Summative EEG alpha classification relates learning style and openness

• Published in: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
• Main Author: Abdul Rashid N.B.; Taib M.N.B.; Hj. Murat Z.B.; S. Abd. Kadir R.S.B.; Lias S.B.; Sulaiman N.B.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE Computer Society 2014
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903480724&doi=10.1109%2fEDUCON.2014.6826188&partnerID=40&md5=bd83a41f8326b7aeb93c60844b1f0e88
• ISSN: 21659559
• DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826188

Learning Style (LS) had been drawn as one of the important domains in a learner's profile. It was considered relevance to different aspects of teaching and learning such as achievement and motivation. On the other hand, Openness has been interpreted as a major trait which linked to knowledge and skill acquisition which linked to learner differences. In this research the relation between LS and Openness is studied as to underline a substantive learners' profile. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (KLSI) had been employed to determined participants' (N= 131) LS of Diverger, Assimilator, Converger or Accommodator. Then, Electroencephalogram (EEG) technology was utilized to gather their brain signals. The signals dataset of Alpha band is selected, processed and classified towards the corresponding LS using SPSS 2-Step Cluster Analysis. The result shown 100% classification of brain signals towards LS achieved while Accommodator found as the LS that related to Openness. © 2014 IEEE.