P2 — codage relationnel indépendantP2 — independent relational coding
Outil de codage pour le second évaluateur indépendant (Pending Analysis P2, article "Constructive Alignment as a Relational Property of AI-Supported Learning Design").Coding tool for the independent second rater (Pending Analysis P2, "Constructive Alignment as a Relational Property of AI-Supported Learning Design").
Coding protocol & anti-contamination rule
Unit of analysis: one specific AI-supported learning-design instance — a learner population and context, an Intended Learning Outcome (ILO), a Teaching/Learning Activity (TLA) and the cognitive process it should elicit, an AI role within that activity, an Assessment Task (AT), and the conditions under which that AT is administered. If a paper describes several non-equivalent instances, code the clearest one and mention the others exist in your notes.
Reporting scores (ILO / TLA / AT)
| 0 | Not identifiable — not described at all |
| 1 | Indirectly identifiable — inferable, not stated |
| 2 | Explicitly stated |
“Understand machine learning” is a 1 (a topic). “Design a classifier by applying X and Y” is a 2 (a named process). This topic-vs-process call is where coders disagree most — read it carefully.
Relationship scores (all 5 relationships)
| 0 | No relevant evidence, or only topical relatedness |
| 1 | Plausible from the activity type, not stated |
| 2 | Explicitly described, not justified |
| 3 | Explicit and justified — a stated design rationale or an independent empirical check |
Evidence grade E0–E4
| E0 | No evidence bears on it (usually pairs with score 0) |
| E1 | Assertion without support (score 2) |
| E2 | Indirect / inferential only (score 1) |
| E3 | Justified by a stated rationale, no empirical check (score 3, theory branch) |
| E4 | Supported by an independent empirical/process check (score 3, empirical branch) |
The strict rule for scoring a 3
Never score 3 (or grade E3/E4) just because an experiment, a positive result, or a stated restriction exists somewhere in the paper. The evidence must specifically test this exact relationship — e.g. for AI→TLA: did the study check whether AI supported or substituted the targeted process itself, not just that some experiment exists elsewhere?
| Relationship | Question it answers |
|---|---|
| ILO→TLA | Does the activity give learners the opportunity to perform the process the ILO names? |
| ILO→AT | Does the assessment evidence achievement of the ILO's process, not a distinct construct? |
| TLA→AT | Is the performance practised in the activity consistent with what's assessed? |
| AI→TLA | Does AI support the learner's performance of the targeted process, or perform it for them? |
| AI→AT | Is AI's role during assessment compatible with the construct the AT is meant to measure? |
Structurally not applicable
If the instance involves no AI role at all in the activity and/or assessment, tick “not applicable” on that relationship instead of scoring it 0. Score 0 means “AI is present but this relationship isn't evidenced”; not-applicable means “there is no AI to evaluate here.”
The four alignment categories
| A | Alignment demonstrated — ILO→TLA, ILO→AT, TLA→AT each ≥2, trending toward 3 |
| B | Partially supported — some of those three ≥2, others 0–1 |
| C | Cannot be established — the default outcome of insufficient evidence |
| D | Misalignment identified — a relationship scored 0 and the source affirmatively describes an inconsistency. Never use D just because evidence is weak. |
Every evidence quote must be copied verbatim from the PDF — never paraphrased or reconstructed from memory. If you can't find a quote to support a score above 0, that's a sign the score should be lower.