11-17-2015, 05:54 PM
Major difference: Price - Aleks is $20/mo.
I haven't taken SL, but I can tell you how ALEKS works. You sign up, and get a "Master" account and a "Student" account. The master account is where you can schedule assessments (tests). The student account is where you do the actual work.
You sign in as the student the first time, and you take an ASSESSMENT. This shows you where you stand at that moment for the course. If you were to score a 70% on that assessment (BLUE LINE), you could be done and get the credits transferred to ACE. If you are using it to study rather than take a class, you will want a higher score. If you need to continue on in the course either to learn more, or you scored lower than 70% on the exam, you just start working in the course.
There is a "pie" that you work in - each slice is a different type of problem. I like to work within a slice, to get better at that one section before moving on. As you do problems, you will start to see your % change. As you master problems, you will start to get GREEN added to your BLUE. This shows you how much you've learned, but you must score a 70% on the ASSESSMENT in order to pass the course.
At any time, you can go into the master account and ask for a new assessment be given. The next time you log in as a student, you will take the assessment.
You continue learning in the pie until you score at least a 70% on an assessment, or higher if you want.
ALEKS and SL are similar in that their courses are ACE-approved, and you can get them put on an ACE transcript. But, SL has some partner colleges who will accept their transcripts directly, while ALEKS does not have that. If you had a college who accepted ACE, but was not a SL partner, you would have to get your SL courses sent to ACE as well.
And yes, some people are able to get their ALEKS course done on the first assessment, in a matter of 30 minutes. I finished Intermediate Algebra in a week, after doing Beginning Algebra to 100% in a few days.
I haven't taken SL, but I can tell you how ALEKS works. You sign up, and get a "Master" account and a "Student" account. The master account is where you can schedule assessments (tests). The student account is where you do the actual work.
You sign in as the student the first time, and you take an ASSESSMENT. This shows you where you stand at that moment for the course. If you were to score a 70% on that assessment (BLUE LINE), you could be done and get the credits transferred to ACE. If you are using it to study rather than take a class, you will want a higher score. If you need to continue on in the course either to learn more, or you scored lower than 70% on the exam, you just start working in the course.
There is a "pie" that you work in - each slice is a different type of problem. I like to work within a slice, to get better at that one section before moving on. As you do problems, you will start to see your % change. As you master problems, you will start to get GREEN added to your BLUE. This shows you how much you've learned, but you must score a 70% on the ASSESSMENT in order to pass the course.
At any time, you can go into the master account and ask for a new assessment be given. The next time you log in as a student, you will take the assessment.
You continue learning in the pie until you score at least a 70% on an assessment, or higher if you want.
ALEKS and SL are similar in that their courses are ACE-approved, and you can get them put on an ACE transcript. But, SL has some partner colleges who will accept their transcripts directly, while ALEKS does not have that. If you had a college who accepted ACE, but was not a SL partner, you would have to get your SL courses sent to ACE as well.
And yes, some people are able to get their ALEKS course done on the first assessment, in a matter of 30 minutes. I finished Intermediate Algebra in a week, after doing Beginning Algebra to 100% in a few days.
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