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Welcome to ALEKS
Hello and Welcome!
This brief walkthrough has been designed to help you become familiar with
what ALEKS is and how it will be used in this course. It will also assist you
with the registration process and direct you where to go for help.
Thank You,
Matthew Hudock
St. Philip’s College
Math 0351-001
This document was written by McGraw-Hill.
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Assessment & LEarning in Knowledge Spaces
ALEKS is a web-based assessment & learning system for mathematics that uses
artificial intelligence to accurately determine what you know and what you are ready
to learn next.
Your work in ALEKS will make up XX% of your overall grade in this course.
Over the course of this term, you will be required to work in ALEKS to:
 Complete periodic Assessments
 Work on mastering new concepts in the Learning Mode
 Complete any additional Homework, Quizzes and/or Tests assigned to you
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Once you have registered,
ALEKS will take you through a
brief tutorial on how to navigate
the system and enter your
answers.
You will then need to complete
an initial Assessment.
It is crucial that you make an
honest attempt on this and all
Assessments so ALEKS can
accurately update what you know
and what you are ready to learn.
Over the course of the term, you
will be reassessed from time to
time to ensure that you are
retaining the material.
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Upon completion of a given
Assessment, ALEKS will
generate a pie chart of what
you know and what you are
ready to learn next. This is
called MyPie.
The dark portions of each
piece of your pie show what
you have mastered in that
area of the course, while the
lighter portions show what
you have yet to learn.
Your goal is to fill in your pie
as completely as possible by
the end of the term.
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To stay on track in this course,
you will be required to meet
various Intermediate Objectives
in your pie as we progress
through the term.
The Intermediate Objective that
is due next will be displayed in
the form of dotted white lines in
the various pieces of your pie.
To meet the current Intermediate
Objective, you will need to fill
in your pie
up to each of the
dotted white lines by the
specified due date.
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To begin working on filling in
your pie, drag your mouse over
one of the pieces you need to
work on (they have an arrow
next to the pie slice name).
Doing so will display a list of the
topics you are ready to work on
in that area of the pie.
Now choose the topic in the list
that you would like to work on
next and click on it to enter the
Learning Mode.
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Learning Mode
In the Learning Mode, you will be
presented with problems. If you
know how to solve a problem,
enter the answer and click Next.
If you do not know how to solve a
particular problem, you may click
on the Explain button for help.
Clicking on Explain will allow
you to view a step-by-step
explanation of that specific
problem.
Some additional materials may
also be available to you under
Additional Resources.
When you are ready to return to
working on problems, click on the
Practice button.
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When you return, you will be
presented with a new problem to
try and solve. Enter your answer
and click Next.
Once you are able to correctly
answer a specified number of
problems in a row without any
help (i.e. without clicking on
Explain), that topic will be filled
in on your pie.
Important Note: Having topics added to your pie is not permanent! If
you fail to show mastery of a given topic on a future Assessment, it will
be removed from your pie and you will need to return to the Learning
Mode to practice additional problems to have it filled back in on your pie.
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In addition to the work you do to
meet the Intermediate Objectives
in your pie, you will also need to
complete any Homework,
Quizzes, and/or Tests that are
assigned to you.
You can view any Homework
assignments by clicking on the
Homework tab. If you have been
assigned Homework, you will see
a tab for it at the top of the
screen.
If you have been assigned a
Quiz or Test to complete, it will
automatically appear when you
log in.
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To view all of your assignments
for a given month, click on the
Calendar tab.
On the Calendar, you will be able
to view all scheduled Homework,
Quizzes, and Tests, as well as
any Intermediate Objectives.
If your instructor has aligned
ALEKS with a textbook, the
Intermediate Objectives that are
assigned to you will appear on
the Calendar as chapters.
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ALEKS + Effort = Success
• Do not wait until the last minute to meet a deadline in ALEKS
- you’ll make it harder on yourself to keep pace
• ALEKS will always take you back to where you’ve left off when
logging out (even during an assessment)
• Active use of ALEKS will dramatically increase your performance
and success in this class
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Remember…
• ALEKS provides learning based on your specific needs, not simply
“one size fits all”
• Periodic Assessments will ensure you are mastering concepts
– expect them from time to time
• Take each Assessment seriously as your “MyPie” will be affected by
your performance - if you’re not ready to complete the assessment
right then, take a break and come back later
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To get started:
1.
Go to www.aleks.com
2.
Click on “Sign Up Now!”
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Course Information
Instructor: Hudock
Course Number: Math 0351
Section Number: 001
Course Code: 6F3T9-JAE6R
Enter your Course Code in the
space provided and click Continue.
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The ALEKS site will walk you through the
remainder of the registration process stepby-step. Read the instructions carefully and
fill in the information as directed by the site to
complete your registration.
Should you require additional registration
assistance, you may watch a video
walkthrough by clicking on the link to the
right (you will need to be online to view this).
Click here for video walkthrough
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ALEKS Technical Support:
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM (ET)
• E-mail Form: http://support.aleks.com
• FAQs: www.aleks.com/support
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