Using Data Mining for Improving Education of University Students – A Survey

K. P. S. D. Kumarapathirana

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss9.1155

Authors

K. P. S. D. Kumarapathirana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss9.1155

Keywords:

Data Mining

Abstract

Data mining combines machine learning, statistical and visualization techniques to discover and extract knowledge. Student retention is an indicator of academic performance and enrolment management of the university. Poor student retention could reflect badly on the university. Universities are facing the immense and quick growth of the volume of educational data stored in different types of databases and system logs. Moreover, the academic success of students is another major issue for the management in all professional institutes. So the early prediction to improve the student performance through counseling and extra coaching will help the management to take timely action for decrease the percentage of poor performance by the students. Data mining can be used to find relationships and patterns that exist but are hidden among the vast amount of educational data. This survey conducts a literature survey to identify data mining technologies to monitor student, analyze student academic behavior and provide a basis for efficient intervention strategies. The results can be used to develop a decision support system and help the authorities to timely actions on weak students.

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