Access Code  How do I purchase an ALEKS Student Access Code? Where is my ALEKS Student Access Code?
Assessments When I request or schedule an assessment for my class, I have a choice between "Comprehensive" and "Progress" assessment. What is the difference? What is a "goal completion" assessment?

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How do I purchase an ALEKS Student Access Code?

In most cases where, in addition to access to ALEKS, a textbook is required for your course, the 20-character ALEKS Student Access Code will be on the inside of the back cover of the ALEKS User's Guide, which is bundled with the textbook.

Sometimes, your instructor will tell you that you need to purchase an ALEKS Student Access Code online.

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Where is my ALEKS Student Access Code?

In most cases, you will find your 20-character ALEKS Student Access Code on the inside of the back cover of your ALEKS User's Guide.

This User's Guide is often bundled with your course textbook. Sometimes, your instructor will tell you that you need to purchase an ALEKS Student Access Code online.

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When I request or schedule an assessment for my class, I have a choice between "Comprehensive" and "Progress" assessment. What is the difference?

There are two types of assessment in ALEKS. Please note that both types of assessment produce results that show your students' knowledge relative to the entire course contents. They differ, however, in the questioning strategy. A "progress" assessment tends to focus on the student's recent learning history. It is slightly shorter than a "comprehensive" assessment, and is intended mainly to check the students' retention of material recently learned. A "comprehensive" assessment ranges more broadly over the content of the course. It is slightly longer than a "progress" assessment, and is intended to check the students' knowledge or retention of material throughout the course. A "comprehensive" assessment is appropriate, for example, to use as a final exam or practice final.

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What is a "goal completion" assessment?

A goal completion assessment is triggered automatically in ALEKS the first time that a student reaches 100% mastery in the Learning Mode (that is, fills in her or his pie chart completely). Often, the student will score less than 100% on the goal completion assessment; when this happens, the student can fill in her pie chart again and, in this way, gain additional reinforcement on the most advanced topics of the course. The second time that the student fills in the pie chart, there will not be a goal completion assessment; if additional assessments are desired, they can be assigned by the instructor.

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