U of I Math Placement through ALEKSThe University of Illinois requires the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS to assess a student's prerequisite knowledge for course placement. ALEKS is a powerful artificial-intelligence based assessment tool that zeros in on the strengths and weaknesses of a student's mathematical knowledge, reports its findings to the student, and then if necessary provides the student with a learning environment for bringing this knowledge up to an appropriate level for course placement.
Questions and AnswersQ: What is the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? Q. Who is required to take the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? Q: How do I access the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? Q. Do I need to install any plugins prior
to taking the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? Q. What if I do not obtain the required minimum score for Math 115, 220, 221 or 234? Q: What is the cost of the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? Q: How do I get technical support for ALEKS? Q. How do I get math advising support? Q: What is the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? A: The U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS covers a broad spectrum of pre-calculus material. The ALEKS system is fully automated and the ALEKS assessment is adaptive. The first questions asked will be drawn from across the curriculum, and may be too easy or too hard. As the assessment proceeds, your answers will be used to give the system an idea of your knowledge, and it will gradually focus the questioning in an individually appropriate way. By the end of the assessment you should find the questions generally challenging but reasonable for your individual level of knowledge. The length of the assessment runs from 20-35 questions. The exact number of questions will vary due to the adaptive mechanism just described. It is likely that you will be asked questions on material you have not yet learned. On such questions it is appropriate to answer, "I don't know." On any question that you have familiarity with, however, it is important to do your best. "I don't know" is interpreted by ALEKS to mean that you do not know the topic, and this will be reflected in the assessment results. If you do not do your best on the assessment, ALEKS will underestimate your knowledge. Q. Who is required to take the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? A. All incoming first-year students are required to take the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS. All transfer and returning students enrolling in Math 115, 220, 221, or 234 are required to take the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS. Q: How do I access the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS? A: All incoming first-year students must access the placement exam through IStart at www.istart.uiuc.edu (log into the IStart page, then click on the "Complete Placement Testing" option from the menu on the left and access ALEKS via the link provided on that page). Use your NetID and password to login to the Placement Exam.
Returning students must access the placement exam
at http://www.aleks.com/uiuc/math
.
Q. Do I need to install any plugins prior
to taking the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS?
A. Yes. ALEKS is cross-platform accessible. If there is difficulty installing
the plugin see:
http://www.aleks.com/faqs/technical/.
For troubles related to Next Generation java, see http://www.aleks.com/faqs/technical#Java_Next_Generation A. To view your score you simply log in to the U of I Math Placement
Exam and click the assessment button and your score will appear (note:
this is the same button used to access the exam). If you assessed via
IStart, click here. If you assessed
via the Math Department, click
here. Q.
What if I do not obtain the required minimum score for Math 115, 220,
221 or 234?
A. Those students enrolled
in Math 115, 220, 221, or 234 are required to obtain a minimum ALEKS placement
score by the 5th day of enrollment of at least 70% for Math 220 and 221
and 50% for Math 115 and 234. Failure to meet the minimum score for Math
115, 220, 221, and 234 will result in automatic placement in the prerequisite
course.
Therefore if you do not reach
the minimum score, you have three choices:
Choice 1. You may
retake the ALEKS placement exam before the 5th day of enrollment in an
attempt to improve your score. Choice 3. You may enroll in the prerequisite course:
Math 115 and Math 234 have
a prerequisite course of Math 012. Q:
What is the cost of the U of I Math Placement Exam through ALEKS?
A: The initial placement exam for incoming students
is offered free of charge. Be sure you are ready to take your placement
exam prior to logging on as initiating the system, whether you complete
the exam or not, counts as your one free placement exam. The U of I Math
Placement Exam through ALEKS can be purchased in two ways: To access ALEKS see http://www.math.illinois.edu/ALEKS/#ACCESS Q:
How do I get technical support for ALEKS?
A: For ALEKS customer support
please phone or email: Phone: (714) 245-7191 ext. 201 website: http://www.aleks.com/faqs/technical Q. How do I get math advising support? A. Contact the Undergraduate Office directly at 217-244-7310 or by emailing advising@math.uiuc.edu. The Undergraduate
Office is located in 313 Altgeld Hall. Alison Ahlgren is the Math Placement Exam through ALEKS Coordinator. |
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