Children's Abacus Mental Arithmetic (6)

Author: Chen Zijing, Xue Zhouqin
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The abacus and mental arithmetic were created and invented by our ancestors, representing an excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. "Mental abacus arithmetic," also known as "mental brain fast calculation," is a rapid calculation method that utilizes numerical and computational patterns, imagining the movement of abacus beads in the mind to directly obtain answers. Learning mental abacus arithmetic not only enables one to master a special high-speed calculation technique but also helps develop brain potential, improve children's attention, observation, comprehension, imagination, memory, and thinking abilities. It is the golden key to unlocking early childhood intelligence. In 1982, Teacher Chen Zijing trained China's first batch of fast calculation prodigies, such as Jia Yingfang, using the "Abacus Combined with Fast Calculation Method." After the 1985 film "China's Prodigy" was released in Taiyuan, mental abacus education in China gradually expanded from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Jilin to the entire country. In 1990, Teacher Chen Zijing revised the primary school "Fast Calculation Three Calculations" into "Early Childhood Four Calculations, Learning with Fun," bringing a revolution in the history of abacus development. He enhanced the intelligence-developing function of the abacus beyond its traditional computational role. In recent years, mental abacus education has not only rapidly developed across China's provinces and cities but has also been introduced in kindergartens and primary schools in countries such as Japan, Malaysia, and India. On October 28, 2002, the World Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Federation was established in Beijing, promoting the development of China's mental abacus education.
"Calculator" "Children's Mental Abacus Arithmetic" compiles decades of teaching experience from fast calculation expert Professor Chen Zijing, including Chen's "One Stroke Clear, One Glance Clear, One Mouth Clear, One Plate Clear." Its teaching method is: "Learning through children's songs, singing, jumping, and playing—learning with fun, practicing while playing, integrating education into entertainment. It is both learning and a game." This method enhances children's interest in learning and ensures balanced and healthy development in their cognition, thinking, and personality. To "popularize early childhood mental abacus arithmetic and cultivate little calculating geniuses," the Beijing Calculator Mental Abacus Technology Research Center was established in February 2005. It is a unique research institution for children's mental abacus arithmetic in China, organized by experts in early childhood education and mental abacus arithmetic. It possesses independent intellectual property rights and a complete educational system. The knowledge structure of "Calculator" "Children's Mental Abacus Arithmetic" is rationalized and scientific, aligning with the age, psychological, and cognitive characteristics of young children. It is easy to teach and learn, effectively stimulating children's initiative and enthusiasm, promoting their thinking development, and enabling them to grow balanced, healthy, and happily in all aspects.