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Closing the Achievement Gap

  • Amarillo, TX

    Amarillo College Case Study

    Dr. Ranasinghe faced challenges in effectively correlating an Open Educational Resource (OER) with a learning platform. Students struggled to navigate between the textbook and the platform, causing confusion and gaps in comprehension.

    Amarillo College Case Study
  • University of Toledo

    ALEKS for Chemistry Placement

    In using ALEKS for General Chemistry, instructors were able to determine a correlation between mastery in ALEKS and exam scores. With success in the course and on the ACS final exam, instructors chose to use ALEKS for placement into General Chemistry or Element Chemistry.

    ALEKS for Chemistry Placement
  • University of Toledo

    ALEKS for General Chemistry

    The most notable impact ALEKS has had is that students who miss the cutoff are given the opportunity to earn their way into General Chemistry by working in the system to remediate and learn critical general chemistry topics.

    ALEKS for General Chemistry
  • Emory University

    A Hispanic-Serving Institution

    In class, instructors can now go deeper and cover more interesting topics spending less time on foundational topics. With using ALEKS, instructors can place more emphasis on problem-solving methodology, critical thinking, real-world applications, and more levels 3 and 4 in Bloom’s Taxonomy.

    A Hispanic-Serving Institution
  • University of Oregon

    DFW Rates Drop by 4%

    Since implementing ALEKS during the summer and in the General Chemistry courses, the D, F or withdraw (DFW) rate has decreased, more students say they feel prepared for General Chemistry, and more students succeed in future chemistry courses.

    DFW Rates Drop by 4%
  • Skagit Valley Community College

    Students Beat National Average for the ACS Final Exam by 10 Points

    Professor Tony St John was drawn to ALEKS because it is a mastery-based system and is adaptive to each student. He had used one-size-fits-all systems in the past and had been unsatisfied with the results.

    Students Beat National Average for the ACS Final Exam by 10 Points
  • Texas A&M University

    Passing Gen Chem Grades Increased by 10%

    Using ALEKS for summer prep supports at risk students, decreasing DFW rates and also increasing the likelihood of passing Gen Chem by 10%.

    Passing Gen Chem Grades Increased by 10%
  • Indiana University - Bloomington

    ALEKS Prep vs Semester-long Intro Chemistry Course

    Research from Indiana University Bloomington compares the results of 2,561 students who took an on-ground Intro/Prep Chemistry course with 607 students who used ALEKS Prep for Chemistry in order to qualify for General Chemistry.

    ALEKS Prep vs Semester-long Intro Chemistry Course
  • Indiana University - Bloomington

    ALEKS Prep vs Semester-long Intro Chemistry Course

    Research from Indiana University Bloomington compares the results of 2,561 students who took an on-ground Intro/Prep Chemistry course with 607 students who used ALEKS Prep for Chemistry in order to qualify for General Chemistry.

    ALEKS Prep vs Semester-long Intro Chemistry Course
  • University of California - Davis

    Improving Preparation and Persistence in Undergraduate STEM

    A team at UC Davis studied the effectiveness of an online ALEKS Prep class: "On nearly every component of motivation and STEM identity, students in the online summer preparatory course (SP-Chem) responded with higher values of motivation and STEM identity than students who took the traditional WLD-41C course.”

    Improving Preparation and Persistence in Undergraduate STEM
  • West Virginia University

    General Chemistry Student Attitudes and Success with Use of Online Homework

    Research from West Virginia University comparing success of traditional responsive vs. adaptive responsive online homework concludes “The adaptive system [ALEKS] was found to increase the odds of a higher final letter grade for average, below average, and failing students.”

    General Chemistry Student Attitudes and Success with Use of Online Homework
  • Cal State Bakersfield

    Pass Rates Increase By 13%

    "Adoption of ALEKS and subsequent inter-departmental coordination of assignments and deadlines led to increased student success.”

    Pass Rates Increase By 13%
  • University of California - Riverside

    Summer Prep Course Supports Final Exam Scores

    “More specifically, it was found that students who completed a precourse assignment on an adaptive-responsive homework system (ALEKS) could expect on average their final exam score to increase by over 13 points when compared to nonparticipating students.”

    Summer Prep Course Supports Final Exam Scores

Hear From Instructors

ALEKS Chemistry instructors share how homework grades correlate to exam grades supporting improved retention and exam scores compared to other systems.

ALEKS Chemistry instructors share how homework grades correlate to exam grades supporting improved retention and exam scores compared to other systems.

ALEKS Chemistry instructors share how homework grades correlate to exam grades supporting improved retention and exam scores compared to other systems.

ALEKS Chemistry instructors share how homework grades correlate to exam grades supporting improved retention and exam scores compared to other systems.