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Applying advanced machine learning techniques in the early prediction of graduate ability of university students

  • Pham, Nga (Faculty of Information Technology, Dainam university) ;
  • Tiep, Pham Van (Faculty of Information Technology, Dainam university) ;
  • Trang, Tran Thu (Faculty of Information Technology, Dainam university) ;
  • Nguyen, Hoai-Nam (VNU University of Education, Vietnam National University in Hanoi) ;
  • Choi, Gyoo-Seok (Department of Computer Science, Chungwoon University) ;
  • Nguyen, Ha-Nam (VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University in Hanoi)
  • Received : 2022.05.10
  • Accepted : 2022.05.15
  • Published : 2022.08.31

Abstract

The number of people enrolling in universities is rising due to the simplicity of applying and the benefit of earning a bachelor's degree. However, the on-time graduation rate has declined since plenty of students fail to complete their courses and take longer to get their diplomas. Even though there are various reasons leading to the aforementioned problem, it is crucial to emphasize the cause originating from the management and care of learners. In fact, understanding students' difficult situations and offering timely Number of Test data and advice would help prevent college dropouts or graduate delays. In this study, we present a machine learning-based method for early detection at-risk students, using data obtained from graduates of the Faculty of Information Technology, Dainam University, Vietnam. We experiment with several fundamental machine learning methods before implementing the parameter optimization techniques. In comparison to the other strategies, Random Forest and Grid Search (RF&GS) and Random Forest and Random Search (RF&RS) provided more accurate predictions for identifying at-risk students.

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