Chess-Playing Students Have Higher Benchmark Scores · Why the Improvement? • There is conjecture...
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Chess-Playing Students Have Higher Benchmark Scores Data shows that Chess-playing students improve more than non-playing chess students on their Benchmark scores.
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Chess-Playing Students Have Higher Benchmark Scores
Data shows that Chess-playing students improve more than non-playing chess students on their Benchmark scores.
Data was used to compare test scores.
• At William Lipscomb Elementary in 2005, research was done to compare Chess-playing 3rd grade students with non-Chess playing 3rd grade students.
Benchmark Results
• The October Benchmark scores were examined to see what the average scores were for both groups of students in Math, Reading, Science and Social Studies.
• November Benchmark scores were also examined on both test groups in the four subjects.
Lipscomb Elem. Scores
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Oct. Chess Players Avg
Nov. Chess Players Avg
Oct Non-chess Players Avg
Nov Non-chess Players Avg
Comparing the Data
• The data was compared to see if improvement occurred in the November Benchmark of the chess-playing students.
• On average, the chess-playing students scored 7 points higher than the non-chess playing students on their total benchmark scores.
Comparing the Data
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Increase in Scores
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More Research Was Done
• At H. B. Gonzalez Elementary, in the Fall of 2010, test scores were again compared between chess-playing students and non-chess playing students.
October Benchmark Scores
• Chess Club Students scores were compared to
the Class Average.
• For most of these students their scores were higher than the Class Average.
October 2010 Benchmark Summary
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Math Class Avg %
Chess Player Math Avg %
Reading Class Avg %
Chess Player Reading Avg %
Science Class Avg %
Chess Player Science Avg %
Social Studies: Class Avg %
Chess Player Soc.St. Ave %
October 2010 Benchmark Summary
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November 2010 Benchmark Summary
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Why the Improvement?
• There is conjecture on why chess students do better on their test scores than non-chess playing students.
• Some think that chess-playing students are already more motivated to be better students and therefore score higher than non-chess playing students.
• Some think that the game of chess itself helps brain functions in students and therefore improves test scores.
Conclusion
• Regardless of why chess-playing students score better on their standardized test scores, data shows that this improvement does occur.
Organizing a Chess Club
Chess Club Inspires Students
Chess Builds Self-esteem
