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Student Dropout Prediction [PDF]

, 2020
Among the many open problems in the learning process, students dropout is one of the most complicated and negative ones, both for the student and the institutions, and being able to predict it could help to alleviate its social and economic costs. To address this problem we developed a tool that, by exploiting machine learning techniques, allows to ...
Del Bonifro F., Gabbrielli M., Lisanti G., Zingaro S. P.   +3 more
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University Dropout in Engineering: Motives and Student Trajectories [PDF]

Psicothema, 2021
Dropout in higher education is a concern for students, families, educational institutions, and society. Tertiary education is an important mechanism for empowering people and STEM courses are vital to countries' development.The study combined quantitative and qualitative data.
Casanova, Joana R., Vasconcelos, Rosa, Bernardo, Ana B., Almeida, Leandro S.   +3 more
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Student Dropout Prediction

International Journal on Emerging Trends in Technology
Student dropout poses a major challenge to educational institutions, affecting academic performance and institutional reputation. This study applies machine learning techniques to predict at-risk students using data from the Department of Computer Science, University of Benin (2016–2020), with 906 records analyzed. Six classifiers—Naive Bayes, Logistic
Dr. Priti Sanjekar, Purva Sonaje, Swamini Patil, Vaishnavi Borase, Jagruti Desale   +4 more
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Predicting Student Dropout and Academic Success

Data, 2022
Higher education institutions record a significant amount of data about their students, representing a considerable potential to generate information, knowledge, and monitoring. Both school dropout and educational failure in higher education are an obstacle to economic growth, employment, competitiveness, and productivity, directly impacting the lives ...
Valentim Realinho, Jorge Machado, Luís M. T. Baptista, Mónica V. Martins   +3 more
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Higher education: a reading about dropouts and academic failure [PDF]

Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
This study aimed at investigating dropout rates and their relationship with variables such as academic success /failure, retention, teachers’ evaluation by students and students’ motivation in different areas of knowledge at a Federal University located ...
Mônica de Fátima Batista Correia, Isabel Cristina Vasconcelos de Oliveira, Thaíse Filgueira de Oliveira, Renã Herbert Ramos da Silva Lino, Amanda Luna Vieira Alves, Antonini Miguel Cavalcante dos Santos   +5 more
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Dropout intent of students with disabilities

Higher Education, 2023
AbstractWe examine the mechanisms explaining the dropout intentions of students with disabilities by integrating Tinto’s model of student integration, the student attrition model, the composite persistence model, and insights from social stratification research.
Mareike Rußmann, Nicolai Netz, Markus Lörz   +2 more
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Dropping out of school: A psychosocial approach [PDF]

Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health
Introduction: School dropout is a pervasive issue with complex origins, often resulting from various forms of violence and challenges faced by students within the educational system.
Hilal Meryem, Hicham Khabbache, Driss Ait Ali   +2 more
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Predictors of Piano Student Dropouts [PDF]

Intersections, 2020
Dropping out of piano lessons before reaching a moderate mastery of the instrument is a frequent problem among students. Previous research finds that children often leave music lessons as the result of predictors such as expertise—measured by musical ability, academic achievement, and musical achievement—and environment—measured by social and ...
Gerelus, Karen, Comeau, Gilles, Swirp, Mikael   +2 more
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Forecasting Students Dropout: A UTAD University Study [PDF]

Future Internet, 2022
In Portugal, the dropout rate of university courses is around 29%. Understanding the reasons behind such a high desertion rate can drastically improve the success of students and universities. This work applies existing data mining techniques to predict the academic dropout mainly using the academic grades.
Diogo E. Moreira da Silva, Eduardo José Solteiro Pires, Arsénio Reis, Paulo B. de Moura Oliveira, João Barroso 0001   +4 more
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Factors associated with dropping out of the program for Bachelor’s and Licentiate’s Degrees in Mathematics Teaching at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA): Evidence from the 2016 Student Cohort

Uniciencia, 2018
This study addresses the problem of dropouts among students in the program for Bachelor's and Licentiate’s Degrees in Mathematics Teaching of the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.
José Andrey Zamora-Araya, Francisco José Villalobos-Madrigal   +1 more
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