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ERIC Number: ED616694
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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Yet Another Predictive Model? Fair Predictions of Students' Learning Outcomes in an Online Math Learning Platform
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference (11th, Irvine, CA, Apr 12-16, 2021)
To support online learners at a large scale, extensive studies have adopted machine learning (ML) techniques to analyze students' artifacts and predict their learning outcomes automatically. However, limited attention has been paid to the fairness of prediction with ML in educational settings. This study intends to fill the gap by introducing a generic algorithm that can orchestrate with existing ML algorithms while yielding fairer results. Specifically, we have implemented logistic regression with the Seldonian algorithm and compared the fairness-aware model with fairness-unaware ML models. The results show that the Seldonian algorithm can achieve comparable predictive performance while producing notably higher fairness. [This paper was published in: "LAK21: 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK21), April 12-16, 2021, Irvine, CA, USA," ACM, 2021.]
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C160004
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