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Modelling the dynamics of the students’ academic performance in the German region of the North Rhine-Westphalia: an epidemiological approach with uncertainty.
- Source :
- International Journal of Computer Mathematics; Feb2014, Vol. 91 Issue 2, p241-251, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Student academic underachievement is a concern of paramount importance in Europe, where around 15% of the students in the last high school courses do not achieve the minimum knowledge academic requirement. In this paper, we propose a model based on a system of differential equations to study the dynamics of the students’ academic performance in the German region of the North Rhine-Westphalia. This approach is supported by the idea that both good and bad study habits, are a mixture of personal decisions and influence of classmates. This model allows us to forecast the student academic performance by means of confidence intervals over the next few years. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207160
- Volume :
- 91
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Computer Mathematics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95787057
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00207160.2013.813937