Early Warning Systems in the Context of Curriculum Flexibility and Agility: Systematic Review

This systematic review aimed to examine and introduce early warning systems from both contemporary and educational perspectives to identify university students who exhibit risky behaviors and to implement the necessary interventions. To achieve this goal, a total of 31 studies-2 national and 29 international- were reviewed. These studies included various implementations of early warning systems at the higher education level, and 8 research questions were explored. The review revealed that studies on early warning systems have primarily been published after 2000. It was also found that quantitative research methods were most commonly used in these studies, which focused on university students. Additionally, learning management systems (such as Moodle, BookRoll, Learning Smart System, Teaching Assistant System, etc.) were the main data sources in these studies. The data from these systems included metrics such as the number of clicks, total time spent in the system, resources accessed, messages sent or read in forums, lecture notes, and book reading data. In terms of data analysis, data mining and regression analysis methods were predominantly used. Moreover, "early warning system" was commonly used as a keyword in the studies reviewed. In conclusion, it is suggested that the early warning system should be further promoted, based on the findings of this review, which offers valuable insights into key issues and establishes priorities for future research.

Dergi

YUKSEKOGRETIM DERGISI

Yıl

2025

Cilt

15

Sayı

1

ISSN

2146-796X

eISSN

2146-7978

DOI

10.53478/yuksekogretim.1442815

WoS UID

WOS:001501196000001