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Maths Training for the DS

Derek Robertson 30th January

Comments: 4

Move over Dr Kawashima there is a new Professor in town! Yes, Professor Kageyama is about to hit your DS screen with his Maths Training programme. Due out next week this ‘game’ is similar to Dr Kawashima in the sense that it is meant to be played for a short time each day. As the player develops their profile the game adjusts to their level and opens new games to challenge them. Have a look:

This game will most definitley merit exploration to see how if, and how best, it can be applied in the class setting. It remains to be seen if Professor Kageyama is as engaging as Dr Kawashima and whether the game play facilitates the same kind of desire to self-improve in the learner. Just a few more days until it’s released and then we can talk about how numerate we all are!!! Let us know how you get on with it if you do buy a copy. Your thoughts about its application in class are also most welcome.

Categories: Nintendo, Numeracy
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Comments

Comment from Tess Watson
Time: January 31, 2008, 10:05 am

Booked my copy at HMV already! Picking it up Feb the 8th!

I think this game has a huge potential- I am keen to see what everyone thinks.

:-)

Comment from OllieBray
Time: January 31, 2008, 6:43 pm

Already got mine booked as well!

Comment from Tom Barrett
Time: February 2, 2008, 12:59 pm

I am really interesting to see what the full complement of activities will cover. Just from the sneaky peak in the vid it is clear it will allow you a greater mathematical focus. For example you can see there will be work just on individual times tables.

On the other hand Dr Kawashima’s brain training has a broader brush stroke in its delivery - I like that variety.

Comment from Ewan McIntosh
Time: February 2, 2008, 3:07 pm

Do you reckon that the relative lack of variety (i.e. no language games) will be a potential demotivator for a certain type of learner, or that from a value point of view schools (and parents :-) might think of Kawashima as offering more for the same price?

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