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The development of a fully functional,
user-friendly early-alert system
to
flag
the
first-time entering students
who may
require additional support
during their
first year of studies at Unisa:
1.Using the FYE MOOC to isolate
students who achieve 49% or less
in each
Learning Unit. Upon receiving the data, the SRU will manually cluster the
students according to the support service required. In terms of the
ShadowMatch® Learning Unit, the SRU will identify students who fall into the
30th percentile of either the overall match or the critical match and
refer
them
to the
DCCD
in their respective
regions
for non-cognitive support.
2.Next, identify first year students who
did not submit
the first assignment;
submitted it
blank
; or those who
failed
their first assignment. Thereafter,
students will be
clustered
accordingly and followed-up with a needs
assessment.
3.Identifying first year students who
failed
their
examination(s),
so that
proactive support can continue into their next year of study.
Early Alert System
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