Alpha-band student-top coupling during Chinese classes is positively correlated with Chinese final exam scores¶

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q2 i3 Students with better Chinese final exam outcomes showed stronger alpha-band inter-brain coupling to the top-performing students during Chinese sessions (r = 0.433). → Jingjing Chen 2023

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Jingjing Chen 2023¶

Jingjing Chen, Penghao Qian, Xinqiao Gao, Baosong Li, Yu Zhang and Dan Zhang. (2023). Inter-brain coupling reflects disciplinary differences in real-world classroom learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-023-00162-1

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Correlational analysis of classroom EEG from 30 students during Chinese sessions. Alpha-band student-top coupling (to 4 top students) correlated with Chinese final exam scores: "r = 0.433, Pearson's p = 0.017"; permutation p = 0.005 against 5000 shuffled versions.

"The students with better learning outcomes in Chinese were found to have stronger inter-brain couplings to the top- performing students ( r = 0.433, Pearson 's p = 0.017, n = 30, top students' number = 4)."

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