<p>Son got a letter yesterday telling him that he needs to take the ALEKS alegebra assesment. Anyone know more about this?</p>
<p>I started the ALEKS program yesterday. It starts with a 30 questions assessment that tests (apparently) your knowledge of over 200 pre-calculus concepts. Depending on your results from the assessment, it generates practice problems for specific concepts to help you review those concepts. Part of your grade for your first calculus class at WUSTL is dependent on the completion of the ALEKS review. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Where do I find the ALEKS?</p>
<p>[ALEKS</a> – Assessment and Learning, K-12, Higher Education, Automated Tutor, Math](<a href=“http://www.aleks.com%5DALEKS”>http://www.aleks.com)</p>
<p>The letter has information on how to sign up with the course code :)</p>
<p>So, do you need to do ALEKS only if you’re taking calculus? Or does everybody need to do ALEKS? Or only if you’re notified??</p>
<p>Which letter did you get the course code information? Because I know I got the letter about math placement and then it talked about ALEKS, but it didn’t have anything about how to register. Oh, and what college are you in? I’m wondering if maybe like the engineering kids got a different letter than the ArtSci kids, but possibly I just misses something.</p>
<p>On the back of the letter about the math placement there are directions and the course code number. I’m also in Engineering ^^</p>
<p>I think everyone who is taking Calculus needs the ALEKS pre-Cal review, but I’m not positive. :O</p>
<p>yeah. i believe what they failed to give us ArtSci kids any instructions as to where to find ALEKS in the letter telling us we need to do it. So, on the off chance that our instructions are different than yours, I’m going to wait to see if I get another letter. Thanks for the help though!</p>
<p>I’m looking at my Mathematics Placement Exams letter, but there’s nothing about the ALEKS course code. Did the Artsci students get their code in a different letter/not receive it yet?</p>
<p>hmmm is it bad if after the assessment they said I “mastered” 130ish concepts out of 215. Boo. </p>
<p>This is very annoying, you have to do a problem twice to get semi mastery status. And then once more for review. A lot of redundancy and problems everyone knows.</p>
<p>I’m an artsci student too…I got the code off someone who posted it on the wustl facebook group. Hope that isnt against the rules.</p>
<p>Here is the code that I found on Facebook, and it works like it is supposed to (I checked with Dr. Thornton, the professor who is in charge of math placements):</p>
<p>KE6YQ-DLPCK</p>
<p>It seems they dont make you do all the problems that you have remaining out of 215…so it isn’t as annoying as i originally thought. And it gives you 10% towards your calc grade so it is a good bargain.</p>
<p>I started and completed the ALEKS course today. First I had a diagonostic test, which took about an hour and a half. I got a 208/215 for initial course mastery, then I worked through the learning portion, which was very helpful and took about half an hour, then I had a final quiz covering only the concepts which were taught to me that took about ten minutes. All in all, I think the course was fairly easy and did a good job of identifying weaknesses and correcting those gaps in knowledge.</p>
<p>reichin- So that course code is good for students across all the various colleges?</p>
<p>Could someone explain who is supposed to be participating in this? My son hasn’t received any info on it. Is it only for certain incoming freshmen?</p>
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<p>I asked this back in post #5. Anybody?</p>
<p>I think it’s for anyone planning to take some form of calculus their freshman year. Sending an email or calling really wouldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>heyalb: ALEKS is a pre-calculus review for those entering calculus this semester. My guess is that the school only disseminated info about it to students who will be required to take calculus: engineering, computer science, and certain science (e.g. chem, bio) degrees. If your son isn’t definitely taking Calc first semester, you probably don’t have to worry about the program yet.</p>
<p>^^ Thank you, Philip!</p>
<p>Is it only for people entering Calculus I, or is it for all freshmen entering calculus? FYI I’m taking Calc II in the fall.</p>