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Abacus Problem Statement

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Abacus is an ancient mathematical instrument used for calculation and the word Abacus is originated from the Greek words ‘abax’ or ‘abakon‘ (Young, 2004). It can be used to perform calculation such as addition, subtraction, multiplication as well as division. As early as AD 1200, abacus has been utilized to do precise calculation by the people (Frank & Barner, 2011). There are many different type of abacus being used by the people. These various kind of abacus are originated from different countries with different name. The three major types of abacus are the Japanese, Chinese and Russian abacus (Lutjens, n.d.; UCMAS, 2007). According to Lutjens (n.d.) Japanese abacus also known as Soroban and Soroban …show more content…

Moreover, the abacus mobile games available currently in Play Store which targets the children consists mainly addition and subtraction only. 1.2 Problem Statement Abacus education is made compulsory to primary school’s level one students in Malaysia started from 2004 (Mahat, 2004). The six main objectives of implementing abacus in Malaysia education system are to enhance the concentration, memorization, visualization, observation, rapidness and reading skills of the students (Mustama, 2010). However, some children have difficulty in learning abacus mainly due to several problems as stated below: 1.2.1 Abacus is Boring Abacus is boring to learn as it consists of repetition practices and endless exercises. According to Agilemaths (2010), learning abacus is boring as it involves plenty of calculation and it requires the students to be persistency and consistency as well as patience to practice daily. The reason that required students to have constant practice is that if the students stop utilize their brain to calculation, their brain function will begin to decline slowly (Agilemaths, 2010). According to Mind (2013), as the level of abacus become higher, its complexity also increases and thus kids need more time to practice and regular practices are necessary for the kids to cope with the increasing difficulty of abacus. Hence, abacus becomes boring …show more content…

To identify the learning patterns of children and curriculum of abacus suitable for the primary school students. 2. To develop an abacus mobile game on Android operating system. 3. To conduct user acceptance testing. 1.4 Scope of Study The scope of the project is mainly about the proper and effective learning method suitable for the primary school children which is through the educational games. The project studies about the behavior of children towards different colours, sound and animation and identify the best combination that will attract most of the attention from the children. Besides, the project also studies about the learning styles of different individuals and what is the most effective ways to let them learn based on the learning styles they inherited. Project also consists on the best curriculum or syllabus that can be adopted by the mobile game to let the children learn abacus faster in a fun way. It comprises of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division up to three digits number. Next, the project is to develop a mobile game of abacus to the children using the Android platform. The application requirements are based on the learning patterns of children and proven abacus’ curriculum. Target users for this mobile apps

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