Some ALEKS course products are aligned with external standards.
For these classes, reporting will be available based on the applicable
standard (Fig. 7.30).
The principal display of the Standards Report is a set of
vertical bar graphs, showing the class average mastery of each of the main
strands of the standard. The bars are labeled with the names of the
strands, and below each there is a ratio showing the specific level of
mastery for that strand. For example, "9.4 of 11" under Real Numbers
and Linear Functions means that the class has mastered 9.4 out of the
11 substrands belonging to this strand.
The following options are available for the Standards Report:
Mastery
By default, a student shows "mastery" of a substrand of the standard by
showing knowledge of 50% of the supporting topics in ALEKS.
This has proven to be the most meaningful percentage to use in this
report, due to extensive overlap in ALEKS's coverage of the substrands
(i.e., the same ALEKS topics tend to support multiple substrands). The
instructor has the option, however, of raising the percentage required
for "mastery" to 60% or 70%. The level of mastery for
each strand is the average of the levels of mastery of individuals in
the class.
Display Mode
By default, the report is based on knowledge shown by the students of
the class in their most recent ALEKS Knowledge Check. This can be
changed to reflect only the students' Initial Knowledge Check: this shows
the level of mastery at which they began their work in the class. It can
also be changed to show the results of their most recent work in the
Learning Mode: this will tend to represent a higher level of mastery
for all students.
Select Students
By default, the work of all students who have been active in ALEKS
is represented. This option can be changed to require certain minimum
amounts of time spent in the system (e.g., 10 hours, 20 hours, etc.).
For example, if 20 hours is selected from this menu, the report will only
reflect the work of students who have spent 20 hours or more working
in this ALEKS class. Trying different values from this menu may
be a good illustration of the effect of students' work in ALEKS
on their math knowledge, as the students spending more time will tend
to have significantly higher levels of mastery.
Changing the values for these options will affect various parts of the
Standards Report.
Breakdown by standard
Underneath the bar graphs is a breakdown of the percentage of students who
have mastered particular substrands. For example, "87% mastery"
following the name of a substrand indicates that 87% of the
students in the class have shown mastery of this substrand (see above for
the meaning of "mastery"). Clicking on this link opens a list of the
students with mastery, along with other detailed information about the
substrand, including the specific topics in ALEKS that support it.
Breakdown by student
If you click this link, the bottom of the display will change to show the
individual levels of mastery of the entire standard for all of the students
in the class. For example, "15%" after a student's name
indicates that the student has mastered 15% of the strands of the
standard. Clicking on this link will open a list of specific substrands
mastered and not mastered by the student.
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