Table of Contents: ALEKS
< Previous


Application: ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces)

ALEKS history

  • The ALEKS system is based on extensive theoretical research in `Knowledge Space Theory' by Jean-Claude Falmagne at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Jean-Paul Doignon at the University of Brussels, and several other scientists, many of whom are located in European Universities. ALEKS stands for `Assessment and LEarning Knowledge Spaces.'
  • Knowledge Space Theory provides the theoretical background


Curriculum

  • All the concepts covered and all the problems to be solved are essential components of any curriculum that could be designed for a particular topic (such as arithmetic).

Report
  • The report includes a detailed description of the student's achievements in all aspects of the curriculum.
  • The report also provides a list of the concepts that the student is ready to learn.


Learning Mode

  • At the conclusion of the assessment, ALEKS knows the student's knowledge-state. On the basis of this knowledge state, the system infers the concepts that the student is ready to learn. These new concepts are listed in the report, and the learning mode is initiated.
  • Learning is organized around problems to be solved. In the learning mode, a variety of tools are available to the students:
    • Practice
    • Explanation(s).
    • Mathematical dictionary.
    • Graphics calculator (Algebra/Geometry).

Teacher Module

  • Provide the educator with an easy to use tool for monitoring students progress and achievement; view and change the underlying educational standards.


URL

Top of the Page