Report on the Scoping Workshop on AI in Science Education Research 2025

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.14318v2
• Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:25:06 GMT
• Title: Report on the Scoping Workshop on AI in Science Education Research 2025
• Authors: Marcus Kubsch, Marit Kastaun, Peter Wulff, Nicole Graulich, Moriah Ariely, Sebastian Gombert, Bor Gregorcic, Hendrik Härtig, Benedikt Heuckmann, Andrea Horbach, Christina Krist, Gerd Kortemeyer, Ben Münch, Samuel Pazicni, Joshua M. Rosenberg, Sascha Schanze, Gena Sbeglia, Vidar Skogvoll, Christophe Speroni, Christoph Thyssen, Lars-Jochen Thoms, Brandon J. Yik, Xiaoming Zhai,
• Abstract summary: Report summarizes the outcomes of a two-day international scoping workshop on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in science education research.<n>As AI rapidly reshapes scientific practice, classroom learning, and research methods, the field faces both new opportunities and significant challenges.<n>Report concludes with actionable recommendations for training, infrastructure, and standards, along with guidance for funders, policymakers, professional organizations, and academic departments.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: This report summarizes the outcomes of a two-day international scoping workshop on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in science education research. As AI rapidly reshapes scientific practice, classroom learning, and research methods, the field faces both new opportunities and significant challenges. The report clarifies key AI concepts to reduce ambiguity and reviews evidence of how AI influences scientific work, teaching practices, and disciplinary learning. It identifies how AI intersects with major areas of science education research, including curriculum development, assessment, epistemic cognition, inclusion, and teacher professional development, highlighting cases where AI can support human reasoning and cases where it may introduce risks to equity or validity. The report also examines how AI is transforming methodological approaches across quantitative, qualitative, ethnographic, and design-based traditions, giving rise to hybrid forms of analysis that combine human and computational strengths. To guide responsible integration, a systems-thinking heuristic is introduced that helps researchers consider stakeholder needs, potential risks, and ethical constraints. The report concludes with actionable recommendations for training, infrastructure, and standards, along with guidance for funders, policymakers, professional organizations, and academic departments. The goal is to support principled and methodologically sound use of AI in science education research.

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