EduGuard RetainX: An advanced analytical dashboard for predicting and improving student retention in tertiary education

IF 2.4 4区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SoftwareX Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2025.102057

Nornina J. Dia , Joseph C. Sieras , Suhaina A. Khalid , Amer Hussien T. Macatotong , Jeffrey M. Mondejar , Elizabeth R. Genotiva , Reymark D. Delena

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Students’ attrition is a critical challenge in higher education, and the EduGuard RetainX software represents a transformative solution. To accurately identify at-risk students, this innovative platform harnesses advanced predictive analytics with knowledge of the personal and institutional costs of student dropout. Using the software, educators can provide students with tailored, student-centric support early on. In addition, the software fosters a collaborative, data-driven culture that allows a wide range of stakeholders to contribute to student success initiatives. The platform has demonstrated significant positive effects and real advantages, as shown by thorough evaluations of its usability using Dowding and Merrill's usability checklist, where it achieved an 89 % usability score. Further, by enabling a shift towards evidence-based practices and a relentless focus on supporting academic achievement and student persistence, the software is poised to completely reshape the higher education landscape.

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SoftwareX COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING-

CiteScore

5.50

自引率

2.90%

发文量

184

审稿时长

9 weeks

期刊介绍： SoftwareX aims to acknowledge the impact of software on today''s research practice, and on new scientific discoveries in almost all research domains. SoftwareX also aims to stress the importance of the software developers who are, in part, responsible for this impact. To this end, SoftwareX aims to support publication of research software in such a way that: The software is given a stamp of scientific relevance, and provided with a peer-reviewed recognition of scientific impact; The software developers are given the credits they deserve; The software is citable, allowing traditional metrics of scientific excellence to apply; The academic career paths of software developers are supported rather than hindered; The software is publicly available for inspection, validation, and re-use. Above all, SoftwareX aims to inform researchers about software applications, tools and libraries with a (proven) potential to impact the process of scientific discovery in various domains. The journal is multidisciplinary and accepts submissions from within and across subject domains such as those represented within the broad thematic areas below: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Medical and Biological Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Originating from these broad thematic areas, the journal also welcomes submissions of software that works in cross cutting thematic areas, such as citizen science, cybersecurity, digital economy, energy, global resource stewardship, health and wellbeing, etcetera. SoftwareX specifically aims to accept submissions representing domain-independent software that may impact more than one research domain.