Threshold changes in early alert systems can drastically reshape flagged-student volume and advisor workload and should not occur informally¶
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q2 i? In the illustrative case, changing the alert threshold from 60 to 40 could drastically increase flagged students and reshape advisor workload, so threshold authority requires formal governance. → S. Varadaraju and B. Vijayakumar 2026
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S. Varadaraju and B. Vijayakumar 2026¶
S. Varadaraju and B. Vijayakumar. (2026). Beyond Compliance: A Proposed Framework for Ethical Governance of Student Data in Learning Analytics. EDULEARN26 Proceedings, IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2026.1927
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Illustrative scenario analysis under the Governance pillar, not an empirical measurement. The article reasons that "A threshold change from 60 to 40, for example, could drastically increase the number of flagged students and reshape advisor workload." No effect size is printed.
"A threshold change from 60 to 40, for example, could drastically increase the number of flagged students and reshape advisor workload. That should not occur informally."
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Threshold changes in early alert systems can drastically reshape flagged-student volume and advisor workload and should not occur informally |
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Threshold changes in early alert systems can drastically reshape flagged-student volume and advisor workload and should not occur informally |
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