chess as a tool for learning

Does make sense that it exhausting game I play lots of blitz games online as well
Back to study matter what are the hard facts about chess and academic achievements.
Chess has been proven to enhance creativity,concentration, critical thinking skills,memory,problem solving,academic achievements,as well as cultural enrichment,intellectual maturity .self esteem and a host of other qualities that parents and teachers desire

A study its name the MARGULIE'S study conclusively proved that students who learned chess enjoyed a significant increase in their reading skills.

In the third study which included many poor readers,the student showed significant growth in verbal reasoning skills

A guy his name Roger Langen claimed that children who learn chess at an early age
achieve more in the traditional maths and science and found that the most striking benefits are those associated with problem-solving and creativity

The Bradford ESEA Project found that chess demonstrated the greatest growth over all activities four years in a row.Since critical thinking is crucial in all aspects of life.it is imperative to disseminate the effects of this study and to implement a chess curriculum in schools they proved.In their study the average
annual increase in percentile score for Critical thinking Appraisal in the chess group was 17% National students who take this test at yearly intervals did not show a gain in the percentile ranking

COOL chess website to get free chess info etc are
http://chessbase.com/
http://ctorrent.gbhchess.com/index.php
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html
http://www.chessgameslinks.lars-balzer.info/


THe best online playing sites are
www.playchess.com
www.chessclub.com

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