Data Mining: A prediction for performance improvement using classification
This work addresses performance prediction for students in India, but it is incremental as it applies standard data mining techniques without major innovations.
The study tackled predicting student performance in Indian higher education by developing a classification model using educational data, resulting in a dataset of 300 student records processed for analysis.
Now-a-days the amount of data stored in educational database increasing rapidly. These databases contain hidden information for improvement of students' performance. The performance in higher education in India is a turning point in the academics for all students. This academic performance is influenced by many factors, therefore it is essential to develop predictive data mining model for students' performance so as to identify the difference between high learners and slow learners student. In the present investigation, an experimental methodology was adopted to generate a database. The raw data was preprocessed in terms of filling up missing values, transforming values in one form into another and relevant attribute/ variable selection. As a result, we had 300 student records, which were used for by Byes classification prediction model construction. Keywords- Data Mining, Educational Data Mining, Predictive Model, Classification.