Title: Muppets On Stage
Overall Rating:
B
Source: Satterlee Lab
Playing Time: Anywhere from
20 minutes to 1 hour
Date: Sept. 14, 1998
Cost: $
Number of Players: 1
Special Equipment/Facilities Needed:
Computer
Disks,
Subject Area: English
Objectives: To teach the student
to recognize letters and numbers through pictures
Brief Description: In the first stage,
students can discover letters and numbers on the keyboard and have a picture
appear corresponding to the letter or number that is indicated. In
the second stage, students are shown a letter (either upper or lower case)
or a picture and the student must press the keyboard key that corresponds
to that letter or picture. The last stage is focused on numbers.
The student is shown a picture or number of pictures and has to press the
corresponding number on the keyboard.
Entry Capabilities Required: Knowledge
on how to enter on hard drive. I needed help because the memory needed
to be increased.
Rating: (1-5)
Relevance to objectives: 5 - Was
effective in teaching the objectives
Provides practice of relevant skills:
5 - The skills needed for this program were practiced over and over again
Likely to arouse/maintain interest:
3 - At the beginner level it keeps interest because of sounds and pictures
but after the game has been repeated several times the student may be able
to predict the outcomes to easily.
Likely to be comprehended clearly:
4 - Very easy to comprehend
Technical quality (durable, attractive):
3 - Play screen was small but the graphics were attractive
Game: Winning dependent on player actions (rather
than chance): NA - there is no
winning just the learning and recognition
Simulation: Validity of game model (realistic,
accurate depiction): NA
Evidence of effectiveness (e.g. field-test
results):
2 - If the student is incorrect they are given three chances but there
is no evaluation at the end
Clear directions for play: 2 - Only
in the manual. Students could not just sit down and know what to
do
Effectiveness of debriefing:
NA
Strong Points:
Music and graphics are attractive and it does teach the students the
recognition
techniques required at this age level
Weak Points:
Small playing screen and the predictability after playing more than once
Reviewer: Jennifer Rohm
Position: Student
Date: Sept. 14, 1998
Computer System Reviewed on: Macintosh
PowerPC 6500/250, 32mb ram.