Zhejiang University Liu Li
Abstract:Abacus and abacus calculation are the treasure of Chinese culture;the instruction mode of the abacus mental arithmetic is based on the integration of the three arithmetic methods,and is also the crucial outcome of modern basic educational creation.This article argued the necessity of the instruction experiment,the property of the calculation,the credibility of the outcome of the potential ability exploration experiment of children,the necessity of putting the abacus mental arithmetic into the mathematic reformation and the feasibility of it,which will be benefit the reformation of the new mathematic curriculum.
Keywords:Abacus mental arithmetic;instruction experiment;study
Abacus is the treasure of Chinese culture;the calculation capacity is the basic and core component of individual mathematical abilities,whereas the “abacus mental arithmetic” is a unique calculation skill.The instruction mode of the abacus mental arithmetic is based on the integration of the three arithmetic methods,and is also the crucial outcome of modern basic educational creation.“Abacus mental arithmetic” depends on internal “metal abacus” and quickly and efficiently carries out the complicated number calculation in the mind.From the 1980s,a number of schools led by Minghe Primary School in Zixi City of Zhejiang Province actively carried out the “abacus mental arithmetic” instruction experiment to explore in practice and made remarkable achievements,which was called “uniqueness in China”.Since then,heated academic discussions on this experiment have been developed and put forward different opinions on the problems in experiment.In this paper,we choose the representative ideas among them,put forward the facts and theories of this experiment,and analyze the criticism with down-to-earth spirit for discussion and reference.
Chapter One:Whether the starting point of promoting the national culture to explore the mechanism of “abacus mental arithmetic” will be approved?