Staff+Wars+2

INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE REVIEW

1. CITATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION • Title: Staff Wars v2.2 • Author: Craig Conci and Marc Jacoby • Publisher: [|www.themusicinteractive.com] • Copyright Date: 3/1/11 • Platform (Macintosh, Wintel) • Peripherals : microphone, keyboard, music instruments • Grade/Age: Early Childhood Early Elementary, Late Elementary, Junior HS/Middle School, High School, Adult • Type of Class: General Music, Band, Orchestra, Choir, Theory, History

2. TEACHER SUPPORT • Documentation: on Internet • Objectives: Note Reading on Treble and Bass Staff, Correct Intonation of Instrument • Lesson plans: No • Sample screens: Yes • Resource information: Yes • Reproducible student pages: N/A • Student booklets: No

3. INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT • Specific Musical Content: student will identify the correct notes by playing the correct note on their instrument into the microphone • National Music Standards that could be addressed through this software: National Music Standards 1,2,5,6,

4. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PEDAGOGICAL SOUNDNESS

• Teaching strategy appropriate for student level and is based on best-known methods? Yes • Presentation on screen contains nothing that misleads or confuses students? It was confusing at first because StaffWars v1.2 did not require an instrument and StaffWars v2.2 did not indicate that an instrument was needed. • Readability and difficulty at an appropriate level for students who will use it? Yes • Graphics fulfill important purpose (motivation, information) and not distracting to learners? Very motivational since it used the process of eliminating a person if an incorrect was played • User normally has some control of movement within the program (can go from screen to screen at desired rate; can read text at desired rate; can exit program when desired)? Yes. Can advance to the next level after present level is passed. • Program Structure?: Drill and Practice
 * High degree of control over presentation rate (unless the method is timed review)
 * Appropriate feedback for correct answers (none, if timed; not elaborate or time consuming)
 * Feedback is more reinforcing for correct than for incorrect responses

• Sequence of Materials : Excellent • Pace of Instruction : Excellent • Quality of Interaction: Excellent • Motivation for Students : Excellent

5. RECORD KEEPING • Hall of Fame? No • Student Records? Yes

6. OVERALL EVALUATION • Rating - - Excellent

7. REVIEWED BY: Angela Farkas - June 16, 2011