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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 for failing a course
* performed worse for male students, but that this result is inconsistent across university courses
* Performed worse for male students, but that this result is inconsistent across university courses
 
Anderson et al. (2019) [https://www.upenn.edu/learninganalytics/ryanbaker/EDM2019_paper56.pdf pdf]
* Models predicting six-year college graduation
* Algorithms had higher false negative rates for male students

Revision as of 02:50, 24 January 2022

Kai et al. (2017) pdf

  • Models predicting student retention in an online college program
  • performance was very good for both groups
  • JRip decision tree model performed more equitably than a J48 decision tree model for both male and female students.
  • JRip model had moderately better performance for female students than male students

Hu and Rangwala (2020) pdf

  • Models predicting if student at-risk for failing a course
  • Performed worse for male students, but that this result is inconsistent across university courses

Anderson et al. (2019) pdf

  • Models predicting six-year college graduation
  • Algorithms had higher false negative rates for male students