Academic Performance Predictors

The ability to predict one´s academic performance is a great asset for both the students and the institution administrators. For the students, they can adjust workload, career direction, etc. If they are aware of their capability. For the administrators and instructors, early warnings would facilitate intervention thus enabling a more successful academic environment. In addition, institutional resources can be utilized in an optimal way thus gaining operation efficiency. This work surveys existing literature in student academic performance prediction. Parameters used for predictions are examined. Useful predictors are identified.