Clustering students based on their prior knowledge
Abstract
In this paper, we applied a number of clustering algorithms on pretest data collected from 264 high-school students. Students took the pre-test at the beginning of a 5-week experiment in which they interacted with an intelligent tutoring system. The primary goal of this work is to identify clusters of students exhibiting similar knowledge patterns. In particular, we show that the DP-means clustering algorithm yields very good results using binary response data. Other clustering algorithms such as k-modes have demonstrated better results when using categorical response data.
Publication Title
EDM 2019 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining
Recommended Citation
Khayi, N., & Rus, V. (2019). Clustering students based on their prior knowledge. EDM 2019 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining, 246-251. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/2611
