A Cybernetic Perspective on GenAI-Enhanced Feedback in Higher Education: A Thing Interviewing Exploration Protocol

This repository contains the supplementary materials supporting the study A Cybernetic Perspective on GenAI-Enhanced Feedback in Higher Education: A Thing Interviewing Exploration. The dataset comprises four semi-structured thing interview transcripts conducted with widely used generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems, a coding framework and a theme development matrix, and representative excerpts supporting the thematic analysis. The interviews explored how GenAI systems construct and represent their participation in educational feedback processes when examined through the lenses of first-order cybernetics, second-order cybernetics, and radical constructivism. The materials document the analytical process from data collection to theme development and are provided to enhance transparency, traceability, and methodological rigour. Due to the evolving nature of GenAI systems, exact replication of interview responses may not be possible; however, the repository provides the complete dataset and analytical documentation used in the reported study.