ALEKS - Assessment and Learning

Implementation Strategies


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Decorah Middle School, Decorah Community School District
Decorah, IA

Grade(s): 5 - 8
Scenario: Computer Lab, Laptop Carts
Purpose: Intervention
ALEKS Portion of Curriculum: 20%
Time Spent in ALEKS: 1.5 hours per week, 15 hours per term

Diane Lovstuen, Facilitator for Instruction and Assessment
Our school district felt that ALEKS gave our students the needed drill and practice on many math skills. We also liked the leveling aspect of it.


Our computation skills were lower than many of our other math strands.

How many days per week is class time dedicated to ALEKS?
2 hours per week.

43 minutes.


How do you implement ALEKS?
ALEKS is an addition to our regular math program.

Do you cover ALEKS concepts in a particular order?

How do you structure your class period with ALEKS?
All students attend the lab at the same time to work on ALEKS.

After using ALEKS, now we can often review concepts the students have already been taught by the program.

30 minutes per week.

How do you cultivate parental involvement and support for ALEKS?
I send parents reports at conference times.


Yes, 10 percent.

How do you incorporate ALEKS into your grading system?
10 percent.

Progress is monitored, but we have no set requirements.

Learning Outcomes

Since using ALEKS, our computation scores have increased. Additionally, some students are very proud. Others do tend to tire of it when it has used for successive years.

Best Practices

Teachers need to be browsing among students as they use it.