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The child inputs the data, processes the data & the child takes out the output |
The child inputs the data, the calculator processes the data and displays the output. |
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Numbers take the forms of beads, so the child finds it easy to compute using Abacus. |
The child presses the button & obtains the answer, but the computation is done by the calculator |
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The child processes the information & hence knows how to obtain the answer |
The calculator processes the information so, the child does not know how the answer is obtained. |
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When the abacus is removed after some time, the child would have acquired the abacus knowledge to compute mentally by visualizing Abacus. |
When the calculator is removed after some time, the child cannot compute without the calculator and is totally at a loss. |
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Abacus increases self-confidence. |
It increases device/gadget dependency |
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The child acquires skills. |
No skills are achieved. |
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Whole-brain development is achieved due to the interaction of the right & left hemispheres of the brain |
Only brain utilization takes place. |
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The child becomes a winner. |
Nothing is achieved. |