[amber74]

I signed up to do the ALEKS system for math.My instructer is letting me start early.Have any of you used it before?I want to get through this course so I can focus on Anatomy at the end of Jan.

Amber

[chyrece]

Originally Posted by amber74

I signed up to do the ALEKS system for math.My instructer is letting me start early.Have any of you used it before?I want to get through this course so I can focus on Anatomy at the end of Jan.

Amber

Yes, I've used it for college alg I & II. It's a pretty comprehensive program ... I got alot out of it.

[prmenrs]

Can you tell me more about it?

[amber74]

how is it graded?im going through the tutorial now and it seems to teach around my knowledge.What grades did you get in the courses?

[chyrece]

Originally Posted by amber74

how is it graded?im going through the tutorial now and it seems to teach around my knowledge.What grades did you get in the courses?

I got A's in both courses, however it wasn't the core of the course for me ... it was used as a learning tool. I still had additional assignments and class instruction ... Aleks was sort of like a study tool to re-inenforce what we were learning. We weren't graded on Aleks alone, although the progress we made in Aleks (monitored by the Instructor via pie charts that aleks generated as you progress through the program) was taken into account for the final grade. We did have a final exam outside of Aleks.

I took a prelim assessment in Aleks and then Aleks presented me with programs in the areas that I needed to improve upon. It would teach and then test to verify that I comprehended.

Like I said, Aleks wasn't the whole class for me, it was more of a learning tool to complement what was being taught. Hope this helps.

[amber74]

thanks!Im the first student in the college to test it out on beg algebra.She said I had to do 4 worksheets ,keep a binder of all my work take 3 exams and a final.Im wondering if I should get the book that goes with it.The teacher said it was not necc,but Im not so sure.I want to get a lot of this done before anatomy starts.