Using Predictive Analytics to Support Student Retention
Predictive analytics is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to shake up how schools and universities approach student retention. By leveraging their data, schools and universities can identify students who are at risk of dropping out and provide them with the support they need to succeed. In this blog, we’ll explore how predictive analytics can improve student retention rates and some tricks to help you do so.
What is Predictive Analytics?
Predictive analytics is a process that involves analysing data to identify patterns and make predictions about future outcomes. In the context of student retention, predictive analytics involves analysing student data to identify students who are at risk of dropping out. This can include data such as grades, attendance records, and student demographics.
By identifying students who are at risk of dropping out, institutions can provide them with tailored support to help them succeed. This can include interventions such as tutoring, academic advising, and mentorship programs. By providing students with the support they need to succeed, institutions can improve student retention rates and help more students achieve their academic goals.
How do you do all of this?
The answer may be simpler than you think. Analytical tools like Domo can help institutions monitor, manage, transform, visualise, and even blend data from multiple sources to unlock hidden insights into what is otherwise untouched data.
Here are a few simple ways an analytics tool like Domo can help schools and universities support their student retention rates:
- Identify at-risk students
Predictive analytics can help educational institutions identify students who are at risk of dropping out by analysing student data such as grades, attendance, and engagement. This allows institutions to intervene early and provide support to help these students stay on track. - Analyse student feedback
Institutions can analyse student feedback from surveys, focus groups, and other sources so they can understand student needs and preferences. This information can help institutions improve programs and services to better meet student needs and improve retention. - Track institutional goals
Key performance indicators (KPIs) related to student retention, such as graduation rates and student satisfaction should be measured and evaluated over time. By monitoring these KPIs in real time, institutions can quickly identify areas for improvement and take action to improve retention. - Personalise support
Finally, institutions should personalise support for students by analysing data such as student demographics, academic performance, and engagement. As a result, institutions can tailor interventions to meet individual student needs, leading to improved retention.
Conclusion
In summary, predictive analytics is a powerful tool that can help educational institutions improve student retention rates. By using their data, institutions can identify students who are at risk of dropping out, monitor their progress over time, analyse student feedback, track internal institutional goals, and personalise student support. By embracing predictive analytics, institutions can improve student retention rates and help more students achieve their academic goals.
Using Analytics to Improve Student Performance
Analytics, or the use of data analysis tools to gain insights into complex systems, is revolutionising the world of education. Educators are now using data analysis tools to gain insights into student performance, identify areas of improvement, and implement targeted interventions that can help students succeed. In this blog post, we will explore how analytics can be used to improve student performance.
What is Analytics?
Analytics refers to the use of data analysis tools to gain insights into complex systems. In the context of education, analytics can be used to analyse student performance, identify areas of improvement, and implement targeted interventions that can help students succeed.
Why is Analytics Important in Education?
Analytics is important in education for several reasons. First, it can help educators gain insights into student performance and identify areas of improvement. Second, it can help educators identify students who are at risk of falling behind and implement targeted interventions to help them succeed. Third, it can help educators track the effectiveness of interventions and adjust their strategies accordingly.
Using Analytics to Improve Student Performance
There are several ways that analytics can be used to improve student performance. In this section, we will explore some of the most effective strategies.
- Tracking Student Progress
One of the most effective ways to use analytics to improve student performance is to track student progress over time. This can be done by collecting data on student performance, such as grades, test scores, and attendance records, and analysing this data to identify trends and patterns.For example, if a student is consistently receiving low grades on math tests, analytics tools can be used to identify specific areas of weakness, such as algebra or geometry. Based on this information, educators can implement targeted interventions to help the student improve their math skills. - Identifying At-Risk Students
Another effective way to use analytics to improve student performance is to identify at-risk students. This can be done by analysing data on student performance, such as grades, test scores, and attendance records, and looking for patterns that indicate that a student is at risk of falling behind.For example, if a student is consistently absent from class, has low grades, and is not meeting benchmarks for reading and math skills, analytics tools can be used to identify this student as at risk. Based on this information, educators can implement targeted interventions to help the student succeed, such as providing extra support or adjusting the curriculum to meet the student’s needs. - Personalise Learning
Another effective way to use analytics to improve student performance is to personalize learning. This can be done by analysing data on student performance, such as grades, test scores, and attendance records, and using this data to create personalized learning plans for each student.For example, if a student is struggling with reading comprehension, analytics tools can be used to identify specific areas of weakness, such as vocabulary or critical thinking skills. Based on this information, educators can create a personalized learning plan for the student that includes targeted interventions to help them improve their reading comprehension. - Predict Results
Combining historical results with existing data and artificial intelligence can yield scarily accurate predictive models on how a student will perform. The benefits of this are numerous, both from career planning for older students, to determining where funding is best used for interventions in earlier years. As schools and analytics systems mature, these predictions will continue to grow in accuracy and prevalence. - Evaluate Interventions
Finally, analytics can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions. This can be done by analysing data on student performance, such as grades, test scores, and attendance records, and comparing this data to the data collected before the intervention was implemented.For example, if a student is receiving extra support to improve their math skills, analytics tools can be used to analyse their math test scores before and after the intervention was implemented. Based on this information, educators can determine whether the intervention was effective and adjust their strategies accordingly.
Conclusion
To date analytics is a powerful tool that can be used to improve student performance in a variety of ways. Whilst most schools are already collecting structured and unstructured data across a range of various systems, the sad reality is they are not utilising this data effectively. Through combining their data into a useful, structured data set, schools can better track student progress, identify at-risk students, improve, and personalise learning and lesson plans and evaluate their actions, all while minimising the out of classroom activities that teachers wish to avoid. A tailored analytics suite can also compare your performance data to other schools and provide a useful indicator on where resources are best utilised to ensure students succeed.
Big 4 Australian Bank
Challenge
This Australian Big 4 Bank faced challenges in analysing and centralising their Social Media Advertising data.
The data was scattered across multiple disparate systems, making it difficult to consolidate information on cost, run time, results, and feedback. Collating and reporting on the various data sources consumed a significant amount of time and resources.
Over 1500 hours per month was being spent by the bank on manually creating reports, gathering data from multiple sources by hand, and trying to blend and analyse said data without external help.
Solution
9X5 proposed and implemented Domo, a cloud-based analytics platform, to address the bank’s data consolidation challenges.
Domo was chosen for its ability to centralise disparate systems and provide a user-friendly dashboarding platform, enabling easy access to all the required information in one place.
Domo proved instrumental in managing the bank’s massive data volumes, with over 1 billion rows of data ingested daily and approximately 400 billion rows per year. The platform efficiently stored, visualised and blended this this data, enabling the bank to analyse their data faster than ever before, and enhanced their decision-making.
The implementation of Domo significantly reduced the bank’s manual reporting efforts, saving hours of valuable time. Previously, the bank conducted a lengthy four-hour meeting twice a month to review advertising statistics. With Domo, these meetings became obsolete, as staff and decision-makers gained access to real-time, on-demand information through the platform.
Impact
The adoption of Domo has had a profound impact on the Big 4 Australian Bank and its operations.
Domo’s centralised data approach eliminated the need for manual data collation and reporting. This automation saved the bank significant hours and resources that were previously allocated to compiling reports, enabling employees to focus on more strategic tasks.
Domo empowered the bank’s staff and decision-makers with a comprehensive view of their social media advertising data in real-time. By accessing Domo’s intuitive dashboarding platform, they can make data-driven decisions faster and with greater accuracy, improving the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns.
Seamless Collaboration: With over 100 Domo users within the bank and external marketing agencies, Domo facilitated seamless collaboration and data sharing. Marketing agencies working on social media campaigns for the bank gained access to the bank’s Domo instance, ensuring transparency and alignment in data analysis and reporting.
By centralising and streamlining the data analysis process, Domo enabled the bank to operate more efficiently. The platform’s ability to store and visualise vast amounts of data in an organised and accessible manner significantly reduced the time and effort required to extract insights and generate reports.
9X5 successfully addressed the Big 4 Australian Bank’s challenges in analysing and centralising their social media advertising data. By implementing Domo, the bank experienced significant time savings, improved decision-making capabilities, enhanced collaboration, and increased operational efficiency.
The successful partnership between 9X5 and the bank showcases the transformative power of analytics solutions in addressing complex data management issues within large organisations.
Client Overview
Our client is one of Australasia’s largest financial institutions and employers, with over 32,000 staff and over 8.5 million customers.
As a truly globally-focused organisation, their scale and connectivity allow them to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our business and community such as climate action, affordable housing, and backing Indigenous businesses.
Connectors Utilised
Google Analytics
Meta Business
Excel
YouTube
Education360 Launch Day | Penola Catholic College
The team have headed to Penola Catholic College in the suburbs of Melbourne to throw an end-of-year barbeque and celebration day, as well as to assist with the full-scale launch of Education360 within the prestigious Catholic School.
It is always a nice opportunity to catch-up with clients in a more low-key, informal environment like this, as it gives us a chance to connect with people on a more personal level. We hope everyone enjoyed the food that was cooked up on the day, and got a chance to get stuck into Education360 and all its amazing data management, visualisation and monitoring capabilities!
Penola Catholic College
Challenge
Before implementing Education360, Penola Catholic College faced challenges leveraging student data. The data was scattered across multiple sources, making it difficult and time-consuming for educators to collect and access necessary information about their students.
This abundance of data across multiple disparate systems also hindered the ability to synthesise and analyse it to gain meaningful insights. As a result, educators struggled to identify at-risk students and provide timely support, leading to potential gaps in student learning and growth.
Solution
To address the challenges faced by Penola Catholic College in effectively leveraging student data, 9X5 implemented their premier data analytics, monitoring and visualisation tool, Education360.
Utilising the powerful capabilities of Domo. Education360 serves as the centralised hub for all student data, bringing together information from various sources into one comprehensive dashboard.
Education360 was specifically tailored to address Penola’s main pain points, taking into account their unique challenges. It seamlessly integrated both on-premise and cloud-based data, ensuring that staff members could easily access and utilise the data they needed.
Additionally, the platform offered the ability to annotate within the data itself, facilitating collaboration among staff members and enabling them to hold themselves and students accountable for progress. Whether they needed a class summary or wanted to drill down to individual student profiles, the platform allowed educators to visualise and analyse data, enabling informed decision-making quickly.
Impact
Implementing Education360 at Penola Catholic College has significantly impacted the school’s ability to leverage student data and address the challenges they faced effectively.
The consolidation of data from multiple sources into comprehensive dashboards has streamlined the process of collecting and accessing student information. Educators no longer need to spend valuable time searching for data across disparate systems. The centralised hub provided by Education360 allows for efficient data retrieval, saving time and effort for educators.
“We had data in ten different places, forcing staff to go to ten different locations to find out everything they needed to know about their students. It was too much to expect.” Anthony Austin, IT Manager, Penola Catholic College
By synthesising and analysing the collected data, educators can now identify trends, patterns, and areas of improvement more effectively. This has enabled them to proactively identify at-risk students and provide timely support, closing potential student learning and growth gaps. The ability to drill down to individual student profiles has allowed educators to understand each student’s academic journey better and personalise their approach to support their unique needs.
Another positive impact of Education360 is the enhanced collaboration among staff members. The platform’s annotation feature facilitates communication and collaboration, enabling educators to share observations, strategies, and interventions within the data. This fosters a collaborative and accountable environment where staff members can work together to support student progress.
Education360 has transformed the way Penola Catholic College utilises student data. The centralised access to comprehensive data, coupled with powerful analytics and visualisation tools, has enabled educators to make informed decisions, tailor interventions, and provide targeted support to students.
Client Overview
Located in Melbourne, Australia, Penola Catholic College is a co-educational secondary school with a mission to cater for the spiritual, educational and formative needs of young men and women who seek the Catholic values of the College.
With over 1,500 Students and 250 Staff Members, Penola Catholic College has become a leading Melbourne-based school in technology, innovation and data awareness.
Connectors Utilised
Google Analytics
Email Connector
Excel
Sugar CRM
EduTech Asia Wrap Up
The team at 9X5 Consulting have headed to Singapore for 2 days of showcasing our Education360 product at this year’s EduTech Asia Conference at the Marina Bay Sands Convention and Expo Centre!
These events give us an amazing opportunity to network and connect with hundreds of amazing educators, business professionals & IT Leaders from Singapore and the surrounding countries, it was truly an honour to get to meet so many amazing people at the event.
We cannot wait for more of these trade shows in 2023 and beyond, and you will definitely be seeing more of the big orange booth in the very near future!
Big Data AI World Singapore Wrap Up
9X5 goes global!
We have recently had the opportunity to travel out to Singapore and attend the Big Data AI World trade show and showcase our Analytics360 platform to the world in its first public outing.
The event was nothing short of crazy, but we certainly got our money’s worth and got to network with some great people from Singapore and the surrounding areas.
We’re already locked in for 2023… so keep your eyes peeled for us!
St Therese’s Principals’ Day Recap
As much as we love doing massive, multi-day events to showcase our services and abilities, we still highly value and engage with smaller, more intimate events such as the Principals’ Day hosted by GM Sponsors at St Therese’s Primary School in Cranbourne.
It was amazing to get to meet and talk to so many experienced and open-minded principals from the local area, and even more amazing to give them a brief demonstration of Education360. GM Sponsors really know how to put together an effective, engaging day, and we are looking forward to attending more in-person, intimate events in 2023.
CEBA22 Conference Wrap up
Another event crossed off the list!
9X5 has had an amazing few days at the Catholic Education Business Administrators Conference, held at Centrepiece, Melbourne Park, showcasing Educatoin360 and getting to talk with some amazing people from the education sector.
It was truly an honour to get our product in front of the eyes of so many people at this event, and we cannot wait to be at the next one!
To find out more about Education360 and what it can do for your school, please click here.
Analytics360 Has Arrived!
With the growing success & adaptation of our award-winning Education360 solution, the team at 9X5 decided to create a tool with the same power and abilities as Education360 for use on an enterprise level.
Enter Analytics360.
The solution has been created by some of the same genius minds behind Education360 and aims to alleviate data-driven stress from any head office’s minds. With powerful data storage, blending and utilisation tools, Analytics360 is sure to be a popular tool for the businesses of tomorrow.
Click here to find out more about our brand-new Analytics360 platform.