Abstract
What are the effects of chess training-especially on scholastic achievement among school-aged students? Can chess instruction facilitate the acquisition of scholastic competency? The current state of the research literature is that chess training tends not to provide educational benefits. This article provides a critical review of research on the effects of chess training on the scholastic achievement levels of school-aged students.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | Article 762 |
Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | AUG |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Chess
- Cognition
- Education
- Expertise
- Scholastic achievement