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Math Pack Flash Cards
- iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire
- Price: Free-$.99
- Category: Education
Common Sense Media says
Easy-to-navigate quizzes improve speed; mostly pre-algebra.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know Math Pack Flash Cards is actually a series of well-organized quizzes ranging from simple one-digit addition to eighth-grade probability. Pluses are a simple menu and layout, great data reports, and multiple-choice or type-in answer modes. A short but sweet guide for parents is tucked into About with useful how-to hints. Downsides are relatively weak and hidden explanations of concepts, single user data tracking, and relatively basic, dry design.
What kids can learn
Kids can learn to increase their efficiency in basic operations, pre-algebra, algebra, four-quadrant graphing, and probability. The "game over" page allows kids to analyze performance with an efficiency (speed) score as well as a percentile based on other users. A user forum (really just a global scoring report) presents a level of data most kids won't want, but it's nice for parents. Questions are not always absolutely clear and "help" is not fully developed. Overall, Math Pack Flash Cards offers good learning potential despite a few rough edges.
Subjects
- Language & Reading
- Mathalgebra, arithmetic, equations, fractions, graphing, numbers, probability, ratio, statistics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Arts
- Hobbies
Skills
- Thinking & Reasoningapplying information, decision-making, memorization
- Creativity
- Self-Directionacademic development, achieving goals, identifying strengths and weaknesses, self-assessment, working efficiently
- Emotional Development
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Responsibility & Ethics
- Tech Skills
- Health & Fitness
What's it about?
Kids choose from 25 math concepts including operations, decimals, four-quadrant graphing, algebra, and probability. Ten-question quizzes, four for each concept, offer four choices each; type-in mode offers a number pad, a clear button, and an enter button. Even though the five-second bonus timer is small, it adds a bit of stress. After playing kids can see their total number of correct and incorrect answers, their score in percentage, total bonus points, an efficiency score based on speed, percentile rank, and a link to efficiency stats for all users.
Is it any good?
Math Pack Flash Cards is a great way for kids to increase speed and efficiency in basics as well as advanced middle school concepts. The built-in time bonus and superb data reporting, including efficiency displayed on main menu, really give kids and parents a great view at how they're doing and how efficiently they work. Fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders will benefit from the four operations and next 12 categories; the final seven categories are for middle school. The guide to parents gives some good, though not entirely polished, tips.
The "help" explanations accessed through operator and concept icon buttons are not super useful, except maybe the coordinate graphing section, but take a look anyway. Kids should really know the concepts -- and an efficient solution algorithm -- before taking the quizzes. Though the main menu has a pleasing simple layout, A to D rows are a bit confusing at first and some numbers in parentheses remain cryptic.
What kids can learn
Kids can learn to increase their efficiency in basic operations, pre-algebra, algebra, four-quadrant graphing, and probability. The "game over" page allows kids to analyze performance with an efficiency (speed) score as well as a percentile based on other users. A user forum (really just a global scoring report) presents a level of data most kids won't want, but it's nice for parents. Questions are not always absolutely clear and "help" is not fully developed. Overall, Math Pack Flash Cards offers good learning potential despite a few rough edges.
Subjects
- Language & Reading:
- Math: algebra, arithmetic, equations, fractions, graphing, numbers, probability, ratio, statistics
- Science:
- Social Studies:
- Arts:
- Hobbies:
Skills
- Thinking & Reasoning: applying information, decision-making, memorization
- Creativity:
- Self-Direction: academic development, achieving goals, identifying strengths and weaknesses, self-assessment, working efficiently
- Emotional Development:
- Communication:
- Collaboration:
- Responsibility & Ethics:
- Tech Skills:
- Health & Fitness:
How kids will learn
Through timed quizzes that gently encourage speed, kids apply skills and interpret results. Multiple-choice mode allows kids to practice standardized test taking skills like eliminating incorrect answers, while type-in mode provides a higher level of challenge once multiple choice is mastered. Percentile results allow kids to see how they did compared to other users. While kids are able to reset data to zero, the app only supports a single user. "Play again" takes kids back to the main menu rather than restarting the previous quiz.
How parents can help
- Direct your kids to take Level A quizzes in concepts they already know first.
- Allow kids to use paper and pencil, but for higher grades, also emphasize mental math.
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| Category: | Education |
| Platforms: | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire |
| Price: | Free-$.99 |
| Size: | 0.24 MB |
| Publisher: | Tititaa |
| Version: | 2.8.4 |
| Release date: | September 26, 2012 |
| Minimum software requirements: | Android 1.5 and up; iOS 4.3 or later |
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