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Learn any topic step by step with Gemini Guided Learning

Use Gemini Guided Learning as a free AI tutor that asks questions, breaks a topic into steps and quizzes you, in about 20 minutes.

By Recaply EditorsBeginner20 min5 stepsUpdated

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What you need

  1. Step 1: Turn on Guided Learning

    1 min

    Guided Learning makes Gemini teach with questions and small steps, instead of handing you the answer.

    1. Go to gemini.google.com and sign in with your Google account.
    2. In the text box, click Add files.
    3. At the bottom of the menu, click More tools > Guided Learning.

    You should see Guided Learning picked, with the text box ready for your topic.

    No Guided Learning in the Gemini phone app?

    Google is still releasing it in the mobile app. Use gemini.google.com in a browser for now, or check the app again later.

  2. Step 2: Set your level and goal

    3 min

    A tutor that knows your starting point and your deadline can skip what you know and slow down where you don't.

    1. Copy the prompt below and fill in the parts in brackets.
    2. To add your own notes, click Add files > Upload Files and pick up to 10 files.
    3. Click Submit.
    Your prompt
    Teach me [TOPIC]. My level: [BEGINNER, OR WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW]. My goal: [AN EXAM ON A DATE, A WORK PRESENTATION, A HOBBY]. I have [30] minutes a day.

Before you explain anything, ask me 2 or 3 questions to check what I already know. Then give me a short study plan and start with step 1.

    You should see a few questions about what you already know, and no long lecture yet.

    Gemini gave you a long answer instead of a question?

    Start a new chat and pick Guided Learning again before you send the prompt. Or reply: "Stop. Ask me one question before you explain the next part."

  3. Step 3: Work through the lessons

    8 min

    Answering in your own words, even with a guess, shows Gemini exactly where you're stuck.

    1. Answer each question in your own words. If you don't know, say so or take a guess.
    2. When a step doesn't click, ask for a diagram, a real example or a simpler explanation.
    3. To draw on OpenStax textbooks, type @OpenStax before your question.
    4. Ask for a practice problem before you move on to the next step.

    You should see short explanations, each one ending with a question that checks your understanding.

    No YouTube videos show up in the answers?

    Gemini only adds YouTube videos when Gemini Apps Activity is on. You can turn it on under Settings & help > Activity.

    @OpenStax works in English in the United States only. It isn't open to users under 18 or to work and school accounts.

  4. Step 4: Quiz yourself

    5 min

    A quiz shows what stuck and what needs another pass, well before an exam does.

    1. Send the prompt below in the same chat.
    2. In the quiz, click Hint when you're stuck and Next to move on.
    3. At the end, click More questions for another round on the same material.
    Your prompt
    Quiz me on what we covered in this chat. Give me 5 multiple-choice questions and 2 open-ended ones, from easy to hard.

    You should see a quiz in the Canvas panel on the right, then a note on your strengths and the areas to work on.

    The questions feel too easy?

    Name the part that felt shaky and ask for harder questions on it only. Open-ended questions also test you harder than multiple choice.

    Flashcards work the same way. Ask Gemini to "Create flashcards about" your topic, then click Shuffle mode to mix the deck.

  5. Step 5: Keep your lessons in a notebook

    3 min

    A notebook keeps your chats and notes together, so your next session picks up where this one stopped.

    1. At the top, click Open sidebar. Under Notebooks, click New notebook and give it a name.
    2. In the sidebar, hover over this chat and click More > Add to Notebook.
    3. Pick the notebook you just made.

    You should see your Guided Learning chat inside the notebook, ready for the next session.

    No Add to Notebook option?

    Adding a chat from the sidebar needs Keep Activity on. Notebooks are also still rolling out, so they may not show up for you yet.

    With Keep Activity on, you can also make a study notebook. It turns your notes into short lessons and quizzes that track your progress.

You get

A topic broken into steps you worked through yourself, a quiz that shows your weak spots, and a notebook to pick up from

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