ALEKS also provides a facility for creating multiple sets of syllabi within a single course (See the Instructor's Manual under "Intermediate Objectives," in the chapter "Advanced Instructor Module: Results & Progress"). The Intermediate Objectives feature makes it possible to prioritize particular sets of items for particular periods of time, by constraining the choices available to the students. When Intermediate Objectives have been set, students will be guided to these items by the shortest possible path. Items that they are ready to learn, but are not on the shortest path to the Intermediate Objectives, with be "grayed out"; they will appear in the students' pie charts, but the students will not be able to choose them.