Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

An investigation on the effectiveness of chess training on creativity and theory of mind development at early childhood

Ayperi Dikici Sigirtmac
  • Ayperi Dikici Sigirtmac
  • Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 29 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 23 May 2016
  •  Published: 10 June 2016

References

Aciego R, Garcia L, Betancort M (2012). The benefits of chess for he entellectual and social-emotional enrichment in school children. Spanish J. Psychol. 15(2):551-559.
Crossref

 

Adams TCP (2012). Chess from Square a1: Incorporating chess into the gifted class. Gifted Child Today, 35(4):242-251.
Crossref

 

Aslan E (2001). Torrance Yaratıcı DüÅŸünme Testi'nin Türkçe versiyonu. M.Ü. Atatürk EÄŸitim Fakültesi EÄŸitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 14:19-40.

 

Aydın M (2015). Examining the impact of chess instruction for the visual impairment on mathematics. Educ. Res. Rev. 10(7):907-911.
Crossref

 

Barrett DC, Fish WW (2011). Our move: Using chess to improve math achievement for students who receive special education services. Int. J. Special Educ. 26(3):181-193.

 

Bartsch K, Wellman HM (1995) Children talk about the mind. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Bilalic M, McLeod P, Gobet F (2007). Does chess need intelligence?- A study with young chess players. Intelligence. 35:457-470.
Crossref

 

Bushinsky S (2009). Deus Ex Machina-A higher creative species in the game of chess. AI Magazine. 30(3):63-70. 

 

De Bruin ABH, Kok EM, Leppink J, Camp G (2014). Practice, intelligence, and enjoyment in novice chess players: A prospective study at the earliest stage of a chess career. Intelligence. 45:18-25.
Crossref

 

Deroche EF (1968). Creativity in the Classroom. J. Creative Behav. 2:4.
Crossref

 

Dikici Sığırtmaç A (2012). Does chess training affect conceptual development of 6-year-old children? Early Child Development and Care, 182(6):797-806. 
Crossref

 

Doherty MJ (2008). Theory of mind: How children understand others' thoughts and feelings. Psychology Press, New York.

 

Erhan E, Hazar M, Tekin M (2009). Satranç oynayan ve oynamayan ilköÄŸretim öÄŸrencilerinin problem çözme becerilerinin incelenmesi. Atatürk J. Phys. Educ. Sport Sci. 11(2):1-8.

 

Ferreira D, Palhares P (2008). Chess and problem solving involving patterns. Montana Math. Enthusiast, 5(2&3):249-256.

 

Flavell JH (1999). Cognitive development: Children's knowledge about the mind. Annual Rev. Psychol. 50:21-45.
Crossref

 

Gabora L (2013). Contextual Focus: A Cognitive Explanation for the Cultural Revolution of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic.

View

 

Goldman AI (2012). Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Cognitive Science (Edited by Eric Margolis, Richard Samuels, and Stephen Stich), 

View

 

Gopnik A, Astington JW (1988). Children's understanding of representational change and its relation to the understanding of false belief and the appearance-reality distinction, Child Dev. 59:26-37.
Crossref

 

Hays RT (2005). The effectiveness of instructional games: Literature review and discussion, (Technical Report No. 2005-004). Retrieved on December, 2014, 

 

Karasar N (2012). Bilimsel AraÅŸtırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

 

Kazemi F, Yektayar M, Abad AMB (2012). Investigation the impact of chess play on developing meta-cognitive ability and math problem-solving power of students at different levels of education. Procedia-Soc. Behav. Sci. 32:372-379.
Crossref

 

Keenoo H (2014). The evolution of creativity. Imaginative Minds: An Interdisciplinary Symposium. 

 

Li X, Wang K, Wang F, Tao Q, Xie Y, Cheng Q (2013). Aging of theory of mind: The influence of educational level and cognitive processing. Int. J. Psychol. 48(4):715-727.
Crossref

 

Margulies S (1991). The effect of chess on reading scores: District nine chess program second year report. Unpublished manuscript, American Chess Foundation, New York.

 

Milat M (1997). The role of chess in modern education. Retrieved on December, 2014,

 

Osche R (1990). Before The Gates Of Excellence: The Determinants Of Creative Genius. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

 

Romano B (2011). Does playing chess improve math learning? Promising (and inexpensive) results from Italy. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania.

 

Runco MA, Acar S (2012). Divergent thinking as an ındicator of creative potential. Creativity Res. J. 24(1):66-75.
Crossref

 

Saccardi MC (2014). Creativity and children's literature : new ways to encourage divergent thinking. Cambridge: University Press.

 

Suddendorf T, Fletcher-Flinn CM (1997). Theory of mind and the origins of divergent thinking. J. Creative Behav. 31:59-69.
Crossref

 

Temel F, Ersoy Ö, Avcı N, Turla A (2005). Gazi Erken Çocukluk GeliÅŸimi DeÄŸerlendirme Aracı "GEÇDA". Ankara: Rekmay Ltd. Åžti.

 

Thompson M (2003). Does the playing of chess lead to improved scholastic achievement? Issues in Educ. Res. 13(2):13–26.

 

Wellman HM (1995). The child's theory of mind. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.