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Bart publishes new book on chess cognition

William BartWilliam Bart, Educational Psychology professor, has published a new book: Atherton, M., & Bart, W. (2009). Cognitive transfer in chess playing: A study of chess cognition. Saarbruecken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller.

The book describes cognitive research on the topic of transfer in chess, a complex game played by over 500 million individuals worldwide that requires integrated usage of all higher thinking skills, including problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, creativity, and planning.


Posted by College of Education and Human Development on December 2, 2009 2:44 PM |

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