Enacticipation Graph: A Tool for Visualizing Learner Agency

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Abstract

Existing conceptualizations of learner agency (LA) emphasize the importance of examining it in relation to structures. However, current methodologies often fall short of capturing this relationship. This paper proposes the Enacticipation Graph as an analytical tool to visualize the interactions of LA and structure. By representing structure as emerging from multi-agent interactions, the graph illustrates how enacted actions create immediate enablements and constraints on LA, and how LA is exercised to influence others’ actions. The graph also shows how the alignment or misalignment of enacted and anticipated actions leads to subsequent actions. Through an example, we demonstrate how the graph reveals the interaction between LA and structure, and accounts for subtle agentic enactments often overlooked by existing approaches.

Authors

• Min Lee, Nanyang Technological University - National Institute of Education

• Victor Chen, National Institute of Education - Nanyang Technological University