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Video Game = Math Gains
Video game aims to develop math skills
More than 100 New York City schools are using a video game called "Dimension M" to help teach pre-algebra and algebra to middle-school students. "You have to be at the top of your game," said Salma Nakhlawi, 13, who works to improve her math skills so she can play "Dimension M" with friends. "I used to hate math, but I've started to like it. I actually understand it more." The New York Times (10/7)
DimensionM ™is an immersive video game world that engages students in the instruction and learning of mathematics. Pre-algebra and algebra objectives are covered through a series of missions that bring math into a world that today's students understand. Students become so captivated in solving problems that they forget they're learning but they don't forget what they've learned.
