Using an Abacus to boost math skills

Originally published at: https://eduk8.me/2017/03/using-abacus-boost-math-skills/

By: Scott The abacus counting device dates back thousands of years but has, in the past century, been replaced by calculators and computers. But studies show that abacus use can have an effect on how well people learn math. In this excerpt adapted from his new book Learn Better, education researcher Ulrich Boser writes about the abacus and how people…