Study examines how different assessment formats affect student learning in a data communications course.
problem Understanding how various assessment formats impact student learning outcomes.
method Comparing student learning outcomes across multiple assessment formats in a core data communications course at George Mason University.
result Collective assessment formats enhance student knowledge demonstration.
Neural nets detect alarming student responses for quick review.
problem Identifying alarming student responses in online assessments.
method Developed neural network models to flag potentially concerning responses.
result Neural nets can flag alarming responses more efficiently than manual review.
R2DE assesses new exam questions quickly and accurately.
problem Assessing newly generated exam questions efficiently and accurately.
method R2DE uses NLP to estimate difficulty and discrimination of questions based on their text.
result R2DE can estimate question difficulty and discrimination quickly and accurately.
Combines topic modelling and Rasch modelling for MOOC student assessment.
problem Discovering meaningful topics that fit the Rasch model for MOOC student abilities.
method Combines Rasch model with non-negative matrix factorisation for topic discovery.
result Demonstrated suitability of the approach on MOOC data.
Optimizes exam weights for better student assessment.
problem Designing accurate exams with generic question scores.
method Uses machine learning algorithms to adjust exam weights.
result Significant error reduction in exam scores.
New metric MADD assesses fairness of predictive student models.
problem Predictive student models can be biased and unfair, leading to discrimination.
method Proposes MADD metric to analyze model's discriminatory behaviors.
result Fair predictive performance does not guarantee fair behaviors or outcomes.
Machine learning assesses group collaboration in classrooms.
problem Assess student group collaboration in large classrooms.
method Deep learning models using Mixup data augmentation and ordinal-cross-entropy loss function.
result Improved assessment of group collaboration quality.
Improved student engagement detection using contextual and visual data.
problem Detecting students' behavioral engagement in real-world settings.
method Two-phase approach: contextual logs for active use, appearance information for engagement inference.
result Improved F1-scores from 0.77 to 0.82 with contextual information.
Bayesian Causal Forests model assesses part-time work's impact on student growth.
problem Estimating causal effects of part-time work on student growth in mathematics achievement.
method Longitudinal Bayesian Causal Forests model combining non-parametric and difference-in-differences methods.
result Negative impact of part-time work for most students, potential benefits for those with low school belonging, widening achievement gap identified.
Analyzed writing style changes in Danish high school students.
problem Detecting global development trends and identifying at-risk students in high school writing.
method Used a Siamese neural network to compute essay similarity and clustered student profiles.
result High school students' writing styles become less similar as they progress, with some students showing significant improvement and others limited development or setbacks.
Study shows a positive effect of mindset interventions on student performance, with significant heterogeneity.
problem Assessing the effect of student mindset interventions and identifying factors that moderate this effect.
method Used machine learning techniques to address treatment overlap, balance, and imputation of conditional average treatment effects.
result The mindset intervention has a positive average effect of 0.26, with heterogeneity ranging from 0.1 to 0.4, moderated by school-level factors.
Developed predictive models for improving programming course performance.
problem Improving student performance in programming courses.
method Used M5P Decision Tree and Linear Regression Classifier on structured questionnaire data.
result Variable-based LRC model produced the best model with least evaluation metrics.
We show how to reduce the problem of computing VaR and CVaR with Student T return distributions to evaluation of analytical functions of the moments. This allows an analysis of the risk properties of systems to be carefully attributed between choices of risk function (e.g. VaR vs CVaR); choice of return distribution (p…
KT models struggle with student concept drift, but BKT remains the most stable.
problem Impact of student concept drift on KT models.
method Applied four KT models to five academic years of data.
result KT models generally degrade in performance with concept drift, BKT remains stable.
Bayesian Dark Knowledge fails to perform well with high posterior uncertainty.
problem Performance degradation of Bayesian Dark Knowledge with high posterior uncertainty.
method Compresses posterior predictive distribution into a single network, using a student network matching the teacher ensemble architecture.
result Using a matching student network architecture does not guarantee acceptable performance with high posterior uncertainty.
In massive open online courses (MOOCs), peer grading serves as a critical tool for scaling the grading of complex, open-ended assignments to courses with tens or hundreds of thousands of students. But despite promising initial trials, it does not always deliver accurate results compared to human experts. In this paper,…
OMERF extends random forest for hierarchical data and ordinal responses.
problem Analyzing hierarchical data and ordinal responses using tree-based methods.
method Ordinal Mixed-Effects Random Forest (OMERF) that preserves flexibility and hierarchical structure.
result OMERF identifies discriminating student characteristics and estimates school effects.
Paper proposes an ensemble classifier for balanced MBA selection data.
problem Learning from imbalanced data in MBA selection.
method Imbalanced ensemble classifier for feature selection and classification.
result Higher accuracy in predicting MBA placements from imbalanced data.
Deep neural networks forecast financial return distributions accurately.
problem Forecasting probability distributions of financial returns.
method Used 1D CNN and LSTM architectures with custom loss functions to optimize distribution parameters.
result LSTM with skewed Student's t distribution outperformed classical models in multiple evaluation metrics.
Automated speaker fluency level assessment using machine learning.
problem Time-consuming manual evaluation of non-native English speakers' fluency levels.
method Built a dataset of labeled audio conversations, extracted features, and trained machine learning models.
result Support vector machine achieved 94.39% classification accuracy.
Operational measure for assessing fat-tailedness in distributions.
problem Lack of operational measures for assessing fat-tailedness in finite sample sizes.
method Operational measure based on the rate of convergence of the Law of Large Numbers for finite sums.
result Allows practical comparisons across different fat-tailed distributions and parametrizations.
Study predicts dropout and certification in MOOCs using student logs and forum data.
problem Predicting attrition and certification in MOOCs.
method Survival analysis, feature selection, and model evaluation.
result Identifies relevant features for predicting dropout and certification.
Adversarial examples improve speech recognition robustness.
problem Improving robustness of speech recognition systems.
method Adversarial examples generated dynamically during training to augment data.
result 23% relative word error rate reduction on Aurora-4.
A new method assesses regression models' global optimality.
problem Challenges in evaluating regression models without access to true data.
method Information Teacher framework based on Shannon mutual information.
result Demonstrates capability to detect global optimality.
Unified scoring model improves efficiency and performance across multiple tasks.
problem Efficient and resource-efficient automated scoring for diverse tasks.
method Knowledge-distilled multi-task Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) approach.
result Comparable performance to task-specific models with significantly less storage and training resources.
BCF models estimate causal effects on multiple outcomes in TIMSS data.
problem Estimating causal effects on multiple outcomes in educational data.
method Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) for multivariate causal inference.
result Positive and negative effects of home study conditions and school absence on student achievement.
Study evaluates GP metamodels and sequential designs for noisy level set estimation.
problem Efficiently reconstructing the level set of a noisy function.
method Investigates Gaussian process (GP) and Student-t process (TP) metamodels, along with various acquisition functions.
result GPs with Student-t observations and TPs perform better than classification GPs in noisy conditions.
The paper assesses portfolio risk using copula models.
problem Assessing portfolio risk in financial time series.
method Proposes an algorithm for risk measure computation using copula models.
result Risk curves from copula models are lower than historical values.
This paper uses multivariate probability models to assess financial system risks.
problem Assessing systemic risk in financial systems.
method Computes multivariate conditional probability distributions for elliptical distributions, focusing on Student-t and Normal models.
result Proposes measures of stress impact and systemic risk.
Automates detecting problem statements in peer assessments.
problem Identifying problem statements in peer assessment reviews.
method Used machine learning models including neural networks and traditional classifiers.
result Hierarchical Attention Network classifier achieved 93.1% accuracy.
New method for scalable learning of IRT models from large datasets.
problem Efficiently learning latent variables in IRT models from large numbers of examinees and items.
method Leveraging logistic regression and coresets for scalable IRT training.
result Scalable learning of IRT models from large data is achieved.
Paper proposes sharing models instead of data for smart health predictions.
problem Sharing sensitive medical data is legally restricted and challenging.
method Train a teacher model on sensitive data, then transfer its knowledge to a student model without accessing original data.
result Student model mimics teacher model performance in making accurate predictions.
The study uses Hidden Markov Models to analyze student enrollment patterns and academic performance.
problem Limited understanding of how enrollment patterns affect academic performance.
method Applied Hidden Markov Models to categorize enrollment strategies and compare academic outcomes.
result Mixed enrollment strategies lead to better academic performance, especially during part-time semesters.
Predicts student dropout using transcript data.
problem Student attrition in higher education.
method Machine learning model using transcript data.
result Dropout can be accurately predicted from a single term of transcript data.
New method uses interval-based metric to validate prediction uncertainty in machine learning.
problem Validation of prediction uncertainty in machine learning regression tasks is unreliable due to heavy-tailed distributions.
method Shift from variance-based metrics to interval-based Prediction Interval Coverage Probability (PICP).
result PICP method more quickly and reliably tests prediction intervals than variance-based metrics.
IRT improves algorithm evaluation across datasets.
problem Evaluating the performance of algorithm portfolios.
method Modified IRT framework for evaluating algorithm portfolios across datasets.
result Richer characteristics of algorithm performance are revealed.
This paper improves student networks to be more robust against perturbations.
problem Improving robustness of lightweight student networks.
method The paper introduces a method to make student networks more confident and robust by leveraging teacher networks.
result The proposed method enhances the robustness of student networks without sacrificing accuracy.
Predicts student performance in interactive online question pools using GNNs.
problem Predicting student performance in interactive online question pools with evolving knowledge.
method Proposes R^2GCN, a GNN model for heterogeneous networks to predict student performance.
result Achieves higher accuracy in student performance prediction than traditional methods.
Proposes RaT to mitigate bias in student-teacher estimation.
problem Systematic bias in teacher's predictions propagates to student model.
method Uses teacher to estimate residuals in student's predictions.
result RaT method reduces teacher bias effect and achieves optimal rate.
Enhances student diversity in collaborative learning.
problem Student homogenization in large groups.
method Random routing, diverse feature sets, and random subgroup imitation.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art approaches.
Hidden Markov Model predicts student performance in educational games.
problem Estimating student knowledge progression in educational games.
method Time series analysis using hidden Markov model with game features.
result State trajectories accurately predict student performance.
The paper proposes a framework to detect student misconceptions from textual responses.
problem Detecting misconceptions from students' responses to open-response questions.
method A natural language processing-based probabilistic model for detecting common misconceptions.
result The proposed framework excels at classifying and detecting common misconceptions.
Study uses vine copulas to optimize financial portfolios during and after the financial crisis.
problem Optimizing financial portfolios during and after the financial crisis.
method Modeling dependency structures using vine copulas, testing different portfolio strategies, analyzing various copulas.
result Vine copulas reduce portfolio risk better than simple copulas, especially during the financial crisis.
Student-teacher learning improves generalization with noisy inputs.
problem Transfer knowledge from clean inputs to noisy inputs.
method Analyzes student-teacher learning using deep linear networks and experiments with nonlinear networks.
result Three factors are vital for success: zero training loss, teacher knowledge, and feature decomposition.
The Open University studies student online behavior in virtual learning environments.
problem Improving retention rates in online modules.
method GUHA and Markov chain-based analysis of student activity.
result Both methods are valid for modeling student activities.
Predicts student outcomes in real-time using domain adaptation.
problem Real-time student performance prediction in online courses.
method GritNet architecture with unsupervised domain adaptation.
result GritNet enhances real-time predictions, especially in early weeks.
A new teacher-class network method compresses DNNs by distributing knowledge to multiple student networks.
problem Overwhelming size of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs).
method Single teacher with multiple student networks, transferring knowledge to each student.
result The combined knowledge of the class of students achieves better performance and reduces parameters.
GritNet predicts student performance using deep learning.
problem Predicting student performance in online coursework.
method GritNet is a deep learning algorithm based on bidirectional long short term memory (BLSTM).
result GritNet outperforms logistic regression and improves predictions in the early stages of a course.