Children's Abacus Mental Arithmetic. Book 6

Author: Chen Zijing, Xue Zhouqin, Editors
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The abacus and mental arithmetic were created and invented by our ancestors and are an excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. "Mental arithmetic with the abacus" (also known as "mental abacus speed calculation") is a rapid calculation method that utilizes numerical and computational patterns, imagining the movement of abacus beads in the mind, and directly obtaining the answer. Learning mental arithmetic with the abacus 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 used the "Abacus Combined with Speed Calculation" to train China's first batch of speed calculation prodigies, such as Jia Yingfang. After the movie "China's Genius Child," which was filmed in Taiyuan in 1985, abacus mental arithmetic education in China gradually spread from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Jilin to the entire country. In 1990, Teacher Chen Zijing revised the primary school textbook "Speed Calculation in Three Ways" into "Early Childhood Four Calculation Learning with Fun," which brought 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, abacus mental arithmetic education has not only developed rapidly in all provinces and cities of 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 abacus mental arithmetic industry.
"Math Express: Children's Abacus Mental Arithmetic" compiles the decades of teaching experience of speed calculation expert Professor Chen Zijing, including Chen's "One Stroke Clear, One Glance Clear, One Mouth Clear, One Abacus Clear." His teaching method is: "Learning through children's songs, singing, jumping, and dancing—learning with joy, practicing while playing, combining education with entertainment, making it both learning and a game." This method enhances children's learning interest and ensures balanced and healthy development in their cognition, thinking, and personality. To "popularize early childhood abacus mental arithmetic and cultivate little geniuses," the Beijing Math Express Abacus Mental Arithmetic Technology Research Center was established in February 2005. It is a unique research institution for children's abacus mental arithmetic in China, organized by experts in early childhood education and abacus mental arithmetic. It possesses independent intellectual property rights and has a complete educational system. The knowledge structure of "Math Express: Children's Abacus Mental Arithmetic" is rationalized and scientific, making it more suitable for children's age characteristics, psychological traits, and cognitive patterns. It is easy to teach and learn, effectively mobilizing children's initiative and enthusiasm, promoting their thinking development, and enabling them to grow in all aspects in a balanced, healthy, and joyful manner.