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
Azaryahu, L., Broza, O., Sasson, O., Hershkovitz, S., & Adi-Japha, E. (2025). Can creative musical and mathematical thinking be developed among first and second graders? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 58, Article 101916. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2025.101916
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
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
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
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