A recent study, led by a team of psychology and education researchers, has found that students who share similar brainwaves with their classmates and teacher are more likely to learn effectively. The research, which was published in Psychological Science, is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the degree to which brain waves become synchronised during real-world learning can predict how well students will retain information from their classes. EEG (electroencephalography) was used to monitor brain activity in groups of undergraduate students and an instructor, as they received lectures on a variety of scientific subjects. The researchers found that as students listened to the lecture, their brainwaves became more synchronised with one another, as well as with the teacher, and that students with higher synchronicity scores went on to perform better in multiple-choice tests after the lecture. The findings suggest that learning in social environments can be more effective for some, and that there may be benefits in studying groups of students’ brain activity, rather than focusing on individuals.
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