view all news, press, & insights Does chess training affect conceptual development of six-year-old children in Turkey? Table of contents February 12 2015 Research by Sigirtmac, A. D.; Early Child Development and Care, 182(6). on 2012 Published in 2012, this study evaluated the effect of chess training on development of cognitive skills for six-year-old children in Turkey. Fifty students who had previously received chess instruction and fifty students who had not were given a concept test that evaluated their understanding of spatial concepts. The children were tested individually by the researcher. The Mann-Whitney U test indicated statistically significant differences between children who had and had not received chess instruction for all tested concepts, resulting in an effect size of 1.600 standard deviation units. The results were statistically significant. This study was eligible for inclusion in the systematic literature review and categorized as a Tier III study. While the study compares the cognitive abilities of children who have and have not received chess instruction, the lack of a pre-test means that the differences between the groups may have been caused by something other than chess, biasing the results. Read the Research Related CHESS NEWS prev next Research The significance of playing chess in improving a child’s intellectual actualisation. Read the Article Research An investigation into whether learning to play chess at a young age increases cognitive ability. Read the Article Research The effect of playing chess on the mathematics achievement of primary school learners in two schools in KZN Read the Article Research Scholastic chess club participation and the academic achievement of Hispanic fifth grade students in south Texas. Read the Article Research The effect of learning to play chess on cognitive, perceptual and emotional development in children. Read the Article Research Chess for Success evaluation: Final report Read the Article Research Can chess training improve Pisa scores in mathematics? An experiment in Italian primary schools. Read the Article Research Does the playing of chess lead to improved scholastic achievement? Read the Article Research Impact of chess training on mathematical performance and concentration ability of children with learning disabilities Read the Article Research Does playing chess improve math learning? Promising (and inexpensive) results from Italy Read the Article
