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Humanities Software Evaluation

Quibbling

Copyright Date

1993

Author

Carolyn Guyer

Publisher

Eastgate Systems

Description

Described as a work of fiction telling the stories of four women 'in strands that tangle, entwine, and sometimes blend together.'

Disciplines

Humanities, Literature

Type of Program

x Single            |     x Mac
  One of a Series   |       IBM

Suitable for:

Individual Instruction

Vendor

Eastgate Systems

Cost

$19.95

Instructional Characteristics

Instructional Techniques

  Game
  Tutorial
  Simulation
x Informational
  Problem Solving

Documentation Available (Y=yes, N=No, NA= Not Applicable)

N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material required
N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material provided
N  Reference Manuals Required

Quality 1 (low) to 5 (high)

3  Content Characteristics
1  Instructional Characteristics
3  Technical Characteristics

Recommendations

I would neither use nor recommend this program

Comments

Reminiscent of the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' type of books that my children occasionally brought home, this hypertext 'storyspace reader' did not engage my interest any of the three times I worked with it. Spending 30 - 60 minutes each time, I felt that everything was too disjointed and chaotic to have significant meaning. I definitely prefer hard copy in reading fiction. (I should add that I was never a fan of the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' type books either.)