Some ALEKS course products are aligned with the Common Core Standards.
For these classes, reporting will be available based on the applicable
standard (Fig. 6.25).
The principal display of the Common Core 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.
Options. The following options are available for
the Common Core 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 assessment. This can be
changed to reflect only the students' Initial Assessment; this would
show 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 would 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
Common Core 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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