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BioTutor Excalibur

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Biotutor is a rip off. I can tell you that Amazon.com keeps removing my post because the company that produces this piece of junk asks them to remove it. The truth is that the people who rate these product 5 stars are not actual users. I PROMISE YOU, when you use this product you would never rate this product 5 stars and you would be so disappointed with this software. It's a very cheap looking software, the pictures and labels in the software are horrible almost like they came of a test book from the early 20's. They should be selling this at a bargain store for $1.00, even charging that amount I'm not sure it's worth it.

I'm not going to spend a lot of time typing something that might be deleted. But just to tell you plain and simple, this program is pure junk. A rip off.

I just finished my first semester at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). BioTutor Excalibur has been a great help to me over the past few months in helping me to learn basic biology. I am not blessed with the ability to memorize a lot of material easily, but that is exactly what is required to do well in Biology; there are HUNDREDS of facts, names, and mechanisms that have to be memorized. I understand the material in the textbook when I read it, but that definitely isn't enough for me to recall all of that material when I take a test. That's where BioTutor Excalibur has been immensely helpful. Its tutorials are exactly what I have needed. I wish I'd had it when I was taking high school Biology; I definitely would have done better!

I really like the way the tutorials in BioTutor Excalibur are designed. The tutorials ask questions that are likely to appear on my Biology tests. If I can't remember the material needed for any of the questions, I can click on the Learn button for that question. The Learn screen then teaches me (or re-teaches me) the material associated with that question. If I still have trouble with a question, I can click on the Explanation button. This brings up the Explanation screen, which explains in detail everything that I need to know about that aspect of the material for answering that question correctly. By doing the tutorials over and over again, I eventually master the material and significantly improve my performance on the tests and exams. The illustrations and other diagrams and tables in the tutorials are especially helpful. Also, the immediate feedback that the tutorials provide makes BioTutor Excalibur more interesting and fun to use than re-reading the textbook over and over.

I strongly recommend BioTutor Excalibur to any high school or college biology student who wants to learn biology more easily and do better on their biology exams.


Kurt Wicks
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

I also bought this software after all the good reviews and thought that for $30 it must be really great and interactive. I was sorely dissapointed when I installed it and all it is is pretty much a test. There is no interactive learning at all, only an "explanation" of the answer to the question. This is something that I would hesitate to pay $5 for. I do not see where all these great reviews came from.

The product once installed looks like its from 1990, and all it does is quiz you. It doesn't really explain anything and it's not very interactive. [...]

Just ask questions and give answers. If you don't already know the subject matter asking questions does not tutor you.

If you could use some extra help with Biology, then you need to buy BioTutor Excalibur. It is excellent software that covers all the fundamentals of Biology as well as more advanced material. The tutorials are great and the explanations really help you learn the concepts. This program makes learning Biology more fun than normal, and improves your knowledge and raises your grade at the same time. Definately purchase this product.

I am in 10th grade and studying the tough subject of biology. My final exam is coming up and I feel that I am not ready. All year I have struggled in the class and I dont know how I am going to pass my final. My mom purchased BioTutor about a month ago to help me prepare for my final. I started doing the tutorial on each section taking about a half hour a night to use the program. Slowly but surely I started to see improvement. Now my final is in less than 3 weeks away and i have moved on to doing 100 question tutorials as practice exams on the weekends. It is really helping! Because of BioTutor's great tools and questions I believe I will not only pass my exam but might even ace it. I feel so prepared all thanks to this great program.

I have some of my biggest exams ahead of me in the next week. About a month ago I wasn't sure if i was going to be able to understand all of the information that we've been going over for the entire year of biology. There were some parts that i was really struggling to understand. When i got a hold of BioTutor Excalibur i quickly put it to use. I first attempted just some of the chapters we were on. After seeing how much they helped me with what we were studying i began to use every chapter such as a practice exam. I really feel like i am now ready to take this exam. Thanks BioTutor!

I purchased this product after all the wonderful reviews. This product is not a tutor. It ask questions and gives a short explanation of the answer, if you click on 'Explanation'. This product offers no tutoring at all.

I am a sophmore at Columbia High School and am currently taking Biology. During class, sometimes I don't pick up on all the main points of the lesson, and it is reassuring to know that when I go home, I can start up my computer and find out exactly what I didn't catch in class. It is even more helpful when I have a test coming up and I can preview the basic questions that are standard on any Biology test. I don't know about you, but I feel much more comfortable going into a test where I am confident in my ability to answer the questions accurately and fully. Thank you BioTutor, for making Biology much more comprehensible and easy for me this year.