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Explainable AI for Student Dropout Prediction: A Hierarchical LightGBM Approach Ismail Setiawan; Rahmat Gernowo; Budi Warsito
Jurnal RESTI (Rekayasa Sistem dan Teknologi Informasi) Vol 10 No 5 (2026): October 2026
Publisher : Ikatan Ahli Informatika Indonesia (IAII)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29207/resti.v10i5.7793

Abstract

The high dropout rate in health science programs not only affects the efficiency of educational management but also threatens the stability of the professional medical workforce. This research proposes a Hierarchical Early Warning System (HEWS) framework using the Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) algorithm to predict student dropout risks at an early stage, utilizing a primary dataset of academic and demographic records from an Indonesian health sciences faculty. While previous studies predominantly utilized full-trajectory academic records, this study compares the model's performance across two temporal scenarios: early detection using historical data up to the second semester and full-trajectory evaluation. The Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) is applied to address the extreme class imbalance inherent in educational datasets. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model achieves an F1-Score of 0.95 for the minority class in both internal scenarios and maintains a robust F1-Score of 0.91 when validated against an international dataset. Furthermore, SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) is integrated to dissect the algorithm's black-box nature. The SHAP analysis reveals a critical shift in risk drivers: high school education quality and first-semester grades dominate the early detection phase, whereas fourth-semester grades and sick leave frequencies become primary predictors in the full-trajectory phase. These findings provide actionable insights for university management to design targeted academic and psychological interventions, thereby supporting the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3 and 4.