#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ FoundationalASSIST Processing Script for DIF Analysis ====================================================== Run AFTER you get access to: https://huggingface.co/datasets/ASSISTments/FoundationalASSIST This script: 1. Downloads all 3 data files (Interactions, Problems, Skills) 2. Cleans the HTML/MathML from Problem Body to readable text 3. Computes item-level statistics 4. Merges everything into one DIF-ready table 5. Exports to parquet + CSV Usage: pip install huggingface_hub pandas pyarrow beautifulsoup4 lxml python process_foundational_assist.py """ import os, json, re, sys import pandas as pd from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download OUT = "foundational_assist_data" os.makedirs(OUT, exist_ok=True) REPO = "ASSISTments/FoundationalASSIST" # ============================================================ # Step 1: Download # ============================================================ print("Downloading FoundationalASSIST data files...") files = { "Data/Interactions.csv": "interactions.csv", "Data/Problems.csv": "problems.csv", "Data/Skills.csv": "skills.csv", } for hf_path, local_name in files.items(): local_path = os.path.join(OUT, local_name) if os.path.exists(local_path): print(f" Already exists: {local_name}") else: try: path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=REPO, filename=hf_path, repo_type="dataset") import shutil shutil.copy(path, local_path) print(f" ✅ Downloaded: {local_name} ({os.path.getsize(local_path)/1e6:.1f} MB)") except Exception as e: print(f" ❌ {local_name}: {e}") if "GatedRepoError" in str(type(e).__name__) or "403" in str(e): print("\n⚠️ ACCESS DENIED — You need to accept the data agreement at:") print(" https://huggingface.co/datasets/ASSISTments/FoundationalASSIST") print(" Then re-run this script.") sys.exit(1) # ============================================================ # Step 2: Load data # ============================================================ print("\nLoading data...") interactions = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(OUT, "interactions.csv")) problems = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(OUT, "problems.csv")) skills = pd.read_csv(os.path.join(OUT, "skills.csv")) print(f"Interactions: {len(interactions):,} rows") print(f" Columns: {list(interactions.columns)}") print(f"Problems: {len(problems):,} rows") print(f" Columns: {list(problems.columns)}") print(f"Skills: {len(skills):,} rows") print(f" Columns: {list(skills.columns)}") # ============================================================ # Step 3: Clean HTML from Problem Body # ============================================================ print("\nCleaning Problem Body HTML → plain text...") try: from bs4 import BeautifulSoup except ImportError: os.system("pip install beautifulsoup4 lxml -q") from bs4 import BeautifulSoup def clean_html(html_str): """Convert HTML/MathML problem body to readable text. Based on the approach in the dataset's Code/cleantext.py""" if pd.isna(html_str) or not isinstance(html_str, str): return "" # Parse HTML soup = BeautifulSoup(html_str, "html.parser") # Handle MathML: extract text content for math_tag in soup.find_all("math"): # Try to extract readable math from MathML math_text = math_tag.get_text(separator=" ", strip=True) math_tag.replace_with(f" [{math_text}] ") # Handle images (note: images may contain diagrams) for img in soup.find_all("img"): alt = img.get("alt", "") if alt: img.replace_with(f"[Image: {alt}]") else: img.replace_with("[Image]") # Handle tables for table in soup.find_all("table"): rows = [] for tr in table.find_all("tr"): cells = [td.get_text(strip=True) for td in tr.find_all(["td", "th"])] rows.append(" | ".join(cells)) table.replace_with("\n".join(rows)) # Get text text = soup.get_text(separator=" ", strip=True) # Clean up whitespace text = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', text).strip() # Clean up common HTML entities text = text.replace('&', '&').replace('<', '<').replace('>', '>') text = text.replace(' ', ' ').replace(''', "'") return text # Apply cleaning problems["problem_text_clean"] = problems["Problem Body"].apply(clean_html) # Also clean MC options if present for col in ["Multiple Choice Options", "Multiple Choice Answers", "Fill-in Options", "Fill-in Answers"]: if col in problems.columns: problems[f"{col}_clean"] = problems[col].apply( lambda x: clean_html(str(x)) if pd.notna(x) else "" ) # Show samples print("\nSample cleaned problems:") for _, row in problems.head(5).iterrows(): text = row["problem_text_clean"][:200] ans_type = row.get("Answer Type", "?") print(f" ID {row['problem_id']} [{ans_type}]: {text}...") # ============================================================ # Step 4: Aggregate skills per problem # ============================================================ print("\nAggregating skills per problem...") skills_agg = skills.groupby("problem_id").agg( skill_ids=("skill_id", lambda x: ";".join(str(i) for i in x)), skill_names=("node_name", lambda x: " | ".join(str(n) for n in x)), n_skills=("skill_id", "count"), ).reset_index() # ============================================================ # Step 5: Compute item statistics # ============================================================ print("Computing item-level statistics...") item_stats = interactions.groupby("problem_id").agg( n_responses=("discrete_score", "count"), n_correct=("discrete_score", "sum"), p_value=("discrete_score", "mean"), mean_hints=("hint_count", "mean"), pct_saw_answer=("saw_answer", "mean"), ).reset_index() # ============================================================ # Step 6: Compute student statistics # ============================================================ print("Computing student-level statistics...") student_stats = interactions.groupby("user_xid").agg( n_problems=("problem_id", "count"), n_unique_problems=("problem_id", "nunique"), n_correct=("discrete_score", "sum"), accuracy=("discrete_score", "mean"), total_hints=("hint_count", "sum"), pct_saw_answer=("saw_answer", "mean"), ).reset_index() # ============================================================ # Step 7: Create merged problem table # ============================================================ print("Creating master problem table...") problem_master = problems.merge(item_stats, on="problem_id", how="left") problem_master = problem_master.merge(skills_agg, on="problem_id", how="left") # ============================================================ # Step 8: Save everything # ============================================================ print("\nSaving processed files...") # Problems with clean text + stats + skills problem_master.to_parquet(os.path.join(OUT, "problems_master.parquet"), index=False) problem_master.to_csv(os.path.join(OUT, "problems_master.csv"), index=False) # Interactions (full) interactions.to_parquet(os.path.join(OUT, "interactions.parquet"), index=False) # Student stats student_stats.to_parquet(os.path.join(OUT, "student_stats.parquet"), index=False) # Item stats item_stats.to_parquet(os.path.join(OUT, "item_stats.parquet"), index=False) # Skills skills.to_parquet(os.path.join(OUT, "skills.parquet"), index=False) # Summary summary = { "dataset": "FoundationalASSIST (processed)", "n_interactions": len(interactions), "n_problems": len(problems), "n_students": interactions["user_xid"].nunique(), "n_skills": skills["skill_id"].nunique(), "accuracy": float(interactions["discrete_score"].mean()), "answer_types": problems["Answer Type"].value_counts().to_dict() if "Answer Type" in problems.columns else {}, "has_question_text": True, "has_distractor_text": True, "has_selected_answer": True, "has_demographics": False, "dif_note": "No demographics — contact etrials@assistments.org for demographic linkage", } with open(os.path.join(OUT, "summary.json"), "w") as f: json.dump(summary, f, indent=2, default=str) print(f"\n{'='*60}") print("PROCESSING COMPLETE!") print(f"{'='*60}") print(f"Output: {os.path.abspath(OUT)}/") for f in sorted(os.listdir(OUT)): size = os.path.getsize(os.path.join(OUT, f)) / 1e6 print(f" {f}: {size:.1f} MB") print(f""" KEY FILES: problems_master.parquet — 3,395 problems with: - problem_text_clean (readable question text) - Multiple Choice Options/Answers (cleaned) - p_value, n_responses (item difficulty stats) - skill_names (Common Core alignment) interactions.parquet — 1.7M student responses with: - user_xid, problem_id, discrete_score (0/1) - answer_text (what the student actually typed/selected) - hint_count, saw_answer student_stats.parquet — per-student summary NOTE: No demographic grouping variables available. For DIF, you would need to: 1. Contact etrials@assistments.org for demographic linkage, OR 2. Create proficiency-based groups (e.g., top/bottom quartile) as proxy """)