major financial crisis. An effective university course timetabling has a direct effect on the utilisation of the university resources and its operating costs. The university course timetabling is classified to be a Non-deterministic Polynomial (NP)-hard problem. Constructing the optimal timetables without an intelligence timetabling tool is extremely difficult task and very time-consuming. A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimisation-based Timetabling (HPSOT) tool has been developed for optimising the academic operating costs. In the present study, two variants of Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) including Standard PSO (SPSO) and Maurice Clerc PSO (MCPSO) were embedded in the HPSOT program. Five combinations of Insertion Operator (IO) and Exchange Operator (EO) were also proposed and integrated within the HPSOT program aimed at improving the performance of the proposed PSO variants. The statistical design and analysis indicated that five combination results of IO and EO for hybrid SPSO and MCPSO were significantly better than those obtained from the original PSO variants for all eleven problem instances. The average computational times taken by the proposed hybrid methods were also faster than the conventional SPSO and MCPSO for all cases.

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Section: Course Timetabling Problemmentioning

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Particle Swarm Optimisation Variants and Its Hybridisation Ratios for Generating Cost-Effective Educational Course Timetables

2021

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“…Siguiendo esta línea, algunos trabajos proponen modifi car el momento de inicio de la jornada educativa en función del momento evolutivo del escolar, siendo necesario, en el caso de los adolescentes, por ejemplo, su retraso como consecuencia de los cambios que en este momento vital experimentan en sus ciclos de sueño (Díaz- Morales et al, 2015). Otros plantean una programación modular para la distribución de los tiempos escolares que permita a los maestros diseñar la estructura de sus clases con respecto a la frecuencia o duración de las lecciones y actividades para responder mejor a los diferentes niveles de atención o rendimiento que sufren los alumnos a lo largo de la jornada (Muggy y Easton, 2015). Otros sugieren que puede resultar más positivo aumentar los días de asistencia a clase que la duración en sí de la jornada (Colomo et al, 2016).…”

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El modelo de jornada escolar a debate desde la percepción de docentes jubilados

Sánchez-Barbero

Martín

Corrochano

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Estudios sobre Educación

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Resumen: La idoneidad de un modelo de jornada escolar (continua/partida) es un debate aún candente en la comunidad educativa. Este trabajo presenta el análisis que 250 maestros jubilados realizaron sobre la jornada más idónea para el rendimiento de los alumnos, la organización familiar y la repercusión en el descanso y la formación de profesorado y estudiantes. El apoyo hacia la jornada continua es mayoritario por la disponibilidad de tiempo que ofrece, sin embargo, el impacto en el rendimiento académico o en la concentración y el cansancio del alumnado es una variable que se emplea indistintamente para defender una jornada partida o continua.

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“…Teaching reading at the high school level requires teachers to have strategies for teaching the skills required to improve reading while managing the social resistance high school level students present (such as stigma for needing support for academic intervention) (Frankel, 2016). This challenge, compounded by the lack of time in a high school's master schedule, makes effective intervention and remediation difficult to implement at the high school level (Muggy & Easton, 2015). Another factor high school level teachers must face is the lack of professional development in the area of teaching reading (Basma & Savage, 2023).…”

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“…There are several challenges that impede the teaching of reading at the high school level, and one primary issue is time, specifically the scheduling of the school day (Mulatu & Mandefro, 2018). High school level master schedules are typically not set up to provide time for adequate academic intervention (Muggy & Easton, 2015). Many high schools have a predetermined amount of time for content instruction that varies greatly from school to school.…”

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What teachers say about teaching reading at the high school level: an action research study

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The velvet steamroller, an excellent critical friend, and dissertation chair. I have learned that "no one of us is as smart as all of us" (Blanchard, 2022), and your encouragement, support, and guidance have made this paper a reality. Dr. Conn. Your meaningful feedback has made a significant difference in my work and life. Dr. Ross Greene-mentor, friend, confidant, and leader. I vow to keep helping all kids to do well. John Wortmann-advisor and guide. Thank you for teaching me that true leadership is coaching. Diana Rooney, Phyllis Kennedy, and all the staff. You held down the fort when I needed to focus. Ray Grogan. Others should be so lucky to have a friend like you. Dr. Robert Dawson. Your edits were a gift. Thank you. Dr. Mark McDonough. Thank you for being the third reader, and for encouraging me to enroll in this program. 4 DedicationThis paper is dedicated to Camille O. Beane (Grammie). Her lifetime commitment to ensuring that children learn to read continues to inspire all who knew her. We miss you and love you eternally.

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Generating class schedules within a complex modular environment with application to secondary schools

Cited by 4 publications

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Particle Swarm Optimisation Variants and Its Hybridisation Ratios for Generating Cost-Effective Educational Course Timetables

Particle Swarm Optimisation Variants and Its Hybridisation Ratios for Generating Cost-Effective Educational Course Timetables

El modelo de jornada escolar a debate desde la percepción de docentes jubilados

What teachers say about teaching reading at the high school level: an action research study

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