Item: ALEKS
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with ALEKS

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Most of the department uses ALEKS for developmental classes in an emporium model setting. One section of traditional developmental is sometimes taught.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Helps students fill in gaps in their learning
Allows students to work at their own pace
Encourages learning

Cons

Reports can confuse students
Limited ways to solve a problem
Can lead to mimicry

Return on Investment

Allowed some students to complete more than one course in a term.
Can lead to financial savings for students who are able to complete more than one class.
Allows for stacking of developmental classes.

I was not able to find any other products on your list, that I feel are really like ALEKS. I think of ALEKS as more of a teaching platform whereas other platforms I have used--MyMathLab, WebAssign, Knewton--are more of a homework platform.

Key Insights

Do you think ALEKS delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with ALEKS's feature set?

Yes

Did ALEKS live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of ALEKS go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy ALEKS again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), alta from Knewton, a Wiley brand, Brightspace

Likelihood to Recommend

ALEKS does a great job of helping students fill in the gaps in their learning so that they have a solid foundation to move on to higher-level mathematics. It works very well with self-motivated students. It doesn't seem to work as well with less motivated students.

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ALEKS is great for foundations and skills development.