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
Hollander, C., Adi-Japha, E., & Dorfberger, S. (2026). War and Prolonged Early-Life Stressors: Cross-Sectional Comparison of Children’s Functional Cognition as Measured With the BRIEF. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(3), Article 8003185090. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2026.051455
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
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
עזריהו, ל., ברוזה, א., ששון, א., הרשקוביץ, ש., & עדי-יפה, א. (2025). מוזימטיקה - גישה רב־תחומית לפיתוח חשיבה יצירתית בקרב תלמידי כיתות א-ב. חוקרים @ הגיל הרך, 25, 77-114. https://kindergarten.levinsky.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/04/Issue25_Article3.pdf
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