Table 4 Example coding diagram for participant artifacts
|  | Biological words student uses to identify biological level(s) | Which biological levels (1–14) and accuracy | How many properly identified level(s), supporting explanation present | How many connection attempts made between levels? | How many levels between these attempts? | Was correct connection made between levels? | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List all biological levels 1–14 (even if students do not use all levels) | List the words that student participants use to represent biological levels within their artifacts | For each level identified specify the accuracy | Identify how many levels and the presence of an explanation and or proper use of term/s | Identify how many connections were made between levels and use arrows to connect levels | Identify how many levels were between each connection attempt | Identify the accuracy of the level connections | List notes about connections within student artifact |