Exploring the Use of Non-Science Themed Art in Science Education: A Conference

利用艺术作为科学教育的语境和工具，是当前科学教育领域的热门话题。在几乎所有的研究和实践中，它都涉及在科学教育中使用科学主题或科学知识艺术。因此，它没有利用大多数与科学没有明显联系的艺术产出。美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院最近呼吁进行更多的研究，以扩大“有限但有希望”的证据，即将艺术和人文学科与科学教育相结合会带来更好的学习。这个为期2.5天的会议的目标是将艺术和科学团体的代表聚集在一起，就非科学艺术如何影响理论上的科学教育以及我们如何将实证结果应用于理论进行共享讨论。为了本次会议的目的，“非科学艺术”被定义为不受科学启发的艺术。与会者将包括研究人员（艺术和科学教育研究人员）和实践者（艺术家、艺术博物馆口译员和科学教育者）。该会议将在芝加哥科学与工业博物馆举办的2020年黑人创造力展期间举行。预计届时举行会议将使与会者更加多样化，从而了解会议的听众及其影响。会议将从会前阅读开始实施。与会者将收到一份“艺术作为一种认识的方式”报告的白皮书，作为背景阅读，并被要求提交一份谷歌文件，描述他们的各种背景。会议的每一天都将围绕一个主题——领域现状、可能性和研究——并由大小小组互动组成。与会者将来自艺术和科学教育领域的从业者、研究人员和教育工作者；有几个名额将提供给公开（非邀请）的参与者。主要成果包括：(a)总结了所有关于在科学教育中使用非科学艺术的研究，(b)建立非科学艺术为什么可以用于科学教育的理论的起点；和(c)具体的研究课题的清单，将有助于通知，推进和测试的理论。除了评估对会议的满意度，评估还将包括一项为期一年的会议后调查，以调查参与会议的影响。该奖项由推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划资助，该计划旨在推进非正式环境中STEM学习的设计和开发的新方法和基于证据的理解。这包括提供多种途径，以扩大获得和参与STEM学习体验的机会。这次会议将产生一些产品，这些产品将为想要在科学教育中使用艺术的研究人员和从业者提供指导。这些产品包括综合讨论的白皮书和附录，其中包括原始记录和资源参考书目。另一个产品是创建可研究的干预措施的路线图，这将导致关于如何将艺术融入科学教育的更强大，更严格的实践理论。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

STEAM, the use of art as a context and tool for science education, is currently a hot topic in the science education field. In almost all instances of study and practice, it involves the use of science-themed or science-informed art in science education. As such, it does not take advantage of the majority of artistic output that does not have an obvious connection to science. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently called for more research to expand the "limited but promising" evidence that integrating arts and humanities with science education leads to better learning. The goal of this 2.5-day conference is to bring together representatives of both art and science groups to have a shared discussion around how non-scientific art can influence science education in theory, and how we can apply empirical results to the theory. For purposes of this conference, "non-science art" is defined as art that was not inspired by science. Conference attendees will include researchers (art and science education researchers) and practitioners (artists, art museum interpreters, and science educators). The conference will take place during the 2020 Black Creativity exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. It is anticipated that by holding the conference at that time the audience for the conference and its impact will be informed by more diverse attendance.The conference will be implemented starting with a pre-conference reading. Attendees will be sent a copy of the white paper from the Art as a Way of Knowing report for background reading and also asked to contribute to a Google Document that describes their various contexts. Each day of the conference will focus on a theme -- state of the field and possibilities and research -- and be comprised of large and small group interactions. Attendees will be invited from the ranks of practitioners, researchers and educators in the art and science education fields; several slots will be available for open (non-invited) participants. Key outcomes include: (a) a summary of all the research that has been conducted on using non-science art in science education, (b) starting points for building a theory on why non-science art can be used in science education; and (c) a list of specific research topics that would help inform, advance, and test the theory. In addition to assessing satisfaction with the conference, evaluation will also include a one-year post conference survey to investigate impact of participation in the conference.This award is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments. This includes providing multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences. This conference will generate products that will give guidance to both researchers and practitioners who want to use art in science education. These products include a white paper synthesizing the discussion and appendices that include raw transcripts and a bibliography of resources. Another product is a roadmap to create interventions that can be studied, which should lead to a stronger, more rigorous theory of practice about how art can be integrated into science education.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.