The Queensland Government will undertake a trial of a new artificial intelligence teaching and learning tool with 500 students and 25 teachers from 10 state schools.

Christened ‘Cerego’, the adaptive learning platform uses generative AI and machine learning to provide quiz-based learning that adjusts to the needs of individual students.

The trial is consistent with the six principles of the Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools, which was agreed on in the Education Ministers’ Meeting.

The new tool is designed to ensure teachers remain at the centre of classroom learning, with educators providing Cerego with the parameters of the quiz design to specifically target the needs of their students.

Using machine learning based on the student’s answers, Cerego would be able then to provide a personalised, tailored learning experience for each student to progress through the content, it said.

Students from Years 5 to 12 will take part in the trial, which incorporates a range of subjects including English, physics, science, health and humanities and accounting.

The Government has said that learnings from the trial would be used to develop resources that provide information and guidance for all state schools about the use of AI next year in the secondary education system.

It will also support the work of the national body, Education Services Australia, which has been requested by Ministers today to produce a framework of requirements for those developing AI products for use in schools.

“There’s no doubt the recent explosion in AI presents some incredible opportunities in our classrooms. Like the calculators and the internet before it, it’s going to change the way we teach and learn,” Education Minister Grace Grace said.

“For teachers, AI is about saving time, reducing workload, and ensuring the technology is intuitive and easy to use. For students, it provides a tailored interactive learning experience that quickly adapts to their individual needs.

“And of course, while we need the right support, we need the right safeguards too: we can’t have a situation where private data is sold off, where academic integrity is compromised, or where AI is used to bully students or target teachers.

The Government has said that the Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools has been developed with feedback from the profession, parents, and unions in the state and non-state schooling sectors.

The framework is built around six principles:

• Privacy, security and safety
• Human and social wellbeing
• Teaching and learning
• Transparency
• Fairness
• Accountability