Are your students playing chess? Research says they should

Are your students playing chess? Research says they should June 28, 2016 Nashville, TN 2016 National Charter Schools Conference Maurice Ashley Sean O...
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Are your students playing chess? Research says they should June 28, 2016 Nashville, TN 2016 National Charter Schools Conference Maurice Ashley

Sean O’Hanlon

Anna Nicotera, PhD

International Grandmaster

Senior Manager of Chess

Senior Associate

Mike Podgursky, PhD Professor of Economics

Are your students playing chess? Research says they should 1.

Introductions

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Chess research

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The skills students learn by playing chess

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| Mike Podgursky | Anna Nicotera

| Maurice Ashley

Success Academy chess program

structure and assessment

| Sean O’Hanlon

Chess Research Systematic research synthesis of impact of chess on student outcomes • 51 studies of chess • 24 eligible, coded, and categorized

Mathematics: After-School

Mathematics: In-School

Chess Research Research synthesis shows evidence of a positive impact of participation in chess program on student math and cognitive outcomes Characteristics of high-quality programs: • Chess incorporated into students’ weekly schedule • Chess program developed with specific goals for students • Content delivered with sound instructional techniques • Administer chess program for an extended period of time • High levels of student attendance

Chess Research New research is working to understand more about the mechanisms of learning to play chess that explain the overall positive impact U.S. Department of Education funded study looking at: Chess Intervention  Executive Functions  Academic Achievement Ability to reason Plan ahead Multi-task Switch between tasks Sustain attention

Delay gratification Make complex decisions Metacognition (thinking about thinking)

The skills students learn by playing chess Maurice Ashley, International Grandmaster • Inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame in 2016 • Developed MATCH chess curriculum, used in U.S. Department of Education study • Teaches chess in a large number of public schools

SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment

1: Overview of elementary school program structure. 2: Goals by grade. 3: How we assess scholar learning.

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SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment Basic Structure • Chess teacher is a staff member at the school • Grades K-4 get one 45-50 minute chess lesson every week for the duration of the school year. • Lesson Launch, 10-12 minutes • Chess Activity Time, 20-25 minutes • Exit tickets/ Wrap up, 10 minutes

End of Year Outcomes (the basics) • Kindergarten: Identify all the pieces, know all the rules and play with the King, Pawn and Rook. • First Grade: Know how to play with all the pieces, be able to identify check, call the squares by name. • Second Grade: Identify check and the three ways to escape check from any given position. Explain the difference between checkmate and stalemate. • Third Grade: Solve Checkmate in one puzzles at a rate of 7/10 or better. • Fourth Grade: Solve checkmate in two puzzles at a rate of 7/10 or better. © Success Academy Charter Schools 2014

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SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment 1st Grade Assessment Scores Over Time Across the Network

1st Grade was able to increase the number of scholars reaching the goal by over 14%

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SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment Tremendous growth in an individual school.

Success Academy Bronx 4 was able to increase the total number of scholars achieving this goal by over 20% © Success Academy Charter Schools 2014

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SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment Comparing Schools to one another.

Helps identify struggling teachers or other potential problems.

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1st Grade Assessment

• 1st grade assessments focus on identifying check and naming the squares.

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2nd Grade Assessments • 2nd grade Assessments build on the knowledge acquired in 1st grade. • Encourages students to look for 3 different moves.

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3rd Grade Assessment • Starts looking at weather or not scholars can find checkmate in one. • Five patters taught and assessed: • • • • •

Ladder Checkmate Back rank Checkmate Checkmate with the Queen Checkmate with the Rook Helper Mates.

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SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment 4th Grade Assessment • 4th grade scholars solve matein-two puzzles • Introduction to retrograde analysis • A look at Primary Candidate moves • Curriculum focuses on 5 checkmate patterns. • Back Rank • Double Check • Greco’s Mate • Smothered Mate • Anastasia’s Mate

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SA Chess Program Structure and Assessment 4th Grade Assessment Scores Over Time Across the Network



We developed a plan after seeing the first set of results: • Retrograde Analysis • Normed the thought process of chess • Working in Small groups • Targeted questions during launch • Strategic board visits during chess play.

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Rating Growth Schools with the highest average rating

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Rating Growth Schools with the highest average rating growth.

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Rating Growth Highest rated scholars at the end of the year.

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Questions?

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