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Does Chess Affect Test Scores?

CSEF · 2023 Cognitive Science Honorable_mention Award

Kohne Jack · 8

Overview

This project analyzes how chess improves cognitive test scores. To answer this question, we had subjects take a cognitive test, learn chess, and then take the test again. The results concluded that the average test score improved by over 8%. This project emphasizes the importance of learning/playing chess for people around the world.

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This record comes from a published award list, not a complete project archive. Its abstract comes from CSEF's public project showcase as archived by the Internet Archive before judging (https://web.archive.org/web/20230401224130/https://ca-csef.zfairs.com/showcase/ShowcaseInfo?f=838e60b7-ea75-46e8-865c-fde4864244b3); the version presented may differ.

Awards (1)

  • Category Award: HM

Competition history

  • CSEF 2023 Cognitive Science · Entry J0704

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