Analyzing performance of students by using data mining techniques a literature survey

With the birth of new technologies which can harness data associated with education, the field of Educational Data Mining (EDM) has bloomed. EDM is a research area which uses data mining techniques, machine learning algorithms and statistical techniques to understand how students learn, predict students' academic performance and how a student's learning can be improved. This paper conducts extensive review of the literature on the use of EDM for analyzing performance of student.