How can data mining improve student performance?

Data mining in education could be like having a personalized tutor for each student. By algorithmically checking out how each student is doing on exams and assignments, teachers can figure out what individual students good at and where they need help. This means lessons can be tweaked to fit exactly what works best for each student. It's like custom-made learning, which makes it easier to understand and remember things. Plus, it helps teachers see where the curriculum might need a little sprucing up to keep things fresh and effective. Of course I'm not suggesting a teacher takes on this personalisation, we'd rather wait for slightly more advancement in democratising the fine tuning of LLMs, to then be the personalised tutor for this student

Text analytics of student's essays can be used to identify student's personality. Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) one of them which is invariant throughout ones lifetime. Outcome of MBTI type which is a 4 bit of data can be used to personalize his/her learning style for 16 types. This can help many outlier students to excel in learning. And also this can career guide students for their born talent area without much complexity.

Early Warning Systems: Data mining can be used to develop early warning systems that identify students at risk of falling behind academically. By analyzing various data points, such as attendance, grades, behavior, and participation, institutions can intervene early to provide additional support to struggling students. Personalized Learning: Data mining can help create personalized learning experiences. By analyzing student performance data, educators can identify individual strengths and weaknesses, tailor instruction to suit each student's needs, and suggest relevant learning resources. Curriculum Improvement

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Data mining can be used to analyze a student's learning capability in both qualitative and quantitative ways. Howard Gardner’s Nine types of Intelligence one way of categorizing one's intelligence in his/her capable field. MBTI indicator can be used to design the teaching style qualitatively. On the hand of quantitative measures, General Factor (G-Factor) of one's IQ can be easily used to measure the common capability level for absorbing the knowledge. Measures of Big-O factors (OCEAN model) can be used to understand a student's strong and weak areas of learning which would help to customizing the educational delivery style. Student's past educational records can also be easily analyzed to identify the student's strengths and weaknesses.

Data mining can be used to pre-empt harmful behaviors that can sabotage student’s education. For example, sharp and unusual declines in performance can be used as indicators of a personal or family situation that may be impacting a student’s ability to focus on their education.