Predicting student performance: An application of data mining methods with an educational web-based system

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Minaei Bidgoli, Behrouz ^a   Kashy, Deborah A ^b   Kortemeyer, Gerd ^b   Punch, William F ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Combination of Multiple Classifiers; Data Mining; Genetic Algorithm; Prediction

Indexed keywords

DATASETS; ONLINE EDUCATION SYSTEMS;

DATA MINING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 1642438269     PISSN: 01905848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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