This paper reviews the technology and the concept of the brain-computer interface, from the three important technical features: the individualization, the real-time nature and the scenario-based property, as well as the research progresses in education from the three aspects: the learning state recognition, the individual learner trait assessment and the learning disability intervention. The problems of existing researches are then analyzed. Finally, the future application directions of the brain-computer interface are discussed in terms of understanding and optimizing the existing educational scenarios and creating new educational scenarios.

brain-computer interface  /  personalized instruction  /  cognitive state detection  /  individual trait assessment  /  cognitive intervention