A2PL three-level intervention design: Person, Task, and Person x Task levels¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 design), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The A2PL intervention operates at three levels. At the Person level, learners reflect on aspirations and long-term vision of societal achievement and professional growth. At the Task level, "Learners and GAI co-create complex thinking tasks within real world scenarios that align with learners' aspirations". At the Person x Task level, learners construct a summative self-assessment framework by aligning identified ability, skill, and strategy gaps with task-aligned personal aims, fostering a more clearly defined strategic learning pathway. Starting from the second round, reflective practices adjust alignment and initiate a new SDL cycle.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

GAI must refrain from disclosing that the assessment pertains directly to SDL, so learners' frameworks indicate internalized skills rather than prompted responses

Constraints¶

The article states success is contingent on whether learners' summative self-assessment frameworks reflect analytical cognition of SDL into the depth of its procedures and components

Target Learners¶

self-paced learners in non-synchronous online environments

Learning Goals¶

self-monitoring, self-regulation, self-reflection, and self-evaluation
strategically aligned personal learning pathways

Claims¶

Whole-person initiatives often fail to achieve desired outcomes because they operate in fragmented, uncoordinated siloes [+W]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Qianrun Mao. (2024). Fostering Self-Directed Growth with Generative AI: Toward a New Learning Analytics Framework. https://www.google.com/search?q=Fostering+Self-Directed+Growth+with+Generative+AI+Toward+a+New+Learning+Analytics+Framework

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`title`	`A2PL three-level intervention design: Person, Task, and Person x Task levels`
`description`	`The A2PL intervention operates at three levels.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-11`
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`sources`	1 — `qianrun-mao-2024`

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