Table 3.

Top five attributes on the prediction of English performance using DT, NN, SVM, and NB

DT
Attributes	Impact
Form Four English final examination	0.225
Form Four Mathematics final examination	0.202
Form Four English mid-term examination	0.165
Form Four Mathematics mid-term examination	0.142
Diversity	0.090
NN
Attributes	Impact
Form Four English final examination	0.168
Form Four Mathematics final examination	0.132
Form Four English mid-term examination	0.117
Form Four Mathematics mid-term examination	0.091
Gender	0.085
SVM
Attributes	Impact
Form Four English final examination	0.152
Form Four Mathematics final examination	0.121
Form Four English mid-term examination	0.104
Form Four Mathematics mid-term examination	0.090
Father’s educational level	0.084
NB
Attributes	Impact
Form Four English final examination	0.168
Form Four Mathematics final examination	0.132
Form Four English mid-term examination	0.117
Form Four Mathematics mid-term examination	0.091
Gender	0.085