Design and Implementation of an EEG-Based Learning-Style Recognition Mechanism

Brain Sci. 2021 May 11;11(5):613. doi: 10.3390/brainsci11050613.

Abstract

Existing methods for learning-style recognition are highly subjective and difficult to implement. Therefore, the present study aimed to develop a learning-style recognition mechanism based on EEG features. The process for the mechanism included labeling learners' actual learning styles, designing a method to effectively stimulate different learners' internal state differences regarding learning styles, designing the data-collection method, designing the preprocessing procedure, and constructing the recognition model. In this way, we designed and verified an experimental method that can effectively stimulate learning-style differences in the information-processing dimension. In addition, we verified the effectiveness of using EEG signals to recognize learning style. The recognition accuracy of the learning-style processing dimension was 71.2%. This result is highly significant for the further exploration of using EEG signals for effective learning-style recognition.

Keywords: EEG features; Felder–Silverman learning-style; brain-computer interface; learning-style recognition; processing dimension.