Finer points of ALEKS?

[icampy]

Hi...I have a few questions about ALEKS (statistics specifically, but it they should apply to all).

Are "I don't know", leaving it blank, and putting the wrong answer all counted the same way in the grading of the assessment?

If you get one right, does it avoid asking those questions, or does it ask more?

If you get a couple of one type wrong, does it move onto something else?

Do they count your progress towards your percentage whatsoever? You could take the same assessment with 10 percent progress or with 90 percent progress, and would you get the same score with the same answers?

If you do some practice, and you get several types of questions right, will it ask you about those type of questions on your next assessment, or will it skip those as you have "mastered" them?

There seems to be some funky things going on in all the ALEKS courses I have taken. Sometimes it just doesn't make sense.

The people who wrote those algorithms are MUCH smarter than I, so I can't complain, I'm just wondering if anyone has figured out some of the quirks with ALEKS. It seems several people have several different experiences and form different opinions.

Thanks!!