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How Chess Can Be A Cognitive Enhancement Tool?
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Roberto Trinchero ; Daniela Robasto
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Գլխավոր խմբ.՝ Ա․ Վ․ Բաբախանյան
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chess in schools ; cognitive enhancement ; metacognitive teaching ; chess for cognitive enhancement
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The article reports the main results of the Castle research Project 2014-2017 and defines ways for a chess training aimed to develop cognitive and academic skills. The main research hypotheses state that a dedicated protocol of Chess training (psychomotricity on giant chessboard and desktop chess training) improves logical-mathematical skills in 8-11 years old children, metacognitive skills in 5-11 years old children, psychomotor skills in 5-7 years old children. Protocols are designed to develop in children habits of mind that help them in systematic reflection in academic or real-life situations. The research was performed on 50 classes of primary school in Italy and Spain and follows a pre-post experimental design with control group. More than 5,000 observation has been collected about mathematic abilities, metacognitive abilities, psychomotor abilities. Results highlights that for a successful use of chess as a tool for cognitive enhancement it is necessary to focus on “how to teach the game” rather than on the game itself. Future research have to focus on the construction of targeted activities - supported by chess - closely related to the skills and contents subject to enhancement. Proper activities can build and progressively consolidate in children broader “ways of thinking” to be applied in academic and real-life situations
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