Get the latest tech news

Google's new study tool personalizes your learning material - here's how


Companies are using AI to build educational tools that aim to meet students where they are.

In a blog post, Google references the dual coding theory, which suggests that creating connections between different representations of information strengthens our understanding of it. Thus, Google aims to offer students numerous ways to choose how they engage with specific material to improve motivation and deepen learning. Learn Your Way's teaching methods consist of five components: "immersive text" including digestible sections, generated images, and embedded questions, "section-level quizzes" to address knowledge gaps, "slides and narration" to mimic a lecture, "audio lesson" simulating conversations between an AI-powered teacher and student, and "mind map" to help students understand the entire lesson, Google said.

Get the Android app

Or read this on ZDNet

Read more on:

Photo of Google

Google

Photo of learning material

learning material

Photo of new study tool

new study tool

Related news:

News photo

Google Plans Partnership to Fight Nonconsensual Images

News photo

Reddit Seeks to Strike Next AI Content Pact With Google, OpenAI

News photo

You can run a Google search directly in Windows now - no browser needed