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  • Educational research
  • Quantitative analysis in education
  • Agent-based modeling

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  • Student workload is inversely related to the learning rate.
  • Final grade distributions often show Gaussian and homogeneous patterns for passing and failing students, respectively.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively estimate the learning rate using historical final grade data.
  • To develop agent-based models incorporating student elimination rules.
  • To introduce and analyze new performance indicators like group learning rate and learning curve.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing historical final grade distributions (Gaussian for passing, homogeneous for failing).
  • Developing two agent-based models incorporating student elimination-desertion rules.
  • Comparing Monte Carlo simulation results with empirical data.

Main Results:

  • Observed good agreement between simulation results and empirical data for performance indicators.
  • Identified regular patterns in final grade distributions.
  • Validated the proposed models and indicators.

Conclusions:

  • Proposed an adaptive method for readjusting student workload (academic credits) based on group learning rates.
  • The method resembles price adjustments based on supply and demand.
  • Suggests a novel approach to optimize educational resource allocation.