Heerrree's ALEKS
Fabulous Features for Fun and Flexibility
Creating a New Class
Choose “New Class” in the Instructor Administration tab
Select “Create a New Class”
Select the ALEKS Course to use
Select a Grade Level
Name your class
Select a start and end date
class will be archived after end date
students can still access the class and work in it after the end date
Choose Subscription Length
Add QuickTables (Optional)
Click “Create Class Now”
Quick Tables Overview (Optional)
Add when you create a new class
RTI courses automatically include QuickTables
Select the button to include QuickTables
Select the range for each operation
Select “Not available for student” to exclude that operation
Add QuickTables to an existing class
Select your class
Under QuickTables tab, select “Create a Table”
Select the operation and range
Assign to all students or select students
Click “Save and Activate Table
Can assign more than one table - one for each operation
Can edit tables by selecting “Edit Tables” on the QuickTables menu
Select “Class Settings” on the Quick Tables menu to set
time limits for daily practice
maximum days per week
Recommended - 3 times per week, 15 min. each time
Set preferences for game access and retention assessments
Select “Student Settings” in QuickTables menu to edit settings for individual students
onscreen keypad or timer
set time limit student has to answer questions
In the QuickTables menu can also
request a QuickTables assessment
create math fact quizzes/worksheets
Reports of student progress
Assignments Overview
Select a class and go to the Assignments tab
Types of assignments
Homework
Tests
Quizzes
Worksheets
Creating a Homework
Name assignment
Select start date and end date
Optional
set time limit
save for later
publish to calendar
see a “Worked Example”
Add content
randomly add topics from a pie slice
choose your own topics/standards
drag and drop questions to add them
add multiple questions
rearrange order of questions
Adjust grade book settings
When grade is available to student
assign partial credit
how many times assignment may be completed
Advanced options
prevent automatic assessment prior to assignment
which students get the assignment
whether students have to do the assignment before moving on
Grading scale
Click Save
Assignments List
Quickly edit any assignment
View status
View Assignment Report
Scheduling Assessments (Optional)
Students receive regular progress assessments in ALEKS automatically
Select the class
Select Assignments tab
Click “New Scheduled Assessment”
Assign Name
Choose Assessment Type
Progress assessments - recent work
Comprehensive assessments - entire course
Advanced Options
Prevent Automatic Assessments
Assign to class or specific students
When students must take the assessment
Grading Scale
Click Save
Assessment appears on Assignment List
Intro to Reports
PIE Chart
Class Report
Click on each percentage to drill down
Click on the subtopic to see exactly which students are in each percentage group
Student Report - Use this report with IEP students
Time and Topic
Class Report
How much time each day
How many topics attempted
How many topics mastered
Individual Report - click on student name in the class report
Click on date to see learning sequence log
which problems attempted
result of each attempt
whether explain resource was accessed
Progress Report
Can show
Learning Progress Since Latest Assessment
Most Recent Assessment
Best Performance in Learning Mode Over Time
Progress in Assessment Over Time
Detailed Progress History
Standards Report
Good for progress monitoring in relation to standards
Break down each topic by standard