Students proceed directly from the Tutorial to their first assessment (See Chapter 4). To reiterate, no help of any kind should be given to students being assessed, not even rephrasing a problem. Students need to have paper and pencil. Simple calculators without graphic or symbolic functions may be used for Algebra. A basic calculator is part of ALEKS. No calculators are used for Basic Math.

The ALEKS assessment is adaptive and variable in length. Some students will have very short assessments, whereas others will have assessments that are longer. Consistency of effort and concentration are the factors most likely to influence the length of an assessment.

NOTE. All students will be assessed upon their first use of the system. This will provide you with a baseline picture of your class and of each individual student.