Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges
Emerging developments in artificial intelligence present significant opportunities to enhance equity and access to science and mathematics assessment content for students with disabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may have the potential to support test developers in creating more i...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2025-02-01
|
| Series: | Education Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/2/233 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850080270287372288 |
|---|---|
| author | Amy K. Clark Ashley Hirt David Whitcomb W. Jake Thompson Marjorie Wine Meagan Karvonen |
| author_facet | Amy K. Clark Ashley Hirt David Whitcomb W. Jake Thompson Marjorie Wine Meagan Karvonen |
| author_sort | Amy K. Clark |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Emerging developments in artificial intelligence present significant opportunities to enhance equity and access to science and mathematics assessment content for students with disabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may have the potential to support test developers in creating more inclusive assessments that better measure what students know and can do. But they must also consider the potential accessibility challenges or introduction of construct-irrelevant variance posed by these technologies. The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual overview of the issues to be considered when creating and implementing large-scale science and mathematics assessments for students with disabilities. We discuss how AI has been utilized in large-scale assessments to date and describe the opportunities and potential pitfalls in the stages of the process: assessment design, development, administration, scoring, reporting, and data use. This article concludes with proposed priorities for research that will advance the responsible practice of AI in large-scale assessment that is inclusive, fair, and valid for students with disabilities. This article contributes to the growing body of information on AI applications for assessment by identifying the roles that AI can play in science and mathematics assessment practices and demonstrating how AI can inform approaches to equitable science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-3634a3b7cfa24c2d857a4119dcd1fa06 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2227-7102 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-02-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Education Sciences |
| spelling | doaj-art-3634a3b7cfa24c2d857a4119dcd1fa062025-08-20T02:44:59ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022025-02-0115223310.3390/educsci15020233Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and ChallengesAmy K. Clark0Ashley Hirt1David Whitcomb2W. Jake Thompson3Marjorie Wine4Meagan Karvonen5Accessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, 1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAAccessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, 1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAAccessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, 1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAAccessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, 1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAAccessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, 1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAAccessible Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Systems, University of Kansas, 1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS 66045, USAEmerging developments in artificial intelligence present significant opportunities to enhance equity and access to science and mathematics assessment content for students with disabilities. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may have the potential to support test developers in creating more inclusive assessments that better measure what students know and can do. But they must also consider the potential accessibility challenges or introduction of construct-irrelevant variance posed by these technologies. The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual overview of the issues to be considered when creating and implementing large-scale science and mathematics assessments for students with disabilities. We discuss how AI has been utilized in large-scale assessments to date and describe the opportunities and potential pitfalls in the stages of the process: assessment design, development, administration, scoring, reporting, and data use. This article concludes with proposed priorities for research that will advance the responsible practice of AI in large-scale assessment that is inclusive, fair, and valid for students with disabilities. This article contributes to the growing body of information on AI applications for assessment by identifying the roles that AI can play in science and mathematics assessment practices and demonstrating how AI can inform approaches to equitable science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/2/233artificial intelligencescience assessmentmathematics assessmentSTEM assessmentlarge-scale assessmentstudents with disabilities |
| spellingShingle | Amy K. Clark Ashley Hirt David Whitcomb W. Jake Thompson Marjorie Wine Meagan Karvonen Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges Education Sciences artificial intelligence science assessment mathematics assessment STEM assessment large-scale assessment students with disabilities |
| title | Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges |
| title_full | Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges |
| title_short | Artificial Intelligence in Science and Mathematics Assessment for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities and Challenges |
| title_sort | artificial intelligence in science and mathematics assessment for students with disabilities opportunities and challenges |
| topic | artificial intelligence science assessment mathematics assessment STEM assessment large-scale assessment students with disabilities |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/2/233 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT amykclark artificialintelligenceinscienceandmathematicsassessmentforstudentswithdisabilitiesopportunitiesandchallenges AT ashleyhirt artificialintelligenceinscienceandmathematicsassessmentforstudentswithdisabilitiesopportunitiesandchallenges AT davidwhitcomb artificialintelligenceinscienceandmathematicsassessmentforstudentswithdisabilitiesopportunitiesandchallenges AT wjakethompson artificialintelligenceinscienceandmathematicsassessmentforstudentswithdisabilitiesopportunitiesandchallenges AT marjoriewine artificialintelligenceinscienceandmathematicsassessmentforstudentswithdisabilitiesopportunitiesandchallenges AT meagankarvonen artificialintelligenceinscienceandmathematicsassessmentforstudentswithdisabilitiesopportunitiesandchallenges |