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Assessing the educational performance of different Brazilian school cycles using data science methods

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  • Joyce de Souza Zanirato Maia
  • Ana Paula Arantes Bueno
  • João Ricardo Sato

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Educational indicators are metrics that assist in assessing the quality of the educational system. They are often associated with economic and social factors suggested to contribute to good school performance, however there is no consensus on the impact of these factors. The main objective of this work was to evaluate the factors related to school performance. Using a data set composed by Brazilian schools’ performance (IDEB), socioeconomic and school structure variables, we generated different models. The non-linear model predicted the best performance, measured by the error and determination coefficient metrics. The heterogeneity of the importance of the variable between school cycles and regions of the country was detected, this effect may contribute to the development of public educational policies.

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  • Joyce de Souza Zanirato Maia & Ana Paula Arantes Bueno & João Ricardo Sato, 2021. "Assessing the educational performance of different Brazilian school cycles using data science methods," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(3), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0248525
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248525
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