Hernandez, who leads next generation learning investments at the
Charter School Growth Fund,
predicts that the best new apps will push the boundaries of early childhood development and learning science in at least four areas: executive function, creativity, number sense, and phonemic awareness.
Both DCPS and many
charter schools administer perhaps four or five other kinds of standardized tests throughout the year, partly to assess
growth and partly to
predict how students will do on PARCC tests.