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March 22, 2013
Alternative for traditional rote math practice
Overall I give this app 3 stars. There are so many rote math practice apps available in the market, I didn't find any features that made this one stand out other than its appearance. I work in a Special Education high school classroom, so many apps for practice of basic skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are geared toward engaging a younger audience. This app has a much more mature appearance. However, there is not much students can do other than drill and practice. Settings can be modified for skill level from easy to hard, however on the hard setting there is no place in the app to complete the operation. Students still need to copy the problem to paper and solve, then transfer the answer to the app. Sometimes traditional paper and pencil methods have their value in learning.
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