ALEKS

(Assessment and Learning in

Knowledge Spaces)

Maribel Hernandez
EDU 214-2001
Description of
the Technology:
• ALEKS is a web based
intelligent tutoring
system. It is an
artificially
intelligent assessment
and learning system.
• Used K-12 and higher
education.
• Used for mathematics,
accounting,
statistics, and
chemistry.
 Used With Students in the
Classroom
• It assesses students’ current knowledge
instructs students on topics they are most
ready to learn, and evaluates student
performance on problems related to those
topics.
• It is usually used for a tutoring system and
homework.
 Pros Cons
• Teachers can see the • Students sometimes
assessment of students guess
• Reinforces the material • Time consuming
• Access to tutoring
(videos, book, and
examples)
 LINK AND VIDEO

ALEKS
Website
 RESOURCE
• Huang, Xudong, et al. The Relationship between Gender,
Ethnicity, and Technology on the Impact of Mathematics
Achievement in an After-School Program. Society for Research on
Educational Effectiveness, Society for Research on Educational
Effectiveness, 01 Jan. 2013. EBSCOhost,
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