Mining tweets for education reforms

Mwana Said Omar, Alexander Njeru, Samiullah Paracha, Muhammad Wannous, Sun Yi

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Abstract

Microblogging and social networking sites have become a popular means of communication channels among internet users. They provide tools for people to voice their opinions. These sites contain vast amounts of opinionated data, leading to an increased growth in research on sentiment analysis and opinion mining. The study aims at using Twitter, a major and popular platform for microblogging and social communication, to conduct sentiment analysis. Real time data was automatically streamed using the Twitter API to collect the public's sentiments regarding education. A survey was also used to capture the public's opinions. The study will help overcome frustrations during implementation of education policies and reforms by taking into account the public's views and opinions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Applied System Innovation
Subtitle of host publicationApplied System Innovation for Modern Technology, ICASI 2017
EditorsTeen-Hang Meen, Artde Donald Kin-Tak Lam, Stephen D. Prior
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages416-419
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509048977
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE International Conference on Applied System Innovation, ICASI 2017 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 13 May 201717 May 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Applied System Innovation: Applied System Innovation for Modern Technology, ICASI 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Conference on Applied System Innovation, ICASI 2017
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period13/05/1717/05/17

Keywords

  • Education Reforms
  • Machine Learning
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Social media

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