Best Websites and Resources to Learn the Abacus at Home: Learning the Abacus at home is an amazing way to improve the concentration of children of their age. With the availability of online resources, ...

The abacus predates the alphabet and the invention of glass, but its use can help modern day students increase their math proficiency and understanding. Ulrich Boser, the author of Learn Better, ...

The correct resources may make learning mathematics engaging and dynamic, and the abacus is one such resource that aids kids in developing their computation abilities. The ancient counting device ...

A Japanese abacus (soroban) held over an older style Chinese abacus (suan pan). Photograph by Forrest M. Mims IIIFORREST M MIMS 111 Photo Caption: A Japanese abacus (soroban) held over an older style ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly two decades ago, Miwako Sakabayashi opened the doors to her Portland-area Japanese Abacus Math School. Today, Sensei Miwako continues to teach local kids how to tackle math ...

The 4,000 year old abacus might be ancient technology, but it can serve as a teaching tool for modern students. When operating the device, one learns decomposition — a way to think about pairs of ...

FORT LEE — For 10 seconds, a series of 50 random three-digit numbers flashed on the screen. After another second, abacus master Jeonghee Lee announced she'd finished the mental addition, correctly ...

Parents in Japan who are having their children start early on learning the abacus hope that it will improve both calculation and concentration. A survey conducted by the abacus education organization ...

Event brought together over 6,000 students from 11 countries, all tasked with solving 300 advanced mathematical problems within just 11 minutes Once perceived as intimidating and tough, mathematics ...

HAEBARU TOWN, Okinawa — A 6-year-old Japanese girl stood with her back to Defense Department students gathered Thursday to learn about the Japanese abacus, or soroban, at the Tsukazan Community Center ...