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  • Classroom teaching is crucial for cognitive development and cultural evolution.
  • The neurocognitive mechanisms underlying effective classroom teaching are not well understood.

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  • To investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms of classroom teaching using wearable functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and machine learning.
  • To compare the learning outcomes and neural activity associated with blended teaching versus lecturing alone.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized wearable fNIRS to monitor brain activity in university graduate students during a course.
  • Employed machine learning models to analyze fNIRS data and correlate neural activity with learning outcomes.
  • Implemented a blended teaching approach (recalling and lecturing) and compared it to a lecturing-only approach.

Main Results:

  • Blended teaching led to superior learning outcomes compared to lecturing alone.
  • Blended teaching activated knowledge construction in the middle frontal cortex (MFC), while lecturing alone engaged knowledge representation in the right temporoparietal junction (TPJ).
  • Teacher-student neural synchronization in the MFC and TPJ during blended teaching correlated significantly with improved learning outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The middle frontal cortex (MFC) acts as a hub for rapid cortical learning, facilitating knowledge construction during classroom teaching.
  • Effective blended teaching, characterized by teacher's TPJ activity preceding students' MFC activity, enhances neural synchronization and learning.
  • These findings highlight the neurocognitive basis of effective teaching strategies and offer insights for optimizing educational practices.