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Hu and Rangwala (2020) [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED608050.pdf pdf]
Hu and Rangwala (2020) [https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED608050.pdf pdf]
* Models predicting if student at-risk for failing a course
* Models predicting if student at-risk of failing a course
* Several algorithms perform worse for African-American students
* Several algorithms perform worse for African-American students



Revision as of 19:09, 23 January 2022

Kai et al. (2017) pdf

  • Models predicting student retention in an online college program
  • J48 decision trees achieved much lower Kappa and AUC for Black students than White students
  • JRip decision rules achieved almost identical Kappa and AUC for Black students and White students

Hu and Rangwala (2020) pdf

  • Models predicting if student at-risk of failing a course
  • Several algorithms perform worse for African-American students

Anderson et al. (2019) pdf

  • Models predicting six-year college graduation
  • Performance for African-American students comparable to performance for students in other races.