Reviewed by Engr. Michael L. Zarco
Published by The Learning Company
Age Group: Adults
Type: Math
Price: $40.00 US
Description:
Success Builder Trigonometry encourages the student to explore and learn instead of adhering to a linear learning path. This provides advantages and disadvantages. Success Builder Trigonometry is better suited to students needing extra time on the subject, or perhaps even tutoring. It would be quite difficult to learn trigonometry using just this title. However, as a supplemental device, Success Builder Trigonometry offers obvious advantages. Success Builder Trigonometry is more like a reference encyclopedia than a textbook, and as an encyclopedia differs from a textbook.
Features:
*Great interface
*Easy exploration
*Thorough and exhaustive content
*Best suited for tutorial needs, not courseware
Technical Aspects:
This program installed easily and ran without any discernable glitches.
Report and Conclusions:
I found many standout features of Success Builder Trigonometry, but chief among them were the tips that only an experienced tutor could offer, such as mnemonics for remembering the difference between sin, cos, and tan. These small hints are sometimes what helps a C student turn into a B student. The explanations were thorough and repetitive. A student who doesn't understand a concept benefits from the various explanations offered.
I also liked quiz delivery. In multiple-choice questions, the right or wrong answer is immediately identified. If you guess wrong, you can keep trying until you find the correct answer. If you find you don't know the concepts as well as you thought you did, you can easily jump back to the relative instructional content.
Through exploration and short quizzes, the student gains a better knowledge of the subject matter. I found the content to be, at times, overwhelming in its delivery and visual complexity. I'm not wanting dumbed-down material, but bite-sized morsels instead of full meals.
Even though this title aims squarely at self discovery, I found the open-ended material somewhat dubious. A student lacking motivation will find it impossibly easy to say "Yes Mom, I already finished going through that program." I would have liked the option of leading the students through a set of material instead of counting on their own self-discipline and learning ability. More mature students may not find this a hurdle (really, how many 13-year old kids are taking Trigonometry anyway?).
I loved this title, and I think you will too. If you or your child needs help with trigonometry, buy this title. I don't see much value in this title for educators; For tutorial and supplemental learning, I recommend Success Builder Trigonometry.
Click the links below to download. Put all the files in one folder and extract using WinRAR.
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