Activating both sides of the brain
Fast math is just the beginning
What is Image Abacus?
How fast can it be?
By activating both sides of the brain, all students can achieve calculation speed previously only achievable by math geniuses.
A matter of fact, in Dec. 2000, a first-year student and his 2 sisters had broken 4 Guinness world records with this very same method of calculation.
Read the full story at Taiwan Government's official web site.
How does it benefit my children?
Image Abacus trains the students to use the left hemispheres (logical side) to manipulate the virtual abacus (image) on the right hemispheres (abstract side). This unique exercise fosters and strengthens the brain function in the following areas:
•Fosters one's confidence in calculation.
•Develops mental calculation, which is the ultimate resource.
•Provides a sense of achievement as one's proficiency improves.
•Develops the right brain tremendously.
•Leads to greater mental capacity.
•Promotes intuitive thinking.
•Enhances problem solving capability.
•Greatly enhances creativity.
•Improves memory capacity.
•Improves concentration and mental endurance
Left and right brain thinking
In short, image abacus training will help any child to retain knowledge better and become proficient in any subject, especially math.
Left Brain
Logical
Sequential
Rational
Analyzes
Objective
Parts
Right Brain
Random
Intuitive
Holistic
Synthesizes
Subjective
Whole
Interesting Facts
Do you know:
"Using a calculator might restrict
the level of expertise achieved
with respect to short-term
memory skills for complex
arithmetic." Complex arithmetic
places special demands on
short-term memory skills that
simple arithmetic usually does
not, because complex arithmetic
involves operations such as
carrying, borrowing and
place keeping. "This is
demanding mental juggling for
most people's short-term
working memory processes.
Math anxiety worsens
performance in two ways: First, it
leads to avoidance, which leads
to lower competence; second, it
temporarily inhibits working
memory capacity, possibly by
failure to inhibit attention to
intrusive thoughts.
