Student class engagement soars when they use personal data to learn

(Brigham Young University) Brigham Young University life sciences professors have found that giving students access to their personal biological data has a profound impact on their learning experience. In a summary of their experiment, published in high-ranking scientific journal PLOS ONE, the researchers report students with access to data about their own microbiome -- the trillions of tiny microorganisms that live in a person's gut, mouth and skin -- are significantly more engaged and more interested in course material.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news