Common Sense Media Review
By Leslie Crenna
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Easy-to-navigate quizzes improve speed; mostly pre-algebra.
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Math Pack Flash Cards
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.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
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.
App Details
- Device : Kindle Fire
- Subjects : Math : algebra , arithmetic , equations , fractions , graphing , numbers , probability , ratio , statistics
- Skills : Self-Direction : academic development , achieving goals , identifying strengths and weaknesses , self-assessment , working efficiently , Thinking & Reasoning : applying information , decision-making , memorization
- Pricing structure : Paid, Free
- Release date : September 26, 2012
- Genre : Education
- Publisher : Tititaa
- Version : 2.8.4
- Minimum software requirements : Android 2.2 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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