Improving Deep Knowledge Tracing via Gated Architectures and Adaptive Optimization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.20070v1
• Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:24:31 GMT
• Title: Improving Deep Knowledge Tracing via Gated Architectures and Adaptive Optimization
• Authors: Altun Shukurlu,
• Abstract summary: Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) models student learning behavior by using Recurrent Networks (RNNs) to predict future performance based on historical interaction data.<n>In this work, we revisit the DKT model from two perspectives: architectural improvements and optimization.<n>First, we enhance the model using gated recurrent units, specifically Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU)<n>Second, we re-implement DKT using the PyTorch framework, enabling a modular and accessible infrastructure compatible with modern deep learning.
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• Abstract: Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) models student learning behavior by using Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) to predict future performance based on historical interaction data. However, the original implementation relied on standard RNNs in the Lua-based Torch framework, which limited extensibility and reproducibility. In this work, we revisit the DKT model from two perspectives: architectural improvements and optimization efficiency. First, we enhance the model using gated recurrent units, specifically Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks and Gated Recurrent Units (GRU), which better capture long-term dependencies and help mitigate vanishing gradient issues. Second, we re-implement DKT using the PyTorch framework, enabling a modular and accessible infrastructure compatible with modern deep learning workflows. We also benchmark several optimization algorithms SGD, RMSProp, Adagrad, Adam, and AdamW to evaluate their impact on convergence speed and predictive accuracy in educational modeling tasks. Experiments on the Synthetic-5 and Khan Academy datasets show that GRUs and LSTMs achieve higher accuracy and improved training stability compared to basic RNNs, while adaptive optimizers such as Adam and AdamW consistently outperform SGD in both early-stage learning and final model performance. Our open-source PyTorch implementation provides a reproducible and extensible foundation for future research in neural knowledge tracing and personalized learning systems.

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