Middle School Advantage 2002

by Encore

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005BHPQ
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 28, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,155 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #85 in Software > Education & Reference > History
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Eleven older programs are included in this bundle, which unfortunately, is not as good as last year's model. Many of the programs in the 2002 version are mediocre at best. Two exceptions are DK's Ultimate Human Body 2.0 and Typing Tutor 9. Fairly good are A+ Spanish and the Millennium Encyclopedia. Also included are science and history programs from Zane Publishing- these resemble textbooks/slideshows, but are on CD-ROM. Encore's own Essential Review Grammar and Vocabulary CDs, and Compton's Learning Math for Middle School are both poorly designed. If you can find a copy, we recommend the 2001 version of Middle School Advantage instead.
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Age Range: Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Product Description

Middle School Advantage 2002 offers students ages 11 and older opportunities to enrich their knowledge of U.S. history, vocabulary,grammar, life science, earth science, Spanish, typing, prealgebra, algebra,and geometry. It includes multimedia lessons, diagnostic tests, games,tutorials, and an encyclopedia. The interactive tutorials are packed withlessons, practice problems, and quizzes.

Customizable features include user-controlled navigation and self-pacedstudy, progressive levels of complexity, and progress reports. There arereference materials, including notes, libraries, and glossaries, as well asmultimedia features such as audio, video, photos, 3-D-renderedimages, and animation. The instructional puzzles and games come withadjustable skill levels to reinforce academic content. The program ishassle-free with easy installation and use, simple, streamlinednavigation, and it allows you to track each user's scores and progress.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money like I did., April 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Middle School Advantage 2002 (CD-ROM)

This package is really disappointing. The math programs are dismal. You click on buttons just to view a page from a math book. The Internet has interactive math websites that are far better. Unfortunately, I had to find that out after I spent my money. The earth and life sciences CD's are not too bad, but again the Internet has much to offer on these subjects for free. The history CD is a joke. The caveat here is to avoid buying these package deals and look for individual products.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars how good it is, November 12, 2001

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An 11-year old software user (Yonkers,NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Middle School Advantage 2002 (CD-ROM)

I think this a good program because there aren't many middle school education programs.