Children's Abacus Mental Arithmetic (3)

Author: Chen Zijing, Xue Zhouqin, Editors
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The abacus and mental arithmetic were created and invented by our ancestors, representing an outstanding cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. "Mental abacus calculation," also known as "mental brain rapid calculation," is a fast calculation method that utilizes numerical and computational patterns, imagining the movement of abacus beads in the mind to directly obtain answers. Learning mental abacus calculation not only enables one to master a special high-speed computing technique but also helps develop brain potential, enhance 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 used the "Combination of Abacus and Rapid Calculation" to train China's first batch of rapid calculation prodigies, such as Jia Yingfang. After the film "China's Prodigies" was released in Taiyuan in 1985, 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 "Rapid Calculation Three Calculations" into "Early Childhood Four Calculations, Learning with Joy," 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 developed rapidly across all provinces and cities in China but has also been implemented 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 industry.
"Calculator" "Children's Mental Abacus Calculation" compiles decades of teaching experience from rapid calculation expert Professor Chen Zijing, known as the "Chen Method": "One Stroke Clear, One Glance Clear, One Voice Clear, One Abacus Clear." Its teaching method is: "Learning through children's songs, singing, jumping, and playing—learning with joy, practicing in play, integrating education into entertainment. It is both learning and a game." This method enhances children's learning interest and promotes balanced and healthy development in their cognition, thinking, and personality. To "popularize early childhood mental abacus calculation 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 calculation in China, organized by experts in early childhood education and mental abacus calculation. It possesses independent intellectual property rights and a complete educational system. The knowledge structure of "Calculator" "Children's Mental Abacus Calculation" is rational 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.