The conventional Abacus – the bead when moved towards the bar
In the conventional Abacus – the bead when moved towards the bar, no doubt the kinesthetic activity gets completed but with regard to the image registry the bead before and after moving retains its unchanged image, so it is received as a comparatively weaker image (due to the crowded matrix of beads and lacking distinction) hence the initial learning becomes difficult, a little stressful and the memory registry is also that much fragile. The children especially the very young ones – of the age group 5 – 7 years find the visual learning difficult and less effective with the conventional abacus. The drop outs in the initial levels and errors in calculation experienced could be related to the difficulty in visual learning and the shortcomings thereof.
