ALEKS REPORTS
ALEKS PIE
PROGRESS BAR
TIME & TOPIC
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Table Of Contents
I. ALEKS INITIAL ASSESSMENT.......................... 3
II. CLASS REPORTS vs. STUDENT REPORTS...............11
III. ALEKS PIE............................................... 12
IV. PROGRESS BAR.......................................... 15
V. TIME & TOPIC............................................ 18
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I.
ALEKS INITIAL ASSESSMENT
 After the student registers, the student is automatically
assigned an Initial Assessment to complete. There is no need to
schedule this assessment.
 The initial assessment is an overall snapshot of the student’s
knowledge of the current course material.
 The Initial Assessment should be completed within the first 48
hours of the class start date.
 After completing the Initial Assessment, students should begin
working on their ALEKS pie so they do not fall behind in the
course.
 The assessment is approximately 30 questions.
 The questions vary in difficulty.
 The artificial intelligence of ALEKS develops the student’s
individual learning pie.
 The Initial Assessment is a Picture of what the student currently
knows (not what a student can figure out).
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 Students need to take the Initial Assessment seriously; the
results of the Assessment set up the student’s individual ALEKS
pie. (Sample assessment pies on pages 5-7)
 Student should complete the Initial Assessment using the
following guidelines
o Complete the Assessment without the assistance of learning
aides; no notes, no help from tutors, no help from others, no
help from the internet
o Complete the Assessment within 90 minutes
o No Calculator Usage for 0018 or 0028
 Students who spend a lot of time on the assessment or appear to
have used learning aids should have their assessment reset and
the assessment should be completed again
o WHY? If the student is not placed correctly the student
will not have the opportunity to practice and learn the
topics that the ALEKS assessment shows the student has
mastered. The student will be at a disadvantage throughout
the course if the assessment is not reset immediately.
 To reset the initial assessment and clear the gradebook, ALEKS
corporation needs to be contacted. Please contact your campus
ALEKS administrator for assistance.
o Note, the ALEKS gradebook needs to be cleared so that
there is no memory of the original assessment; ALEKS will
“think” the student knows the material that they received
assistance with.
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Sample Initial Assessments for MAT 0018
Student A: Knowledge of Course Material 39% or 83 of 214 topics
Student B: Knowledge of Course Material 62% or 132 of 214 topics
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Sample Initial Assessments for MAT 0028
Student C: Knowledge of Course Material 19% or 54 of 287 topics
Student D: Knowledge of Course Material 39% or 104 of 287 topics
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Sample Initial Assessments for MAT 1033
Student E: Knowledge of Course Material 10% or 35 of 359 topics
Student F: Knowledge of Course Material 31% or 113 of 359 topics
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Student G: Knowledge of Course Material 54% or 195 of 359 topics
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ASSESSMENTS THAT APPEAR TOO HIGH
MAT 00018 Knowledge of Course Material 84% or 215 of 247topics
Student spent 3 hours 46 minutes completing the assessment
Student shows knowledge in most of the course material
MAT 00028 Knowledge of Course Material 62% or 179 of 287topics
Student spent 2 hours 1 minute completing the assessment
Assessment may appear high, depending on student’s prior knowledge
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MAT 1033 Knowledge of Course Material 84% or 301 of 359 topics
Student spent 2 hours 23 minutes completing the assessment
Student shows knowledge in most of the course material
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II. CLASS REPORTS vs. STUDENT REPORTS
 Faculty have the option to view reports for the entire Class View
or for a Particular Student
o To view the reports for the entire Class, click your course
name on the left side of the screen
o To view the reports for a particular Student, click the
course and then click on the student’s name
 You will have the option to view the reports discussed in this
document
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III. ALEKS PIE (ALEKS Objective Pie)
 The view of the ALEKS Pie includes
o Progress student has made thus far
o Due date for the current Objective
o How many topics student needs to complete for the
current Objective
o How many days left to complete the current
objective
o If the student received an extension to complete
the objective and the new due date (see page 13)
 The white dotted line includes what the student has to
work toward
 Any topic with a black arrow shows pie sections students
can work on
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Example of an ALEKS pie showing objective information
The student below has an extension for the objective
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ALEKS PIE VIEW:
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Students have the option to view their ALEKS Pie as a Full Pie or Objective
Pie

Students can toggle back and forth by clicking “Switch to Objective Pie 2”
or “Switch to Full Pie 1”
Full ALEKS PIE

When viewing the Full ALEKS Pie, students see all the pie sections and
possible topics. The topics are divided by course sections.
Objective ALEKS PIE
 When viewing the Objective ALEKS Pie, students see all “Goal Topics” due
for the particular objective in the “green” pie sections and the “Prerequisite
Topics” in the “blue” section.
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IV. PROGRESS BAR
The Progress Report shows progress throughout the course and
progress on periodic assessments
After you click the “Progress Bar” icon you will have an option to choose which
timeframe and reports you wish to view.
To view your students’ detailed progress history which includes the progress on
each assessment and progress in learning mode
In the drop down box next to “View” choose the report you wish to view (It is
suggested to click “Detailed Progress History” and choose “Full Progress Over the
Last 12 Months”)
After you choose the report view, click “Show”
Once your settings are set, each time you open the progress bar report you will see
the same view
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When viewing the Progress Bar you have the option to see
 Blue achievement on assessment
 Green achievement in learning mode
 Yellow what needs to be learned
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 Assessments are automatically triggered by ALEKS
o progress assessment — based on the number of
topics a student has learned and mastered
o login time assessment — based on the number of
hours a student has worked in ALEKS
 Automatic Assessments are not triggered a couple days
before the objective due date.
 Assessments measure what a student has learned and
retained up to that point. During an assessment,
students are asked questions they recently completed
and on material they are ready to learn.
 If a student did not correctly answer a question (master
a topic) while completing the assessment, the topic is
added back into the student’s pie so the student could
have additional practice on the topic.
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V.
TIME & TOPIC
The Time & Topic report shows students’ ALEKS activity and
progress on a particular day. The date range for the report can
be adjusted.
Time & Topic—
 Change date range to view report for specific time frame
 The Time & Topic Report shows
o The students’ ALEKS activity/progress during that
time frame
o The number of topics each student attempted and
mastered on a particular day
o The amount of time each student worked in ALEKS
each day during a particular time frame
 If you click on a specific student you can see what the
student worked on during that time (if they got a topic
wrong/right or clicked explained, the number of attempts
on a specific topic, the answers a student entered for a
particular question)
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 There is an option to Download the Report into Excel or
have the report emailed
After you click a student’s name you will see the individual
student’s report.
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Click a student’s name to get the details for an individual
student
Click on an individual date to see learning on the particular
date.
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Click on an individual problem to see why the student
answered the problem incorrectly
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