Users can turn it on from ChatGPT’s tools menu. The company gives an example in which a student studying enzymes asks to receive one question at a time and identify topics to review. For a lesson on evaporation, students explore why clothes dry on a clothesline, then write their own explanation without referring to the conversation; a teacher can use their responses to decide what to revisit. OpenAI says the feature was developed with teachers, scientists, and pedagogy experts, and invites teachers to assess the questions and explanations. The announcement also says its AI for Educators course is launching in Brazilian Portuguese on OpenAI Academy. The source describes intended use and examples, not measured learning outcomes.
Teaching students to think and learn through questions
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OpenAI’s October 15, 2026 post describes Study Mode in ChatGPT as a step-by-step learning interaction using questions, hints, explanations, and checks for understanding.