Open AccessThe Role of Chess in the Intellectual Development of Childrens from Primary School
Author(s) -
Vlad-Ionut Stegariu,
Simona A. Popuşoi,
Beatrice Aurelia Abalașei,
Nicolae Lucian Voinea,
Ioan Stelescu,
Florin Trofin,
Cezar Honceriu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sport şi societate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-3693
pISSN - 1582-2168
DOI - 10.36836/uaic/fefs/10.56
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , cognitive development , raven's progressive matrices , intellectual development , intellectual ability , class (philosophy) , mathematics education , developmental psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
Chess playing has a significant role in participants’ resources allocation, both at a psychological level, but mostly concerning the cognitive resources. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of chess playing on the intellectual development of primary-class students. 67 children were tested using the Raven Standard Progressive Matrices and were distributed in three different groups according to their experience with chess, namely: the control group (formed by students with no experience with chess playing), the beginners group (students with less than one year in chess playing training) and the advanced group (children with more than two years experience with chess). Results indicated that chess playing had a significant effect on the SPM performance, indicating that those in the advanced group performed significantly better than those in the control or in the beginners group. Conclusions of this study tap into the benefits of playing chess with a focus on the children’s’ cognitive development.