Predicting student performance by using data mining methods for classification

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-72

  Kabakchieva, Dorina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Data mining classification; Educational data mining; Predicting student performance

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING APPLICATIONS; DATA MINING METHODS; EDUCATIONAL DATA MINING; EXTRACTING INFORMATION; HIGH POTENTIAL; STUDENT PERFORMANCE;

DATA MINING;

EID: 84876083445     PISSN: 13119702     EISSN: 13144081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/cait-2013-0006     Document Type: Article

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