Does chess training affect conceptual development of six-year-old children in Turkey?

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-806

  Sigirtmac, Ayperi Dikici ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

chess; conceptual development; mind games

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861205585     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2011.582951     Document Type: Article

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