Neural Network Model for Predicting Students' Performance

Data mining techniques have been used to search for patterns or trends in data that may help to explain certain outcomes. Neural networks model of multilayer perception with back-propogation has also been successfully used in prediction and classification in fields such as medicine, business and ed...

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Main Author:	Lee, Teow Wak
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	2003
Subjects:	QA71-90 Instruments and machines
Online Access:	https://etd.uum.edu.my/1024/1/LEE_TEOW_WAK.pdf
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spelling	my-uum-etd.10242013-07-24T12:10:04Z Neural Network Model for Predicting Students' Performance 2003-06-03 Lee, Teow Wak Sekolah Siswazah Graduate School QA71-90 Instruments and machines Data mining techniques have been used to search for patterns or trends in data that may help to explain certain outcomes. Neural networks model of multilayer perception with back-propogation has also been successfully used in prediction and classification in fields such as medicine, business and education. While neural networks are Musk boxes that process the inputs and genarate the outputs, statistical methods can help to establish relationship between variables and give a meaningful explanation to certain outcomes. This study uses all the above techniques and tools to explain and predict the performance of students in the SPM examination. For the purpose of this study data was collected from the year 2002 Form 5 students of Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Star. Data mining technique and statistical methods are used to identify suitable inputs into a buck propagation neural network. The findings indicate that the highest generalization performance of the network is 65.6% for a network of six input units, six hidden units, and one output unit. Statistical analysis reveals that the stronges linear relationship exists between the average SPM grade and the average SPM trial examination marks. It is recommended that further study be carried out to predict the profile of the students. 2003-06 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/1024/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/1024/1/LEE_TEOW_WAK.pdf application/pdf eng validuser masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
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description	Data mining techniques have been used to search for patterns or trends in data that may help to explain certain outcomes. Neural networks model of multilayer perception with back-propogation has also been successfully used in prediction and classification in fields such as medicine, business and education. While neural networks are Musk boxes that process the inputs and genarate the outputs, statistical methods can help to establish relationship between variables and give a meaningful explanation to certain outcomes. This study uses all the above techniques and tools to explain and predict the performance of students in the SPM examination. For the purpose of this study data was collected from the year 2002 Form 5 students of Sekolah Menengah Teknik Alor Star. Data mining technique and statistical methods are used to identify suitable inputs into a buck propagation neural network. The findings indicate that the highest generalization performance of the network is 65.6% for a network of six input units, six hidden units, and one output unit. Statistical analysis reveals that the stronges linear relationship exists between the average SPM grade and the average SPM trial examination marks. It is recommended that further study be carried out to predict the profile of the students.
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title	Neural Network Model for Predicting Students' Performance
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Neural Network Model for Predicting Students' Performance

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