Teaching Mental Abacus Calculation to Students With Mental Retardation
Shen, Hong
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Description
Title
Teaching Mental Abacus Calculation to Students With Mental Retardation
Author(s)
Shen, Hong
Issue Date
1999
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Monda-Amaya, Lisa
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Special
Language
eng
Abstract
Students using the curriculum that included mental abacus training performed better on number concepts, computation, and some application and problem solving skills than those who were taught using a conventional math curriculum. No significant differences were found in students' measuring abilities and geometric concepts. Students' intelligence was moderately associated with math achievement. The correlation between age, gender, and previous math knowledge was not significant.
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