Teacher’s Guide - ALEKS

1 teacher 'sGuideHaroldD. Baker, 'sGuide, 18, HaroldD. Baker, is a registeredtrademarkof .. 'sGuide.. 12 Quick ClassCode .. 43 SetupGuidefor Preparation.. a teacher .. Module.. Orientation.. Authorizationof Student Registration.. Tutorial.. LearningMode .. 18iiiivCONTENTS4 Assessment inALEKS.. Assessments .. Assessments .. Editor.. MathematicalExpressions.. of MathematicalExpressions.. Editorfor the Number Line.. Editorfor Graphing.. Editorfor Histograms(Statistics).. Report .. Format.. Pie Charts.. Charts.. Learn.. Assessment .. 365 .. Interface.. Page.. in LearningMode .. Friend.. 516 teacher do I .. Admin(Administrator) .. 737 AdvancedTeacher Module:Results& Module.

2 Tutorial(AdvancedTeacher Module).. the AdvancedTeacher Module.. the AdvancedTeacher Module.. Progress.. Assessment Report .. Assessment .. ,Edit,ViewQuizzes.. Messages.. Server Usage.. Account .. Account .. UnenrollStudents .. Account .. Editor.. 1088 AdvancedTeacher Module:Standards& ,CourseObjectives, and Standards.. Use .. Editor.. CourseObjectives Editor.. 1179 KnowledgeSpacesand the .. ,Items,and Instances.. KnowledgeSpaces.. OuterFringesof a KnowledgeState.. 12510 Frequently Asked .. & Reports.. 13711 ReportingProblems.. 141A ALEKSS tudent User' .. Installation.. and Learning.. the LearningMode .. to Your Account .. AdditionalMachines.. E ective Use.. Asked Questions.. 157B Correlationsof ALEKSO bjectives to Glencoe.

3 170C AdditionalSubject .. 185 List of .. K-12 Education.. AccessCode .. (continued).. (continued).. (continued).. Editorfor MathematicalExpressions(Assessment) .. the Answer Editor.. the Answer Editor.. Editorfor the Number Line(Assessment) .. Editorfor Graphing(LearningMode).. Editorfor Histograms(LearningMode).. Report .. (LearningMode).. Page.. 48ixxLISTOF .. Module.. do I Questions.. Admin.. assessment .. Report .. (pie chart).. for a singlestudent in this class.. for a singlestudent in this class.. newassessment .. the AdvancedTeacher Module.. ProgressDirectory(AdvancedTeacher Module).. Progress(AdvancedTeacher Module).. Report (AdvancedTeacher Module).. (AdvancedTeacher Module).

4 (AdvancedTeacher Module).. Assessment (AdvancedTeacher Module).. (AdvancedTeacher Module).. ( teacher Module).. Quiz(AdvancedTeacher Module).. ( teacher Module).. 94 LISTOF Statistics( teacher Module).. Account (AdvancedTeacher Module).. (AdvancedTeacher Module).. (AdvancedTeacher Module).. Account (AdvancedTeacher Module).. (AdvancedTeacher Module).. Editor.. (AdvancedTeacher Module).. CourseObjectives Directory(AdvancedTeacher Module).. Editor(AdvancedTeacher Module).. Arithmetic.. a KnowledgeState.. a KnowledgeState.. K-12 Education.. Editor(Tutorial).. Report .. 149xiiLISTOF FIGURESP refaceCongratulationson your interestinALEKS! Thisis an onlineeducationalsystemlike noneyou have encounteredbefore,whoseuse of computertechnologyto promotemathlearningis pedagogicallysoundand it a self-containedtool, openingnewhorizonsforeducatorsand learnersalike in any Systemenablesteachersand administratorsto overseeand monitortheirstudents' progress,communicatewiththem,track usagelevels, and focus its unprecedented use of Arti cialIntelligence, ALEKS determinesquicklyand preciselywhatyour students know and whattheyneedto learn,guidingthemdown individualizedlearningpathsto mastery.

5 Assessment and practiceproblemsare algorithmicallygenerated,so the students usedinALEKSare customizable,lettingyou add or subtracttopicsfromyour coursewitha click of the is accessedover the WorldWideWebusingstandardbrowsers,no complicatedtechnicalpreparationis needed|andyourstudents can work at any time,fromhomeor fromthe classroom!It's a personaltutorfor each of your students, at a fractionof whatsuch tsof usingALEKSare work in a dynamic,interactivelearningenvironment on preciselythosematerialsthattheyare individuallyreadyto learn,buildingmomentumtoward mastery. It is the personalized,\just-in-time" be usedin a variety of classroom situations|whetherin a traditionalclassroom, or in a self-directedor distance-learningenvironment. Onceyou purchaseALEKS, you will receive a teacher AccessCode.

6 Usingthis teacher AccessCode,you can registeras a teacher withtheALEKS systemat this process,you will obtainone or moreClassCodes,which your students canuse to 'sGuideis intendedto providecompleteinformationon the function-ing ofALEKS. A descriptionof its contents can be foundin the :A teacher 'sVideo, packagedwiththisTeacher'sGuide, preparesyou to useALEKS. In the video,you will meetthe cognitive scientist,Jean-ClaudeFalmagne,whoco-deve loped KnowledgeSpacetheoryandtapped its potential for develop-mental helpyou understandhowALEKS works|fromboththe student's and teacher 'sperspectives|you will see a thoroughdemonstrationofits Assessment andLearningModes andTeacher , you will hearmathteachersdiscusshowALEKSmay be usedin the classroom|whetherin atraditionalclassroom or in a self-directedor distance-learningenvironment.

7 Thevideois approximately30 minutesin is recommendedthatany teacherwhowill be assistingor instructingstudents usingALEKS take the timeto watchthe ALEKS ?ALEKSis an onlinesystemfor the assessment and individualizedteachingof is accessedover the WorldWideWeb on any suitablecomputerand isdesignedto allow the monitoringandmanagement of entire the systemis an e cient, adaptive assessment enginewhich determinesquickly and preciselywhatan individualstudent knows. Basedon thatassessmentdata,the systemis ableto o ermaterialthatthe student is best ableto learnat agiven includesexplanationsand algorithmicallygeneratedpracticeproblems ,ongoingassessment of student knowledge,an onlinemathdictionary, and facilitiesfor reviewand collaborative can be usedonan independent basisor as a supplement to classroom the productof yearsof cutting-edgeresearch into the math-ematicalmodelingof humanknowledge(SeeChapter9).

8 ThecreatorsofALEKSare cognitive scientists,software engineers,anduniversity professorsin the designingALEKS, theirgoalswere to achieve the utmostsimplicity of use withoutcompromisingthe depth,rigor,or richnessof mathematicsinstructionat its a tool to empower both teachersand learnersof math:it opens doors and windows into the assessment and represen-tationof knowledge,and it breaksdown barriersto successby recognizingthe vastdiversity of pathsthatleadto mastery. TheALEKS systemcan make a radicaldi erencein how mathlearningis 'sGuideThepurpose of theALEKST eacher'sGuideis to give teachersusingALEKS informationon the operationof the systemthatis as completeas INTRODUCTION systemis not be and oftenis usedwithno documentationwhatsoever. At the sametime,we wishto o erteachersa clearideaof everythingALEKS does, how it works,and whereto nd answers to theirstudents' designedto be usedwithouthelpfromthe teacher ' free to use the systemnow.

9 If questionsarise,or if you want to learnmoreabout ALEKS ,this teacher 'sGuideis intendedas a convenient andcomprehensive a brief,comprehensive overviewofALEKS, pleaseturndirectlyto theFrequently Asked Questionsin Chapter10. The rstchaptersare thosemostlikely to be turnedto by teachersusingALEKSfor the , \Quick Start,"containsa concisecheck-list for beginningto useALEKS. Chapter3, \SetupGuidefor Teachers,"providesall of the informationnecessaryfor preparingto useALEKS withone or and installationthroughthe students' rstALEKS session(which typicallyinvolves registra-tion,tutorial,initialassessment , and entry into the LearningMode).(Much ofthe informationis the sameas thatin AppendixA.) Chapters4 through8 contain descriptionsof the principalpartsof theALEKS system:Assessment Mode, LearningMode, and teacher discussedin presents the teacher Modulegenerally, and is followed by treatments of the morespecializedcapacitiesof theAdvancedTeacher covers Results& Progress,the facility formonitoringstudent use ofALEKSand managingaccounts.

10 Chapter8 coversStandards& CourseObjectives, the facility for reviewingandmodifyingthecurricularinform ationusedbyALEKSfor a particularschool or class. Chapters9 through11 provideadditionalinformationthatmay be necessaryor of interestto teachersusingALEKS. Chapter9, \KnowledgeSpacesandthe TheoryBehindALEKS," explainsthe historyof KnowledgeSpacetheoryand its fundamental concepts,alongwiththe a Bibliography for thoseseekingto understandthe theorybehindALEKSin providesanswers to frequently askedquestionsaboutALEKS. Chapter11 gives the informationnecessaryfor ob-tainingtechnicaland othersupport in the useof ALEKS shouldturnto the format the end of Chapter11 ( ). AppendixA containsthe completetextof theALEKSS tudent a completelist of courseobjectives for Arithmetic,Algebra1, and Algebra2, as well as a correlationto Glencoe Mathematicstextbooks, see StartThe purpose of this chapteris to providea summaryof the stepsinvolved in startinga ClassCodeIn orderto useALEKS withyour class,you will needto have at leastone ClassCode.