Under some circumstances, a button marked "Ask a Friend" will appear at the bottom of the page in the Learning Mode, next to the "Explain" button. Clicking on this button enables the student to ask for help from another student using ALEKS in the same course.

The button appears only if (1) the instructor or supervisor has made this feature active, (2) the student was unsuccessful in answering this concept, and (3) there is another student who has successfully answered the concept and who has chosen to participate in the "Ask a Friend" component.