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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1465453
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Chess, Contest, and English
Samuel Elliott; Geoffrey Elliott
English Journal, v103 n3 p87-93 2014
This article reports on an ethnographic analysis of students who play chess at a mixed comprehensive school in England. The authors explore how children learn when playing chess and speculate about how the appeal of the game could be used by secondary teachers to improve English lessons.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Game Theory, Games, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Logical Thinking, Student Responsibility, Student Role, Creative Thinking, Student Motivation, Competition, Interpersonal Relationship, Extracurricular Activities, Educational Change, Curriculum Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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