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Automated Student Advisory using Machine Learning
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 81 - Number 19 |
| Year of Publication: 2013 |
| Authors: Walid Mohamed Aly, Osama Fathy Hegazy, Heba Mohmmed Nagy Rashad |
10.5120/14271-2341
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Walid Mohamed Aly, Osama Fathy Hegazy, Heba Mohmmed Nagy Rashad . Automated Student Advisory using Machine Learning. International Journal of Computer Applications. 81, 19 ( November 2013), 19-24. DOI=10.5120/14271-2341
Abstract
Educational data mining is a specific data mining field applied to data originating from educational environments, it relies on different approaches to discover hidden knowledge from the available data. Among these approaches are machine learning techniques which are used to build a system that acquires hidden knowledge from previous data. Machine learning can be applied to solve different regression, classification, clustering and optimization problems. In our research, we propose a "Student Advisory Framework" that utilizes classification and clustering. This system can be used to guide the first year university students to the more suitable educational track. The classification phase will predict the department which is most likely to be chosen by a student and the clustering phase will recommend a department to student by showing his expected rate of success for each department, this recommendation aims to decrease the high rate of academic failure for first year students. Our approach is tested using a real case study from "Cairo Higher Institute for Engineering, Computer Science, and Management" using data collected for a period within 12 years from 2000 – 2012.
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