Research Interests
The Early Childhood Learning and Development Lab, headed by Prof. Esther Adi-Japha at Bar-Ilan University, is a vibrant hub for research in child development, focusing on (a) skill learning, (b) thinking skills and creativity, and (c) early childhood education and care (ECEC). See Below.
Fields of Interest
Procedural Memory - Skill Learning
Developmental Aspects
Thinking Skills and Creativity
Developmental Aspects
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
Recent Publications
Shay, D., Adi-Japha, E., & Shavit, Y. (2025). Welfare benefit cuts in early childhood and future educational outcomes: a natural experiment: A natural experiment. Social Forces, 104(2), 429-452. Article 101231. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaf042
Altman, C., Shaya, N., Berke, R., & Adi-Japha, E. (2025). Challenges in skill acquisition and memory retention in children with developmental language disorder. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 60(3), Article e70024. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.70024
Ghanamah, R., & Adi-Japha, E. (2025). The Effects of Practice Schedules on the Acquisition and Retention of a Grapho-Motor Skill in Young-Adults. Journal of Experimental Education, 93(4), 667-684. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2023.2276920
Hochhauser, M., Ben Refael, Y., Adi-Japha, E., & Bartov, R. (2025). Kinetics and Kinematics of Shape Tracing in Children with Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder (pDCD). Children, 12(1), Article 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12010090
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