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 ...

Abacus is an ancient calculating tool that can be used for various mathematical calculations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or even for basic counting. The design of this tool ...

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, ...

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 ...

Discovery Primary School learner Amber Stellenberg proved herself to be a maths prodigy when she obtained second place in the level 10 Abacus Soroban National competition in Cape Town. The Abacus ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- An app developed in Japan for people to learn the abacus-method of math calculation skills is gaining global popularity, with more than 8,000 students at home and abroad using the app to ...

In a bid to make it more fun and engaging, children in government schools are being introduced to Abacus-based mathematics as a part of their co-curricular activities. “As a co-curricular activity, we ...