Relative to Common Core Standards, but not enough explanations on solutions

This application is not worthwhile for a classroom. It gives students practice with math, but the ipad does not offer any interactive way of taking the practice test or regular test. It can easily be done on a computer or worksheet.
For the practice portion of the app, students can choose to pick between 10, 25, or 40 questions. After the students answer their practice test questions, the app gives the option for the student to “see a solution” to the problem. Some solutions are helpful, but some are not at all. For example, for a problem, 7.1 + 1.8, the solution that appears is simply, 7.1 + 1.8 = 8.9. It does not show how that is the right answer by explaining the entire process out. The same goes for a subtraction problem. There is no way of showing the students how to subtract; it only gives the right answer.
Another error is when students are “taking the test,” there is no way of showing what number question they are on. This would be difficult and cause problems in a class setting. There is also no way of pausing the test and resuming. Students must finish all 50 questions in order to be completed with the test and have a record of score. There is a button to send to Facebook (which would be inappropriate) or to e-mail the scores. However, if the teacher was e-mailed the scores, it only says “(STUDENT NAME) took the 4th Grade Math Prep Test and scored 10 out of 50!” This does not give the teacher any indication of what kinds of questions were missed unless the teacher has the student write down all of the questions on a separate sheet of paper, which would be defeating the purpose of the iPad app in the first place.

Ashley Frye about 4th Grade Math Testing Prep