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Analysing Student Performance using Sparse Data of Core Bachelor Courses
2015
Curricula for Computer Science (CS) degrees are characterized by the strong occupational orientation of the discipline. In the BSc degree structure, with clearly separate CS core studies, the learning skills for these and other required courses may vary a lot, which is shown in students' overall performance. To analyze this situation, we apply nonstandard educational data mining techniques on a preprocessed log file of the passed courses. The joint variation in the course grades is studied through correlation analysis while intrinsic groups of students are created and analyzed using a robust clustering technique. Since not all students attended all courses, there is a nonstructured sparsity…
Weighted Clustering of Sparse Educational Data
2015
Clustering as an unsupervised technique is predominantly used in unweighted settings. In this paper, we present an efficient version of a robust clustering algorithm for sparse educational data that takes the weights, aligning a sample with the corresponding population, into account. The algorithm is utilized to divide the Finnish student population of PISA 2012 (the latest data from the Programme for International Student Assessment) into groups, according to their attitudes and perceptions towards mathematics, for which one third of the data is missing. Furthermore, necessary modifications of three cluster indices to reveal an appropriate number of groups are proposed and demonstrated. pe…