@inproceedings{a0e21ad4f4c74c8aaed9dd048e3b6cdb,
title = "Chess playing and mathematics: An exploratory study in the South African context",
abstract = "In 2014 the University of Johannesburg undertook a study into the role that chess plays in the learning of Mathematics. According to authors{\textquoteright} knowledge, it is one of the biggest studies undertaken which involved 10 teachers and about 1800 learners. The study although it was predominantly exploratory, it is also to some extent confirmatory as it involved also some control schools as well as comparative as it also involved an Ugandan school. The uniqueness of the South African situation which lies between a First World and a Third World country offers some new insights into the role that chess plays in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Preliminary results show that there is a correlation between playing chess and the learning of Mathematics.",
keywords = "Chess, Critical thinking, Foundation phase, Mathematics, Problem solving, Transfer",
author = "Luneta Kakoma and Giannakopoulos, {Apostolos (Paul)}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} ICST Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 2016.; 5th International Conference on Serious Games, Interaction, and Simulation, SGAMES 2015 ; Conference date: 16-09-2015 Through 18-09-2015",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-29060-7_11",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319290591",
series = "Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "66--73",
editor = "{de Carvalho}, {Carlos Vaz} and Paula Escudeiro and Ant{\'o}nio Coelho",
booktitle = "Serious Games, Interaction, and Simulation - 5th International Conference, SGAMES 2015, Revised Selected Papers",
address = "Germany",
}