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Katayama, Osamu – Look Japan, 1993
Discusses the efforts of one Japanese company that makes abaci to demonstrate that the abacus continues to be a feasible alternative as a calculator in the elementary school mathematics curriculum. Argues that the abacus improves number sense, mental computation, and mathematics achievement for students who use the abacus. (MDH)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
