Identifying Factors for Studying in an English Medium Schools or International Curriculum in Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels in Bangladesh

Abstract

Educational Data mining is a conspicuous research area that helps to develop an educational context. The primary purpose of this work is to find out the factors or attributes for studying in English Medium school or any International Curriculum in grade V to XII in Bangladesh. To prepare the set of attributes, help was taken from some of the renowned persons of the English Medium School and International Curriculum in Bangladesh, such as country director, principal, vice-principal, coordinator, teacher, human resources manager, parents, and students. A set of questionnaires with 29 different questions were prepared. Google form is used to collect data from students to identify the relevant attributes. After pre-processing the data, different clustering algorithms are used to find the best cluster. K-means cluster with 3 clusters gives the best result and found some main attributes or reasons for studying in Bangladesh's international Curriculum. The finding of this thesis is revealed the main factors for studying in an English Medium school or International curriculum and the differences among other schools in Bangladesh. This study finds the importance and the key features of the English Medium School in Bangladesh. It reflects the idea of English Medium School's students on their Curriculum and school. This thesis will help the students select the Curriculum and help the parents decide while admitting their children. This work also reflects the student's and parent's demands on a school and its Curriculum. In the future, this study will help find the main differences between different curriculums in the Bangladeshi education system.