Nearly half of teachers (49 per cent) now use AI at least monthly, yet fewer than one in 10 schools worldwide have provided their staff with a formal framework for its use. Google.org is providing support to a new initiative by independent charity the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to address the lack of evidence-based guidance on the use of generative AI in education.
The EEF will create evidence-based and data-driven guidance for teachers and school leaders on the most effective ways to use technology and generative AI. This science-backed guidance will be available via an interactive, open-source tool powered by the results of rigorous evaluations of trials of new approaches.
Insights will be disseminated through EEF’s networks, including the Research Schools Network, a group of 32 EEF-funded schools across England, and the Evidence for Education Network, a global partnership operating across 20 countries.
The project builds on the EEF’s proven expertise in generating and sharing high-quality evidence in education and Google.org’s mission to unlock AI’s full potential to advance society and improve lives. Google.org has granted $2.4m (£1.8 million) for this three-year project.
Emily Yeomans, Director of Research at the Education Endowment Foundation, said:
Shanika Hope, Director at Google.org, said: