HUMAN-AI COLLABORATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND STEPS FORWARD

AI technologies are reshaping our world and prompting education scholars to rethink both the aims and methods of schooling to prepare learners for the future (Holmes et al., 2019). Meanwhile, interest in integrating AI into science education has grown, with much discussion focusing on the impact of AI on student engagement and learning performance. Among those interests and debates, questions arise about AI’s ability to provide instructional, learning, and evaluative tools, as well as the practices and challenges of teacher-AI collaboration in education. To conclude, human–AI collaboration in science education offers substantial potential to enrich teaching and learning, on the condition that AI functions as a collaborative partner guided by teacher expertise, ethical principles, and a commitment to equity. Realizing this potential requires deliberate, evidence-based design decisions, professional development that centers on teacher agency, and governance frameworks that foster trust and transparency in AI-assisted learning. By sustaining an ongoing partnership among teachers, researchers, and AI developers, we can foster collective intelligence in human-AI collaboration that illuminates scientific reasoning, personalizes instruction, and supports students in developing robust scientific understandings for the twenty-first century.