{"id":28,"date":"2021-01-05T21:20:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T21:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/excelpoint.in\/?p=28"},"modified":"2021-01-09T09:04:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T09:04:49","slug":"mental-maths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Abacus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"569\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2.png 569w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-400x303.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abacus<\/strong>\u00a0learning not only helps with the basic calculations like addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division, it also helps in effective counting of decimal points, negative numbers, etc. When students learn to use an\u00a0<strong>abacus<\/strong>, they use their hands and a tool with beads to calculate numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abacus based learning and abacus students have a staggering advantage over traditional learning and non-abacus students. Their test scores are higher, their confidence is greater, and their opportunities in school and life outweigh their peers. With all this amazing success and nearly unbelievable results, we have to wonder: what is the science behind the abacus?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Mental Abacus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"590\" height=\"581\" src=\"http:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/benefits.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/benefits.jpg 590w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/benefits-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/benefits-400x394.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Children who use the mental abacus have shown remarkable progress. This progress has even extended beyond mathematics. Abacus students have a growing sense of\u00a0confidence\u00a0and self-worth. They also excel in many\u00a0other subjects, inside and outside of the classroom.\u00a0Published research has been done on the effects of the mental abacus since the 1970s. These studies look at cognitive development, social behaviors, memory retention, and reversal of cognitive impairment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Abacus and the Hemispheres in the Brain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/brain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/brain.jpg 498w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/brain-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/brain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/brain-400x402.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brain consists of two hemispheres, the left and the right. The left side of the brain is used for logical processing, mathematic functions, sequencing, and linear processes. The left side of the brain is what is trained first when children are taught math traditionally. The right side of the brain is used for imagination, visualization, intuition, and rhythm. When children are taught the abacus, they are training the right side of their brain. The abacus taps into the need for visualization, imagination, (mental abacus) and intuition. According to Abacus in the Brain, \u201cprevious behavioral work has shown that skilled abacus users perform rapid and precise mental arithmetic by manipulating a mental representation of an abacus, which is based on visual imagery.\u201d The numbers on the abacus have to behave in the same way every time no matter which operation is used on them. That type of consistency is the glue needed to solidify a child\u2019s understanding of math. The abstract nature of numbers is hard to grasp for a child, but with the abacus, abstract becomes intuitive and confusion turns to delight. The abacus works because\u00a0the abacus makes sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abacus\u00a0learning not only helps with the basic calculations like addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division, it also helps in effective counting of decimal points, negative numbers, etc. When students learn to&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/?p=28\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Abacus<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/53"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/excelpoint.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}