Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to predict Mathematics students' performance / Norpah Mahat ... [et al]

Mahat, Norpah and Nording, Nor Idayunie and Bidin, Jasmani and Abu Hasan, Suzanawati and Teoh, Yeong Kin (2022) Artificial Neural Network (ANN) to predict Mathematics students' performance / Norpah Mahat ... [et al]. Journal of Computing Research and Innovation (JCRINN), 7 (1): 3. pp. 29-40. ISSN 2600-8793

Abstract

Predicting students’ academic performance is very essential to produce high-quality students. The main goal is to continuously help students to increase their ability in the learning process and to help educators as well in improving their teaching skills. Therefore, this study was conducted to predict mathematics students’ performance using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The secondary data from 382 mathematics students from UCI Machine Learning Repository Data Sets used to train the neural networks. The neural network model built using nntool. Two inputs are used which are the first and the second period grade while one target output is used which is the final grade. This study also aims to identify which training function is the best among three Feed-Forward Neural Networks known as Network1, Network2 and Network3. Three types of training functions have been selected in this study, which are Levenberg-Marquardt (TRAINLM), Gradient descent with momentum (TRAINGDM) and Gradient descent with adaptive learning rate (TRAINGDA). Each training function will be compared based on Performance value, correlation coefficient, gradient, and epoch. MATLAB R2020a was used for data processing. The results show that the TRAINLM function is the most suitable function in predicting mathematics students’ performance because it has a higher correlation coefficient and a lower Performance value.

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Item Type: Article
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Mahat, Norpah
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Nording, Nor Idayunie
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Bidin, Jasmani
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Abu Hasan, Suzanawati
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Teoh, Yeong Kin
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Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > Performance. Competence. Academic achievement
Q Science > QA Mathematics > Instruments and machines > Electronic Computers. Computer Science > Neural networks (Computer science)
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis > Arau Campus > Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Computing Research and Innovation (JCRINN)
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Journal of Computing Research and Innovation (JCRINN)
ISSN: 2600-8793
Volume: 7
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 29-40
Keywords: mathematics, students’ performance, neural network, Levenberg Marquardt
Date: 2022
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68807
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