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How Gemini is helping students and teachers in the classroom

Google (The Keyword)·Oct 29, 2026 · 4:00 AM CT
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Google says it spent the past year working with educators and researchers in UK and Italian classrooms to study how AI tools perform in everyday teaching.

In the UK, Google ran a 10-week randomized controlled trial with more than 1,100 students aged 12 to 15 on Eedi's math platform. When a student answered wrong, they got a static hint, help from a human tutor, or interactive AI tutoring that combined Eedi's resources with Gemini. Human experts reviewed every AI response in real time before students saw it.

Google reports that AI tutoring delivered support on par with human tutors when used responsibly with human oversight. In Italy, it says, Gemini helped foster more collaborative classrooms and supported teacher wellbeing.

Key points

  • 10-week trial, 1,100+ UK students aged 12-15
  • Human experts checked every AI reply

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