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Fiete Match

Mindprint Rating

Tags

Mathematics Elementary School Android App

Skills

Working Memory Visual Discrimination Visual Memory

Mindprint Expert Review

Pros

  • The game has the feel of a two-player game though it is a single player game.
  • Games are the right level and length for the target age group, with no timer and no negative feedback.
  • The graphics and accompanying sounds are cute without being distracting.

Considerations

  • Parents cannot track usage or performance.

Mindprint Expert Review

Fiete Match is a very cute visual memory game with engaging graphics and six puzzles that offer an increasing challenge. Every game includes 16 tiles, and the child plays against the sailor to see who can make the most pairs. This single player game has the feel of playing against a friendly opponent with no negative feedback, no time constraint, and an appropriate game length for the target age group. Children can pick their game. The games start easier with a single shape and grow in difficulty, ending in single-digit addition matching. Overall, this is a great rendition of a familiar game. *Note: This app was originally reviewed for iPhone/iPad. Some differences might apply.

Academic Benefits

Improves academic skills

  • Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
  • Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
  • Presents educational concepts accurately
  • Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
  • Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
  • Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
  • Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)

Fun

Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
  • Subject matter and problems are relevant, interesting and authentic to students
  • Visually appealing to children in the target age range
  • Provides virtual rewards or incentives after meeting specified goals or objectives
  • Provides a "break activity" between academic problem sets
  • Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
  • Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option

Easy to Use

Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range

  • Has a free or trial version
  • Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
  • Provides an age-appropriate tutorial/first time users can work independently
  • Student should be able to use independently after first use
  • Has a multi-player option to foster in-person collaboration or cooperation
  • Multiple users can save a profile
  • Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
  • Can play without sound and not distract others
  • Students can save work between sessions
  • Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
  • Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
  • Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
  • Overall - Easy to use