Neil Heffernan

Dr. Neil Heffernan
BornJune 1970
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Learning Sciences
InstitutionsWorcester Polytechnic Institute

Neil T. Heffernan (born June 1970 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a professor of computer science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is known for his role in the development of the ASSISTments online learning tool and app, which assists students with homework and classwork while helping teachers assess where to focus instructional time in mathematics, and is used by over 50,000 students a year in the US.[1][unreliable source?] His work gained prominence when a New York Times Magazine story by Annie Murphy Paul featured ASSISTments and Heffernan's research with the tool.[2]

  1. ^ "About ASSISTments - TeacherWiki". Teacherwiki.assistment.org. 2015-11-18. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  2. ^ Murphy Paul, Annie (14 September 2012). "The Machines are Taking Over". The New York Times Magazine.

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