Prediction of Student Graduation Predicts using Hybrid 2D Convolutional Neural Network and Synthetic Minority Over-Sampling Technique

Abstract

Abstract. With the rapid growth of technology, educational institutions are constantly looking for ways to improve their services and enhance student performance. One of the significant challenges in higher education is predicting the graduation outcome of students. Predicting student graduation can help educators and academic advisors to provide early intervention and support to students who may be at risk of not graduating on time. In this paper, we propose a hybrid 2D convolutional neural network (CNN) and synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) to predict the graduation outcome of students.

Purpose: Knowing the results and how the Hybrid 2D Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) algorithms work in predicting student graduation predicates. This algorithm uses a dataset based on family background variables and academic data.

Methods/Study design/approach: This study uses the Hybrid 2D CNN algorithm for the classification process and SMOTE for the minority class over-sampling.

Result/Findings: The prediction accuracy of the model using SMOTE is 96.31%. Meanwhile, the model that does not use SMOTE obtains an accuracy of 95.32%.

Novelty/Originality/Value: This research shows that the use of a Hybrid 2D CNN algorithm with SMOTE gives better accuracy than without using SMOTE. The dataset used also proves that family background and student academic data can be used as a reference for predicting student graduation predicates.