Round 59

Redesign High School Homework Policy

A public high school district wants to revise its homework policy after years of concern about student stress, uneven access to quiet study time, and unclear links between homework volume and learning gains. Leaders want a policy for grades 9-12 that improves mastery and accountability without worsening equity gaps, family conflict, or teacher workload. Constraints include mixed teacher preferences across subjects, limited time for professional development, and pressure from parents who want both rigor and reduced overload. The district also wants a policy that is simple enough to communicate consistently and flexible enough to fit advanced, lab-based, and project-based courses. The decision should balance academic performance, student well-being, and fairness across different home environments.

Dashboard

Status

DECIDED

Winner

C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement.

Majority

C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement.

Duration

6345 ms

Topic

Options

C Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement.
3.00 of 3 PPV winner
A Set a districtwide weekly homework cap by grade, with strict limits on total minutes and required coordination among teachers to keep assignments within the cap.
0.00 of 3
B Adopt a student-choice model where each course provides optional practice tasks, minimum completion targets, and a menu of enrichment activities instead of universal nightly homework.
0.00 of 3
D Replace fixed homework limits with a quality-focused policy: fewer assignments, but each must be clearly tied to learning goals, graded selectively, and accompanied by teacher feedback.
0.00 of 3
E Keep homework expectations primarily at the school or department level, but require each school to publish transparent norms, monitor workload data, and intervene when student stress indicators rise.
0.00 of 3

Checks

Baselines

PPV no gold answer
Majority no gold answer
Comparison PPV matched majority
k samples8
Agents3
Parsed samples 24 / 24
Quality near unanimous split

PPV

Top Influences

Gemini 3 Flash Preview · delegate 1.482
GPT 5.4 mini · delegate 1.207
Claude Sonnet 5 · delegate 1.182

Samples

Answer Distribution

Claude Sonnet 5 C: 6 D: 1 E: 1
GPT 5.4 mini C: 4 D: 4
Gemini 3 Flash Preview C: 8

PPV

Influences

Label Role Score
Gemini 3 Flash Preview delegate 1.482
GPT 5.4 mini delegate 1.207
Claude Sonnet 5 delegate 1.182

Voting matrix

Constructed Delegation Matrix

To / From Claude Sonnet 5 GPT 5.4 mini Gemini 3 Flash Preview
Claude Sonnet 5 0.0000.1820.000
GPT 5.4 mini 0.2070.0000.000
Gemini 3 Flash Preview 0.2070.1820.000
A 0.0000.0000.000
B 0.0000.0000.000
C 0.5860.6371.000
D 0.0000.0000.000
E 0.0000.0000.000

Embeddings

Sample Embeddings

24 samples
Claude Sonnet 5 sample #0 · C · 1536 dims C Claude Sonnet 5 sample #1 · E · 1536 dims E Claude Sonnet 5 sample #2 · D · 1536 dims D Claude Sonnet 5 sample #3 · C · 1536 dims C Claude Sonnet 5 sample #4 · C · 1536 dims C Claude Sonnet 5 sample #5 · C · 1536 dims C Claude Sonnet 5 sample #6 · C · 1536 dims C Claude Sonnet 5 sample #7 · C · 1536 dims C GPT 5.4 mini sample #0 · D · 1536 dims D GPT 5.4 mini sample #1 · D · 1536 dims D GPT 5.4 mini sample #2 · D · 1536 dims D GPT 5.4 mini sample #3 · C · 1536 dims C GPT 5.4 mini sample #4 · C · 1536 dims C GPT 5.4 mini sample #5 · C · 1536 dims C GPT 5.4 mini sample #6 · C · 1536 dims C GPT 5.4 mini sample #7 · D · 1536 dims D Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #0 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #1 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #2 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #3 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #4 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #5 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #6 · C · 1536 dims C Gemini 3 Flash Preview sample #7 · C · 1536 dims C
Claude Sonnet 5 GPT 5.4 mini Gemini 3 Flash Preview

Samples

Agent Responses

Claude Sonnet 5 openai_compatible · anthropic/claude-sonnet-5
#0 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option C best balances the district's goals: embedding most practice into structured school time reduces dependence on home environment (addressing equity gaps), lowers family conflict, and gives teachers direct oversight to link tasks to mastery. It also flex...

#1 E · Keep homework expectations primarily at the school or department level, but require each school to publish transparent norms, monitor workload data, and intervene when student stress indicators rise. 1536 dims

Option E best balances the district's competing goals: it preserves flexibility for advanced, lab-based, and project-based courses by keeping decisions at the school/department level, while still ensuring accountability through transparent norms and stress-ind...

#2 D · Replace fixed homework limits with a quality-focused policy: fewer assignments, but each must be clearly tied to learning goals, graded selectively, and accompanied by teacher feedback. 1536 dims

Option D best satisfies the district's stated goals: it directly improves the link between homework and mastery (learning-goal alignment), reduces overload through fewer assignments, and preserves flexibility across advanced, lab-based, and project-based cours...

#3 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option C best balances the goals: shifting practice into structured school time (advisory, study hall, workshop periods) directly addresses equity gaps from uneven home environments, reduces family conflict over unsupervised homework, and lowers teacher worklo...

#4 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

The policy must work across advanced, lab-based, and project-based courses while addressing equity, family stress, and teacher workload without heavy new PD demands. Shifting most practice into structured school-day time (advisory, study hall, workshop periods...

#5 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option C directly tackles equity gaps and family conflict since it eliminates dependence on home environments for practice time, while still preserving rigor through in-school workshop periods and reserving take-home work for reading or long-term projects that...

#6 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option C best addresses the core equity concern (uneven home study conditions) by moving most practice into the school day, which also reduces family conflict and teacher workload from grading excessive assignments. It remains flexible for advanced, lab, and p...

#7 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option C best addresses the core tensions: it reduces inequities from home environment by moving guided practice into supervised school time, while preserving flexibility for advanced, lab, and project-based courses to assign meaningful independent work. It's ...

GPT 5.4 mini openai_compatible · openai/gpt-5.4-mini
#0 D · Replace fixed homework limits with a quality-focused policy: fewer assignments, but each must be clearly tied to learning goals, graded selectively, and accompanied by teacher feedback. 1536 dims

The best choice is the one that most directly addresses learning gains, student stress, equity, and teacher workload without relying on rigid minute caps or heavy coordination. A quality-focused policy reduces overload by assigning fewer, more purposeful tasks...

#1 D · Replace fixed homework limits with a quality-focused policy: fewer assignments, but each must be clearly tied to learning goals, graded selectively, and accompanied by teacher feedback. 1536 dims

A districtwide weekly cap is simple and directly addresses overload, but strict minute limits are hard to coordinate across subjects and may not fit lab-based or project-based courses. A quality-focused policy better balances mastery, feedback, and teacher fle...

#2 D · Replace fixed homework limits with a quality-focused policy: fewer assignments, but each must be clearly tied to learning goals, graded selectively, and accompanied by teacher feedback. 1536 dims

A districtwide weekly cap is simple and directly addresses overload, stress, and family conflict, while forcing coordination across teachers. But strict minute limits can be hard to fit across advanced, lab-based, and project-based courses and may add teacher ...

#3 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

The best choice is the one that most directly balances rigor, well-being, and equity while staying flexible across subjects. Option **(C)** reduces dependence on home study space by moving most practice into the school day, while keeping homework for reading, ...

#4 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

The best choice is the option that most directly reduces stress and equity problems while still supporting learning, and that can be applied consistently across different courses. Option (C) shifts most practice into the school day, which helps students who la...

#5 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

The best choice is the one that most directly addresses learning gains, stress, and equity while staying flexible across course types. Option (C) reduces dependence on home study time by moving practice into the school day and limiting homework to make-up work...

#6 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

The best choice is the one that most directly reduces overload while preserving flexibility across different course types and minimizing equity problems. Option (C) shifts most practice into the school day, which helps students who lack quiet study time at hom...

#7 D · Replace fixed homework limits with a quality-focused policy: fewer assignments, but each must be clearly tied to learning goals, graded selectively, and accompanied by teacher feedback. 1536 dims

The best choice is the one that most directly balances rigor, flexibility, and equity without imposing a rigid one-size-fits-all cap. A quality-focused policy reduces overload by cutting unnecessary assignments, still supports mastery through clear learning go...

Gemini 3 Flash Preview openai_compatible · google/gemini-3-flash-preview
#0 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

This scenario requires a balance between academic rigor, equity, and operational simplicity across diverse course types. Option (C) most effectively addresses equity gaps by providing a supervised environment for practice, ensuring that students with unstable ...

#1 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option (C) addresses the core constraints of equity and stress by ensuring that necessary practice occurs in a supervised environment where teachers can support all students regardless of their home situation. This approach minimizes nightly overload and famil...

#2 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

This option addresses the core issues of equity and stress by moving time-intensive practice into the school day, ensuring all students have access to support regardless of their home environment. It maintains rigor by preserving homework for specific, necessa...

#3 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option (C) addresses the core constraints of equity and student stress by moving practice into a supervised school environment, ensuring all students have support regardless of their home situation. This approach directly reduces nightly volume while maintaini...

#4 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

This problem requires balancing rigor, student well-being, and logistical simplicity across diverse subjects. Option (C) most effectively addresses the equity gap and family conflict by ensuring practice occurs in the presence of teachers, while narrowing the ...

#5 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

Option (C) addresses equity concerns by moving primary practice into the school day, ensuring all students have access to teacher support and quiet environments regardless of their home situation. This approach directly reduces nightly overload and family conf...

#6 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

This decision requires balancing student well-being with academic rigor while addressing equity gaps caused by varying home environments. Option (C) is the most effective choice because it minimizes the impact of unequal access to quiet study time by shifting ...

#7 C · Shift most practice into the school day through advisory, study hall, or workshop periods, and make homework mainly a make-up, reading, or long-term project requirement. 1536 dims

This decision requires balancing academic rigor with equity and student well-being while minimizing the administrative burden of complex tracking systems. Shifting practice into the school day (Option C) directly addresses equity gaps related to home environme...

Timings

Stages

Sampling5802 ms
Embedding532 ms
Signals10 ms
PPV1 ms

Errors

Agent and Round Errors

No errors recorded.