Success Stories
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Accounting
“Students using ALEKS performed significantly better than those who had not on the exams that tested the underlying financial accounting material. Furthermore, implementation of ALEKS resulted in better course management. I spent far less office-hour time tutoring students on financial accounting material. ALEKS provides a great way for educators teaching the introduction to accounting course to address the functional competencies (AICPA, 1999, 2000) of financial accounting in both an efficient and effective manner.”
- Professor Jay C. Thibodeau, Bentley University, MA; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association, San Francisco, 8/2010
“We found evidence that the number of terms that have transpired since a student took introductory financial accounting, if they took the course at a non-university setting, or if they needed to repeat the introductory course, are all negatively related to intermediate accounting performance. We present evidence that ALEKS partially or completely removes the disadvantage associated with these factors. Overall, we find evidence that the ALEKS program is accurate in its assessment of student knowledge, and is effective in refreshing students' understanding of introductory material in accounting. The results of this study are attractive to a variety of academic disciplines where student background is uneven and the instructor is looking for a way to bring students ‘up to speed’ without sacrificing class time.”
- Professor Mark Jackson and Lecturer Betty Cossit, University of Nevada, Reno, NV; Paper presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting of the Western Region, Newport Beach, CA, 4/2011
"After I adopted ALEKS for my Principles of Accounting course, I got fewer and shorter lines for my office hours, and the class average jumped 10-15 percent overall. It is a win-win situation. Additionally, the ALEKS Support is exceptional; they are always very quick to respond and solve any problems."
- Associate Professor Fatma Cebenoyan, Hunter College, NY
"Many students in my class used ALEKS this quarter...there is a high correlation of those students who went through ALEKS and who were very successful on the exam, which I was delighted to see."
- Professor David Ravetch, UCLA, CA
"There was a dramatic improvement in this [ALEKS] class compared to the average of all my other Financial Accounting classes over the past one and one-half years. Counting the grades of A, B, and C as passing grades, this class had a 35 percent improvement over the average of seven other Financial Accounting classes."
- Professor Harold Royer, Miami Dade Community College, FL
"The use of ALEKS fit my needs perfectly as a tool to get students from various backgrounds to a base level of understanding required at the beginning of Intermediate Accounting. It was also helpful in providing an initial assessment which will be used as a benchmark in the overall process of assessing the effectiveness of the Accounting program."
- Randall P. Bandura, Frostburg State University, MD
"ALEKS fully supports student learning in financial accounting, and is simple to use and administer. ALEKS meets the specific needs of each student in a non-threatening, effective environment. I am very happy with ALEKS!"
- Professor Janet Cassagio, Nassau Community College, NY
"I did well on the test because I used ALEKS. PERIOD."
- Student, Middlesex County College, NJ
Business Statistics
"I really am very pleased with the results in my class this semester after using ALEKS. I did an analysis that was significant at the 10 percent level, and found that for every 10 hours that the students put into ALEKS their final average increased by 2.2 points, I have never had a semester with results this good."
- Professor Terry Sexton, St Josephs College, NY
"I know ALEKS helped me get a better grade. I would have been very confused in the course if we did not use ALEKS."
- Student, Saint Joseph's University, PA
"I just want to say that ALEKS has helped me enormously thus far and I am actually 'getting it'. The explanations and patience that ALEKS provides are priceless. Thank you."
- Student, Virginia Western Community College, VA
Business Math
"Students commented that they liked going at their own pace, and felt a sense of accomplishment as they saw their pie chart fill up. These kids were totally engrossed in doing math with the program. I was also surprised at how little they needed me for additional explanations."
- Professor Carol Smith, California State University, CA
"ALEKS replaces traditional practicals and lab sessions. It is of great help to students who lack practical skills."
- Dr. Dirk Tempelaar, Professor, University of Maastricht, Netherlands
"ALEKS offered a lot of practice that I would have never done on my own, in a form that I loved. The format made me want to finish each pie segment as soon as possible."
- Student, San Francisco State University, CA
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