Google has announced a new feature for its online learning platform that will give students a more personal learning experience through interactive lessons and real-time feedback.
With practice sets in Google Classroom, teachers will be able to transform their educational content into interactive assignments, while an automatic grading tool will help them save time so they can focus on the needs of their students instead of getting stuck. on the paperwork. At the same time, the exercise sets can help teachers determine which concepts require more instructional time and determine which students need additional support.
As students complete sets of exercises, they receive real-time feedback so they know whether or not they're on the right track. For example, if a student is struggling with a problem, she can get clues through visual explanations and videos. Then, when they get the right answer, the practice sets use fun animations and confetti to celebrate their success.
According to a new weblog post, Google is currently testing exercise sets with select schools already ahead of the feature's beta release in the coming months. When the exercise sets are available in Google Classroom, any teacher with the update for teaching and learning or any educational corporation that uses Google Workspace for Education Plus will be able to try them.
adaptive learning technology
The term adaptive learning has been around for decades and refers to a type of learning in which students are provided with resources and activities designed to meet their unique learning needs.
Now, thanks to recent AI advances in video understanding and language models, Google is working to integrate adaptive learning technology into Google Classroom through practice sets. Adaptive learning technology also saves teachers time and provides data to help them understand their students' learning processes and patterns.
In a separate weblog post, Google explained that a teacher testing exercise sets equated the new feature with having a teaching assistant always and at all times in the room. That's because the technology gives students tailored attention and validation so they know right away if they've resolved an issue or not. The practice sets also helped boost both student motivation and engagement.
Now that Google is adding AI capabilities to Google Classroom, expect the search giant to add even more automation to its online learning platform in the future.