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
Perry, N., Spektor-Levy, O., & Adi-Japha, E. (2026). Teachers’, parents’, and five-year-old children's perceptions of preschool classroom design and arrangement: what really matters to whom? Frontiers in Education, 11, Article 1772850. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1772850
Ghanamah, R., Adi-Japha, E., & Leukel, C. (2026). Beyond repetition: How prompts and strategic questioning influence motor skill learning in 7-8-year-old children. Current Psychology, 45(13), Article 1178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09741-y
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
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