New Perspectives in Science Education

The goal of arithmetic learning so far has been to cultivate the ability to think by teaching arithmetic step by step to learners,and solve problems on their own. But learners who are not good at recognizing arithmetical sign got stuck in the early stages,and ended their lives without meeting advanced arithmetic thought. So I thought of a method that could experience advanced arithmetic thinking simply by moving felt balls according to voice instructions for them five years ago. In this case,felt balls are numerical entities and the movement corresponds to a calculation formula. An adult who practiced this method said, ”why does arithmetic that could not be understood at the head understood  by just moving the felt balls?” A child who practiced this method said,” Arithmetic is free and so fun.” The arithmetic experience gained through ear and hand will  become established as arithmetical power linked with logic in mind some day.In this paper, I will do a practical report of experimenting this ear-hand-arithmetic method from a child to an adult.

Keywords: arithmetic method, ears, hands;