Identical assessed performance can coexist with different observable configurations of Direction, Integration, and Evaluation, even when score and conversation length are held constant¶

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q2 i? Within matched pairs with identical scores, one conversation shows Direction, Integration, and Evaluation while the other shows Direction alone or Direction and Integration without Evaluation. → Jorge Fábrega 2026

Evidence¶

Jorge Fábrega 2026¶

Jorge Fábrega. (2026). Same Performance, Different Process: Epistemic Ownership in AI-Mediated Education. Preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.02731 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2610.02731

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Qualitative reconstruction of two within-semester, within-assignment pairs with identical or closely matched scores (Tables 5–7). Pair 2 matched both students on "the same normalized assignment score of 0.8727" and six turns, yet Conversation A showed D+I+E and Conversation B showed Direction only. The article states these comparisons do not establish causal equivalence.

"Both students worked on F24 Assignment 3, received the same normalized assignment score of 0.8727, and interacted with the AI for six student turns."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Direction is observable in nearly all AI-mediated conversations, while Integration and Evaluation become progressively more observable as conversation length increases — related
• Assignment scores do not distinguish conversations in which all three observable dimensions appear from those in which at least one is not observed — related