Iowa State University Department of Mathematics

What is ALEKS?

Assessment
and LEarning in
Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system.

ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a subject.

Instructions on how to take the assessment will appear after you enter ALEKS through your AccessPlus account.

ALEKS home

Score placement & preparation modules

ALEKS Q&A

Placement beyond Calculus 1

Contact information

isualeks@iastate.edu

ALEKS technical support

BEFORE you access the ALEKS assessment:

1. Check that your computer meets the system requirements for running ALEKS. These requirements can be seen at:

http://www.aleks.com/faqs/technical#system_requirements

2. You may have to download the ALEKS plug-in. If you need this plug-in it will be automatically downloaded when you log into ALEKS. If this does not work you may have to disable your computer security/firewall until the download is complete. To install the plug-in you will have to

authorize installation
after the plug-in is installed, you will need to close your browser window and go back to the Iowa State website (you may now enable your security/firewall)
then go back into AccessPlus and again log into the ALEKS placement assessment

3. You will need Java enabled for the assessment. For instructions pertaining to this see the site:

http://www.aleks.com/faqs/technical#install_java

4. Before you take the ALEKS assessment, ALEKS will present a short tutorial on how to enter answers, how to use the graphing utilities, and how to use the built in calculator that will be offered when appropriate. TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THIS TUTORIAL AND BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THESE FEATURES WORK.