ALEKS helps you assign adaptive practice and monitor student progress in mathematics or chemistry courses. You can use it to identify what students already know, assign practice on topics they are ready to learn and review reports on topic mastery. ALEKS is especially useful when students enter a course with different levels of prior knowledge and need structured practice outside class.
- Functions
- Quiz / quick check
- Access
- Standalone
- Difficulty of use
- Needs guidance
Examples of use in your education
Use ALEKS when you want students to practise mathematics or chemistry topics at a level that matches their current knowledge.
You can apply this tool in your teaching in several concrete ways:
Adaptive practice - Use ALEKS knowledge checks to identify what students already know, then assign adaptive modules that guide them through topics based on their current mastery.
Homework practice - Use ALEKS assignments for structured practice outside class, so students work on prerequisite knowledge, weekly topics or exam preparation.
Prerequisite preparation - Ask students to complete selected ALEKS topics before a class or lab, so contact time can focus on application, problem-solving or questions about difficult topics.
Tip 1
Explain the adaptive practice path before students start, so they understand why ALEKS may ask different students to practise different topics.
Tip 2
Connect ALEKS practice to the course schedule. Students should know which topics support the next lecture, lab, tutorial or assessment.
Use ALEKS when you want to review student progress and decide where additional teaching support is needed.
You can apply this tool in your teaching in several concrete ways:
Readiness checks - Review ALEKS reports before a new topic, tutorial or assessment to identify prerequisite topics that need additional attention.
Class-level follow-up - Use the readiness check to identify topics where many students struggle, then revisit the concept in class or provide an additional worked example.
Individual follow-up - Use progress information to identify students who may need a reminder, extra practice or a short follow-up conversation about their learning path.
Tip 1
Use ALEKS reports as one source of teaching information. Combine them with your own teaching observations, questions from students and assessment results before deciding what to revisit.
Tip 2
Review reports at planned moments in the course, rather than only before an exam, so progress data can still inform teaching while there is time to respond.
How-to videos
How to Build Assignments with ALEKS
ALEKS | Managing Assignments
McGraw Hill ALEKS | For Instructors
Getting started
Support
In case of educational questions, please contact your learning innovator or web team from your faculty.
In case of technical difficulty, please consult the official ALEKS instructor support page or the local LMS / IT support channel first. For course setup, check how ALEKS assignments, knowledge checks, grades and student access work in your local teaching environment.
