Many
people believe and have said that abacus deal with attaining
proficiency in the calculations (procedural aspect of math) , this is the
visual result and thus hype created by people but the actual benefit and
result of abacus is concentration
improvement and brain development through the concept of visualization.
Abacus
is level based program which includes the basics of arithmetic such as
·
Addition
(to begin with single digit then double digit then triple digit)
·
Subtraction
·
Multiplication
·
Division
etc
However
when we see the result in a child (visual) solving calculation of 5-10 rows of
addition/subtraction or multiplication/division and giving the answer in 3-5
seconds without using any tool or pen paper we assume that abacus improves the
calculation, and we tend to say that the child's calculation power is improved but it's the wrong statement, The
right statement would be the child concentration has improved.
Now,
how does this happen --- actually concentration will be improved only when we
will use all our senses at one particular time and abacus is the only activity
in which all our senses except sense of taste and smell are used
while doing this course , hence the result is drastic.
By
drastic we mean two things, First
that the result of oral calculation is not only in 10-15 % children but in more
than 75% children doing abacus course (proven fact can show the result in more
than 15000 children of various schools).
Secondly the result of doing calculation
orally means the concentration power has improved which will help in overall
ability of child.
Abacus has been made a compulsory subject in primary
schools in China and Japan. Research and analysis have shown great improvement
and better mental ability in students of these countries due to increased
concentration by learning Abacus since childhood under primary education.
Blog by : AVAS INDIA
