A Knight To Remember: Technology, Higher Order Thinking, and Chess March 5, 2007
Posted by Jeff Giddens in : Math, Reference , trackbackOn this day in 1995 the Free Internet Chess Server (they do it for the game, not the money) was brought online and is still going strong today. For a game that’s been around since the 15th century and is currently being played by over 600 million people throughout the world, chess offers excellent rewards for those who indulge in the pleasures of the cerebral pastime. Learning how to play a good game of chess affords pupils an opportunity to
- practice metacognition
- experience academic rigor
- develop powers of concentration and
- overcome insecurities.
The relationship between chess and math is all the more reason to encourage learners to make playing the game a daily routine. In addition to the game’s ties with math, chess is also a recurring theme in a number of works of literature (i.e., Through the Looking Glass for one). So, why not download GNU Chess, XBoard/WinBoard, and other open source chess games and resources and encourage your students to play?
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