Unpacking Epistemic Insights of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Science Education: A Systematic Review

Kason Ka Ching Cheung, Yun Long, Qian Liu and Ho-Yin Chan 2024. Unpacking Epistemic Insights of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Science Education: A Systematic Review. Science & Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-024-00511-5

TitleUnpacking Epistemic Insights of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Science Education: A Systematic Review
TypeJournal article
AuthorsKason Ka Ching Cheung, Yun Long, Qian Liu and Ho-Yin Chan
Abstract

There is a growing application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K-12 science classrooms. In K-12 education, students harness AI technologies to acquire scientific knowledge, ranging from automated personalized virtual scientific inquiry to generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Sora, and Google Bard. These AI technologies inherit various strengths and limitations in facilitating students’ engagement in scientific activities. There is a lack of framework to develop K-12 students’ epistemic considerations of the interaction between the disciplines of AI and science when they engage in producing, revising, and critiquing scientific knowledge using AI technologies. To accomplish this, we conducted a systematic review for studies that implemented AI technologies in science education. Employing the family resemblance approach as our analytical framework, we examined epistemic insights into relationships between science and AI documented in the literature. Our analysis centered on five distinct categories: aims and values, methods, practices, knowledge, and social–institutional aspects. Notably, we found that only three studies mentioned epistemic insights concerning the interplay between scientific knowledge and AI knowledge. Building upon these findings, we propose a unifying framework that can guide future empirical studies, focusing on three key elements: (a) AI’s application in science and (b) the similarities and (c) differences in epistemological approaches between science and AI. We then conclude our study by proposing a development trajectory for K-12 students’ learning of AI-science epistemic insights.

JournalScience & Education
ISSN1573-1901
0926-7220
Year2024
PublisherSpringer Nature
Accepted author manuscript
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Open (open metadata and files)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-024-00511-5
Web address (URL)https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-024-00511-5
Publication dates
Published online15 Mar 2024

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