DragonBox Algebra 12+ - The award-winning math learning game at Mac App Store analyse

DragonBox Algebra 12+: An inexpensive algebra tutor that fits in your pocket.

DragonBox Algebra 12+ is a must-have tool for students who wish to earn better grades and gain confidence in algebra and mathematics. It covers the same topics as the award winning game DragonBox Algebra 5+, but moves on to cover more advanced topics in mathematics and algebra. It also includes practice tasks that allow students to practice specific types of algebraic operations.

DragonBox Algebra 12+ covers the following algebraic concepts:

* Addition
* Division
* Multiplication
* Parentheses
* Positive and Negative signs
* Addition of Fractions (Common Denominators)
* Collection of Like Terms
* Factorization
* Substitution

DragonBox Algebra 12+ is suitable for more advanced students than DragonBox 5+, as it covers curriculum from late primary to early high school.

DragonBox uses a novel pedagogical method based on discovery and experimentation. Players learn how to solve equations in a playful and colorful game environment where they are encouraged to experiment and be creative. By manipulating cards and trying to isolate the DragonBox on one side of the game board, the player gradually learns the operations required to isolate X on one side of an equation. Little by little, the cards are replaced with numbers and variables, revealing the operators the player has been learning throughout the game.

Playing does not require supervision, although parents can assist them in transferring learned skills into pen and paper equation solving. It is a great game for parents to play with their kids and can even give them an opportunity to freshen up their own math skills.

DragonBox was developed by former math teacher Jean-Baptiste Huyhn and has been heralded as a perfect example of game-based learning. As a result, it is currently forming the basis of an extensive research project by the Center For Game Science at the University of Washington.

DragonBox Algebra has received many distinctions including the Gold Medal of the 2012 Serious Play Award (USA), the Best Serious game at Bilbao´s Fun and Serious Game Festival and the Best Serious Game at the 2013 International Mobile Gaming Awards. It is also recommended by Common Sense Media where it won the Learn ON award.

Features
* 10 progressive chapters
* 10 practice chapters
* 357 puzzles
* Basic algebraic rules with which the child can experiment
* A focus on minimal instruction encourages creativity and experimentation from the player
* Multiple profiles for easy progress control
* Dedicated graphics and music for each chapter
* Multiple supported languages: English, français, norsk, svenska, dansk, español, 한국어, italiano, português, Deutsch, русский, 简体中文, 繁體中文, suomi, Nederlands, Eesti, Euskara, Türkçe, Čeština, Lietuvių, Magyar, 日本語...

Awards:

Gold Medal
2013 International Serious Play Awards

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• ★★★★★   Oolpopol 8 years ago ( v 2.1.1 )

Vraiment un jeu … mais vraiment éducatif … c’est malin, trés malin… Et pour les parents qui pense avoir tout essayé en jeu éducatif. Il faut resoudre une equation avec des monstres … bref vraiment genial « bravo" au dev

Great Game! but heats up my MBP fast???

• ★★★★☆   Nova_Island 8 years ago ( v 2.1.1 )

great game for the money well worth the investment, though i have a 2013 MBP and it heats it up really quick which is a little unnerving since this is built for a tablet/phone app

Great game

• ☆☆☆☆☆   charcoalfeather 9 years ago

This game is great for helping my students learn algebra. Lots of levels!! :) There might be a minor issue with level 10-18. It says 30 moves max and when the solution is shown it doesn’t actually solve the problem. The lowest I got was 31/30 moves… maybe a little mix up??

Enjoyable but….helps?

• ☆☆☆☆☆   frankandcathy 9 years ago

Hi there. I am really struggling to figure out the “help” video on level 6-19. It is incomplete and I actually don’t understand what is being done. And I have a college degree. :/ HELP!

Good, but not grea; please lose the step count...

• ☆☆☆☆☆   numeracynut 9 years ago

The concept and, for the most part, the execution, is pretty good. However, math fluency requires numeracy, which is the understanding that there are multiple ways to get to the same place. This app counts the number of steps needed to solve each problem "perfectly", when in fact alternate solutions are perfectly fine. I wont be using this with my students because I dont want them to fall into the traditional textbook trap of, "Theres only one way to do this…." And, by the way, I solved a couple of the problems in significantly fewer steps than given, so the count is misleading anyway. Id probably have given the app four or five stars if solving the problem in more than the designated number of steps didnt make it look as if the problem wasnt solved correctly.

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