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Features
- Size: 58 x 19 cm
Ideal for teaching a group of children due to its size, easily hung on a wall, and specifically designed for vertical use with a mechanism that prevents the beads from falling by simple gravity.
Why Choose a Japanese Abacus?
From the age of 6, Abacus Universe and its team consider the Japanese abacus (soroban) the best abacus variant for serious educational use.
It is equipped to perform both simple and complex calculations. As a result, it will support the student throughout their schooling and beyond into their studies and life. It is easy to use for challenging math exercises based on consistent principles.
Developed in the 17th century based on the Chinese abacus, the Japanese abacus is today the most widely used form in education. (And for good reason!)
For your child, the abacus will be a serious driver of success.
Why Use an Abacus?
Mathematics is an abstract subject; scientific studies have repeatedly shown that students aged 9 and under often struggle to visualize abstract concepts such as arithmetic.
These difficulties can lead to a range of problems, from a reluctance towards math in milder cases to loss of confidence or even educational setbacks, even among the brightest pupils.
Using an abacus helps your child visualize numbers and build mental models that will support them throughout their educational journey and beyond.
The Abacus: An Ancient Tool Still Valuable Today.
Children who use the abacus during their education generally achieve significantly higher scores on IQ tests and surpass other students who learn through the latest, even experimental, teaching theories.
The Abacus Supports Your Child Beyond Mathematics.
Using the abacus benefits children’s memory skills in two ways. First, students no longer need to memorize arithmetic answers. Once they understand how the abacus works, they know how to solve any arithmetic problem. They don’t have to learn specific answers or calculation steps, because the method remains consistent. The second way the abacus aids memory is by allowing children to clearly visualize how they arrived at the result. By understanding how calculations and numbers function, they can mentally picture how to solve other problems. Once a student solves a problem, they no longer need to hold the steps in their working memory.
Children tend to memorize exercises rather than develop problem-solving methods, leading to rote learning without true understanding, which can be subtle and unnoticed.
This issue is easily resolved by using an abacus, which fosters an intuitive understanding of mathematics.
From kindergarten through middle school and beyond, the abacus is an undeniable asset for any child who uses it.
