ALEKS - Assessment and Learning
   

3.5 Additional Features

 

All buttons described below are available in the Learning Mode. In the Assessment Mode, certain buttons may be temporarily inactive.

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For online help with the use of the Answer Editor, click Help.

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To participate in course discussions, click Course Forum.

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To print out an individualized homework sheet based on your most recent work in ALEKS, use the Worksheet button.

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Your instructor can send you messages via ALEKS. You see new messages when you log on. You can also check for messages by clicking on Inbox (Sec. 3.6). ALEKS provides a way to send your instructor a specific problem you are working on in ALEKS. Your instructor can choose to let you reply to messages as well.

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Any time you wish to look at your assessment reports, click on Report. Choose any date from the drop-down menu and click OK.

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This page gives you the option to forward your ALEKS messages to your email account. This page also shows the total number of hours you have spent using ALEKS.

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To access any special resources posted to your course by your instructor, click on the Resources button. This button will only be available if resources have been posted to your course.

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To end your ALEKS session and exit, click on your name (top right), and select Log out from the drop-down menu.

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Clicking MyPie gives you a pie chart summarizing your current mastery. You can use this pie chart to choose a new concept.

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To review past material, use the Review button.

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To search the online Dictionary, click Dictionary. You can also click on hyperlinked terms in the ALEKS interface to access the Dictionary.

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To access the online ALEKS Calculator, use the Calculator button. This button will be inactive for material where the use of a calculator is not appropriate. When this button is inactive, do not use any calculator.

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To see the results of assignments you have taken in ALEKS or to begin a pending assignment, use the Assignments button. If assignments are currently available, you will see an orange burst on the Assignments button.

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To access the Gradebook for your course, click on the Gradebook button.

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To access the Calendar for your course, click on the Calendar button.