The null English trial result contrasts with positive chess effects reported in Italy and Denmark¶

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q2 i? The report contrasts its null finding with Boruch and Romano (2011), who detected a substantial effect in Italy (effect size 0.34), and Gumede and Rosholm (2015), who found a positive effect in Denmark (effect size 0.15). → Jerrim et al. 2016

Evidence¶

Jerrim et al. 2016¶

John Jerrim, Lindsey Macmillan, John Micklewright, Mary Sawtell and Meg Wiggins. (2016). Chess in Schools: Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/library/chess-in-schools-protocol/

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Narrative comparison reported by the evaluators, attributing the Italian effect size of 0.34 to Boruch and Romano (2011) and the Danish effect size of 0.15 to Gumede and Rosholm (2015). The report notes prior studies used low-stakes tests and self-selecting groups.

"This is in contrast to the only other large-scale RCT of the impact of chess on educational attainment by Boruch and Romano (2011), who detected a substantial effect for primary school children in Italy and to another recent study by Gumede and Rosholm (2015), which found a positive effect of chess on primary school children’s achievement in Denmark (effect size 0.15)."

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