Abacus mental arithmetic is based on abacus calculation, which is played by training the abacus image in the mind, thus greatly enhancing the calculation ability and improving the students' abilities in all aspects. As we all know, the traditional abacus calculation itself has a strong enlightening effect because of the coordination of the brain, eyes, mouth, ears, hands and other organs and limbs. On this basis, abacus mental arithmetic has developed to an advanced stage, that is, it does not need to dial the abacus by hand, but forms a "brain image" in the brain, so that all calculation steps are completed in the mind and the answer is finally obtained. The formation of this "brain map" mainly depends on the activity of the right brain, and the direct operation of the brain effectively promotes the development of the right brain function, thus promoting the improvement of the overall function of the brain.

Second, abacus mental arithmetic education has a significant effect on children's intellectual development?

In 2006, the book "Abacus Mental Arithmetic Education and Children's Intelligence Development —— Selected Excellent Achievements of Comparative Experimental Test of Abacus Mental Arithmetic Education in China", edited by China Abacus Association, proved that Abacus Mental Arithmetic Education has a significant effect on children's intelligence development, mainly in the following eight aspects:

1. Memory is improved. The test data show that the memory ability of children trained in abacus mental arithmetic is 20 ~ 40% higher than that of children who have not trained in abacus mental arithmetic.

2. Strong thinking ability. Compared with a large number of data, the thinking quality test shows that the correct answer rate of students in the experimental class of abacus mental arithmetic is higher than that in the ordinary class, and the answering speed is also faster than that in the ordinary class 1/3- 1/2. In addition, there are obvious differences between the experimental class and the ordinary class in abacus mental arithmetic, no matter the number and type of multiple solutions to a problem or the development level of combinatorial analysis.

3. Good originality. The experimental class has obvious advantages in originality of thinking by testing several contents such as image compilation, digital compilation, imitation compilation and independent compilation. Abacus mental arithmetic teaching can not only increase the number of self-made application problems of primary school students, but also improve their independence in taking countermeasures in the face of difficulties and new stimuli.

4. Read quickly. The reading speed of students in the abacus mental arithmetic experimental class is 13.93 Chinese characters/second, while that in the ordinary class is only 7.85 Chinese characters/second. The experimental class is 77.4% faster than the control class.

5. IQ is improved. It can be seen from the IQ curve that the IQ added value or IQ value of the students in the experimental class is obviously higher than that of the ordinary class.

6. Excellent academic performance in all subjects. The mathematics scores of primary schools have improved abnormally, and the average scores of students in experimental classes are more than 20 points higher than those in ordinary classes; Moreover, through the comparison of the grades of primary school graduates in junior and senior high schools, it is found that children who learn abacus mental arithmetic not only occupy an important proportion among outstanding students, but also are mostly three-good students and outstanding class cadres in the class.

7. The role of abacus mental arithmetic education in developing children's intellectual potential is not only beneficial to ordinary children, but also has a significant effect on mentally retarded children.

8. Learning abacus mental arithmetic can improve brain power for a long time and have stamina for development. A follow-up survey of children who have studied abacus mental arithmetic shows that children who have studied abacus mental arithmetic are obviously better than those who have not. For example, in the first five classes of Wujianfang Primary School in Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia (1992 ~ 1996), the average enrollment rate of high school students was 75.7%, while that of the whole county was only 15.6%. The average enrollment rate of the three universities is 39.3%, and the enrollment rate of the whole county is 15.6%. The test data also shows that the experimental class is significantly higher in academic performance and comprehensive quality than the ordinary class after entering higher schools (junior high school and senior high school). This phenomenon is not a noun, nor a school. It is universal.

Third, the purpose of learning abacus mental arithmetic?

"Abacus mental arithmetic education is not to cultivate a few top mental arithmetic experts, but to develop children's intellectual potential and make them smarter. The continuous mental arithmetic teaching method of Oriental Golden Pagoda has excellent teaching effect for children of different ages, such as hyperactivity, inattention and timidity, and fully demonstrates the role of mental arithmetic in developing children's right brain, improving intelligence, cultivating children's thinking in images, spatial imagination and rapid calculation.

Step by step training is a process of developing potential and improving learning ability. In training, through the conversion of digital images and the participation of various senses, the coordinated development of the two hemispheres of the brain can be effectively promoted, and children's computing ability can be rapidly improved. Coordination ability of mouth, brain, ear, hand and eye; Enhance children's memory, self-control, spatial thinking and attention, and promote the overall improvement of children's comprehensive quality.

Fourth, the development trend of abacus mental arithmetic?

At present, abacus mental arithmetic education in China is facing unprecedented opportunities for development. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Finance listed abacus mental arithmetic as a special topic for research. As an authoritative national trade association, China abacus mental arithmetic association actively encourages and supports the development of folk abacus mental arithmetic. In 2003, the World Federation of Abacus Mental Arithmetic was established in Beijing, and published the Investigation Report on the Role of Abacus Mental Arithmetic Education in Developing Children's Intellectual Potential. Abacus mental arithmetic schools and training institutions have sprung up all over the country, with various teaching methods and models. Large-scale and influential national well-known professional teaching and training institutions, such as Oriental Pyramid School, have also emerged.

In recent ten years, abacus mental arithmetic education has developed rapidly in China and even many countries in the world because of its remarkable intellectual development function. In China, the number of children learning abacus mental arithmetic is increasing at a rate of about one million every year, reaching more than 654.38+million by 2006. Abroad, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the United States, Canada and other countries have a strong momentum of learning abacus mental arithmetic, while Southeast Asia has set off a "abacus mental arithmetic fever" and developed to Australia and Europe.

5. How old is the best child to learn mental arithmetic?

Children above the middle class can learn abacus mental arithmetic. From the physiological and psychological point of view, children in this age group mainly think in images. Abacus mental arithmetic is a fast mental arithmetic method that uses the spatial imagination and image reproduction ability of the brain to transform abacus and its pearl picking process from physical and physical movements into thinking and pearl picking operation in the brain. After puberty, we will lose the best time to develop our children's potential.

Ms. Lian, a well-known expert in children's education, inventor of Lian's mental arithmetic, and principal of Oriental Jinta School, said that the younger the child, the better. In principle, it is because the growth of intellectual brain cells is 70% before the age of 3, and it increases to 100% at the age of 4. Therefore, the golden age of learning abacus mental arithmetic is from 4 to 12.

Fifth, abacus mental arithmetic starts from a high position, and primary school mathematics requires starting from a low position. Is this sudden?

It is not rigorous to say that primary school mathematical calculation starts from a low position. The teaching content of primary school mathematics includes written calculation, oral calculation and quick calculation. The written calculation of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division starts from the low position, but the division starts from the high position; The addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of oral calculation and quick calculation are all calculated from the high position. Therefore, the operation order of primary school mathematics calculation education itself is from low to high and from high to low. If there is no conflict in primary school mathematics itself, then abacus mental arithmetic, as one of oral calculation and quick calculation, will not conflict with primary school. But we need to make it clear to the students what order can be used to solve the confusion problem under that kind of operation.