All About ALEKS Math

Recently we discovered an online math program that uses artificial intelligence. It was  developed by a professor from UC Irvine, California. It’s called ALEKS math. ALEKS math gives students immediate feedback, increasing learning while lessening frustration. Students only work on concepts until they master them so there is no busy work. Review of each concept is woven in, as are assessments (tests).

You can check the student’s individualized report online at any time and see how many more weeks/hours left until they complete their math course. There is a tally of how many hours they have spent online and there is the ability to print out worksheets for work samples. An answer key for the worsheets is provided to the parent when a worksheet is generated.

This program is not linear. It allows the student to choose from a list of topics that they are ready to learn based on their current knowledge set. New concepts are opened up for your student to choose from as they master foundational concepts. If they start getting frustrated, they can move to another content area.

There are no multiple choice answers-they must find the answers themselves. They can chose to try the problem or they can choose to look at an explanation of how to work the problem. They work to fill in their “pie-chart” of math concepts so they can see their progress immediately.



To be honest, I turned up my nose at online programs-I wanted the pencil in hand kind of math –”show all your work”. Now, after seeing my son use ALEKS for over 3+ years, he will not be taking traditional math classes until college.
 ALEKs offers a free one month trial and the initial assessment takes about 30 minutes. My sons spend anywhere from 15-45 minutes a day depending on how quickly he learns the new concepts.