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Predicting the Academic Performance of Students Using Utility-Based Data Mining

Predicting the Academic Performance of Students Using Utility-Based Data Mining

Sidath R. Liyanage, K. T. Sanvitha Kasthuriarachchi
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781799800101|ISBN10: 1799800105|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799800118|EISBN13: 9781799800125
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0010-1.ch004
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Liyanage, Sidath R., and K. T. Sanvitha Kasthuriarachchi. "Predicting the Academic Performance of Students Using Utility-Based Data Mining." Utilizing Educational Data Mining Techniques for Improved Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Chintan Bhatt, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 56-85. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0010-1.ch004

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Liyanage, S. R. & Kasthuriarachchi, K. T. (2020). Predicting the Academic Performance of Students Using Utility-Based Data Mining. In C. Bhatt, P. Sajja, & S. Liyanage (Eds.), Utilizing Educational Data Mining Techniques for Improved Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities (pp. 56-85). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0010-1.ch004

Chicago

Liyanage, Sidath R., and K. T. Sanvitha Kasthuriarachchi. "Predicting the Academic Performance of Students Using Utility-Based Data Mining." In Utilizing Educational Data Mining Techniques for Improved Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities, edited by Chintan Bhatt, Priti Srinivas Sajja, and Sidath Liyanage, 56-85. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0010-1.ch004

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Abstract

Data mining in education has become an important topic in the sphere of influence of data mining. Mining educational data encompasses developing models, plotting data, and utilizing machine learning algorithms to derive patterns on educational data by attempting to uncover hidden patterns, create information for hidden relationships using educational statistics, and perform many more operations that are unfeasible using traditional computational tools. This research aims to identify the main factors that influence the academic performance of learners in tertiary education system in Sri Lanka. A conceptual framework and an analytical framework on factors affecting the academic performance was constructed with this aim. The analytical framework was then validated with the data collected from technology learners in a tertiary educational institute.

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