학술논문

ISIDE: Proactively Assist University Students at Risk of Dropout
Document Type
Conference
Source
2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) Big Data (Big Data), 2022 IEEE International Conference on. :1776-1783 Dec, 2022
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
Geoscience
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Prototypes
Machine learning
Big Data
Informatics
Portals
AI in education
student dropout prediction
ML deployment
Language
Abstract
In this work, we present ISIDE, the prototype of a student dropout alert system integrated within Infostud, i.e., the online student portal of the Sapienza University of Rome. Our proposed solution is based on a student dropout prediction (SDP) module built from a large dataset of academic records using advanced machine learning techniques. Offline experiments show that the best-performing SDP model can detect students prone to leave the school with an F 1 score of 0.92. To further validate our prototype online, we run a pilot study on a subset of students from our School of Information Engineering, Informatics, and Statistics. This study shows that our prototype can detect students who are most likely to drop out early, as it clearly separates them from those with higher key engagement indicators.