Signed Up to Use Alek

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  1. davesaint

    davesaint New Member

    It's been a long time since I've taken a math and statistics so I signed up to use Alek. I like it so far. I have a question. I assume I can take the quiz at any time and only pay once I try to obtain the credit? Please let me know.

    Thanks,
    Dave
     
  2. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    You're doing the free trial, I'd hazard to guess.

    You can force the assessments at anytime from the master account, or they tend to show up every 10-15 modules.

    I'm not sure if you can submit the score to ACE (once you achieve 70%+ completed after an assessment) if you're on the trial. No clue as I'd paid for mine from the getgo. After you submit the scores to ACE and they get placed on your ACE transcript, you have to pay a fee ($40? for the first, much less beyond that) to have them send the transcript anywhere.
     
  3. davesaint

    davesaint New Member

    No, I'm not on the trial. So it sounds like when I'm ready for the assessment I can take it as many time as I want but once I want to sumbit my 70% or + score, I will have to pay the fee for credit? I think I undestand.

    Dave
     
  4. TMW2009

    TMW2009 New Member

    No, you don't have to pay for the ACE transcript until you actually have ACE send it out somewhere.
     
  5. JBjunior

    JBjunior Active Member

    You will pay $20 per month for ALEKS for every month that you use it. Once you are ready to send it to ACE you will create an account. The cost of the ACE account is I "think" $45 and it includes one free transcript sent wherever you want.

    ALEKS is more about teaching than credit and as was mentioned assessments will regularly pop up as it feels you have learned an adequate amount but you can force them if you want through your master account.
     
  6. davesaint

    davesaint New Member

    I took and passed college algebra in 1983. I just finished the Aleks initial assessment. Since it's been so long since I've taken algebra I decided to start at the Pre-Algebra level. I took the initial test and score a 78%. In your opinion would it be better for me to master the areas I didn't do well on and move on once I score in the 90-100 range? Once I master Pre-Algebra should I move to Intermediate or make the jump straight to college Algebra?

    Thanks-Dave
     
  7. JBjunior

    JBjunior Active Member

    78% is a very solid score considering. If you feel that it wasn't challenging enough (doesn't sound like it was) then I would move on to Intermediate. Since you pay by the month it is the same whether you complete 1 or 10 so if you are looking for credit then I would take every class in the series. Before you move on (this might not be the case but it made me feel better) take care of ACE getting the approval that you completed the course before changing to the next one. You can print out that you completed the course but I always just waited so I didn't have to jump through any more hoops. Once you change it erases all of your progress so if there is a glitch in the system you will have to do it all over.
     
  8. rickyjo

    rickyjo New Member

    Good job! That's a great score after so much time off. I think the payment thing has been worked out, but, just to make sure everybody is on the same page I will repeat others that have said you only need to pay ACE when a transcript has been sent to a school FROM ACE.
     
  9. johnp

    johnp New Member

    I don't mean to hijack your thread here, but I had an aleks question.

    If you receive a 70% or better score on your first assessment that qualifies as passing right? I could immediately send them to ACE??

    Thanks, John
     
  10. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef



    Yes. If you receive a score of >70%, there is nothing higher for credit. At that point, open an account at ACE. Submit your math class and wait for your credit to be posted. AFTER it posts (3-5 days) you go back into ALEKS and change to the next highest class. The previous class will be deleted *which is why you must have it recorded first* and you begin again.

    ALEKS courses are ACE evaluated, meaning ALEKS doesn't "give" you credit, but if you meet ACE's criteria (>70% on an assessment) you have potential credit that will be sitting on a transcript waiting to be used at some future date by the college you attend. Contact your specific college if you have questions about ACE evaluated courses, but when you have completed your maths, you simply request an official ACE transcript and have it sent to your college. This is about $40 and will list all of your ALEKS courses that were completed (completed means >70% on an assessment only- nothing to do with your pie).

    Do not complete every ALEKS course, there are courses that duplicate. Here is a breakdown that is used at TESC, however, it may help you also:




    001 Beginning Algebra- MAT102 *duplicates 3 of 6 credits for CLEP college math

    002 Intermediate Algebra- MAT115

    003 College Algebra- MAT121 *TESC Duplicate College Algebra w/trig
    004 College Algebra with Trig- MAT121 *TESC Duplicate College Algebra

    005 PreCal- MAT129 *TESC Duplicate Trig
    006 Trig- MAT129 *TESC Duplicates PreCal

    007 Intro Stats- STA201 *TESC Duplicates all other stats
    009 Stats for Beh. Science- STA201 *TESC Duplicate all other stats
    008 Business Stats- OPM351 *TESC Duplicates all other stats

    So to do "all" the ALEKS maths available, means taking 4 maths and 1 stats course. You can also take CLEP college math, but it may/may not duplicate some amount of credit. At TESC, you can still get 3 credits for that test even after completing all 4+1 of the ALEKS maths.

    Lastly- a thread for all things ALEKS on another forum, you'd have to register- it's free. *don't bother starting back at the first post, MUCH has changed since then. It exceeds 700 posts, and is very helpful.

    Credit for ALEKS Corp (McGraw Hill) Online courses in College Algebra & Statistics
     
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  11. davesaint

    davesaint New Member

    Shoot. I'm currently taking Pre-Algebra. Should I have taken Beginning Algebra instead? I thought I would be able to jump from Pre-Algebra to Intermediate Algebra but then I saw Beginning Algebra in between.

    Dave
     
  12. JBjunior

    JBjunior Active Member

    You can do whatever you want in any order you want.
     
  13. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    You absolutely need to switch. Pre-Algebra is NOT ACE evaluated for credit, while Beginning Algebra is. Go into the "course products" tab and go down to the higher education list. You'll see asterisks * next to each of the courses in which you can earn credit. These are the courses that you will want to use for credit. While it's true that you can take any course you want whenever you want, if you want credit you need to stick to the ACE list.
    You will see huge amounts of overlap between pre and beginning algebra, so don't be shocked if your first assessment score is high. It's not a big deal, just go into the master account and switch from the course drop down menu. Consider the work you have done as a warm up.

    ALEKS Course Products
     
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  14. jmmjr78

    jmmjr78 New Member

    correct me if i am wrong, so you take the Alek class, which is similar to taking the class for a semester at a school and then you tax your test at the end and if you have atleast a 70% in the course you have it forwarded to ACE to see if they accept it.

    am i summing this up correct?
     
  15. MISin08

    MISin08 New Member

    Mostly correct. You take rests periodically during the course, and once you reach 70% you stop and have it forwarded to ACE. (In other words, it's only the end because you stop at 70% -- the real end is 100% and you could do that if your objective was to learn more than the 70% minimum.) It can take more or less time than a semester at school.

    ACE will accept the ALEKS course, if it's ACE evaluated. Your target college has the option to accept or not accept the ACE credit. It's probably best to get their word on this before starting, though the experience is not wasted if the college doesn't accept, because ALEKS is primarily a tool for learning the material, the credit piece is secondary.

    Phillip
     
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  16. jmmjr78

    jmmjr78 New Member

    thanks. I am planning on going to TESC and i bilieve that i have the ifo from them to show what would be acceptacble from ace, but i agree with you in double checking.

    thanks
     

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