Classic ALEKS - Time & Topic Report

This article walks teachers through accessing and viewing Time & Topic report in the classic ALEKS view.

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The Time & Topic Report allows you to monitor the amount of time a student is spending within the ALEKS Knowledge Checks, Learning Mode, and assignments. It also includes the number of topics a student has attempted over a particular period of time and how many of those topics the student has learned. However, this report does not provide time spent within the QuickTables.

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Access Time & Topic Report

Class Time & Topic Report

Student Time & Topic Report

Access Time & Topic Report

1. SSO log in at my.mheducation.com.

2. Launch ALEKS.

3. Select the class from the Class drop-down.

4. Hover over Reports.

5. Click on Time & Topic from the menu.

You can also access this report from the Dashboard by clicking on the View Full Report link.

Class Time & Topic Report

A. The Time & Topic Report default view is shown as one week, ending on the current day's date. Click the Change Date Range to select a different range to view.

B. The graph view can be changed to show time or topic information for the date range at a glance. The graph can also be hidden to maximize the view of the detailed information at the bottom of the page.

At the class level, each column shows what has accomplished for each student during the selected date range, and then breaks the information down to show what happened each day during that time.

C. Each student is listed with data showing the total time in ALEKS, their Last Login date, their Total Time in ALEKS for the selected date range, and is then separated into each day for the selected date range.

D. The time shown for each time column is in hours and minutes. The numbers in the parentheses below the time are the number of topics learned out of the number of topics attempted.

E. A triangle in the corner of the daily time entry indicates that the student spent all or part of that day working on a knowledge check.

F. Click on the All or a number next to a student to then send a direct message to the student.

G. Click the Refresh Report link to gather the latest data for the selected date range.

H. Click the Download Excel Spreadsheet to transfer the data into an Excel file.

Student Time & Topic Report

To access the Time & Topic Report for a student, click on the student's name in the class-level report.

You can also select a student from the Student (A) drop menu, hover over Reports (B), and select the Time & Topic Report (C) from the menu.

You can also click the View All link on the Time and Topic tile from the Dashboard.

This report provides a daily breakdown of ALEKS usage. The view can be adjusted to a weekly, monthly, or cumulative view or a specific range. The height of the bar represents the total login time. A helpful key is located below the graph.

A. The individual student Time & Topic report shows the date of the student's enrollment, the hours per week they have spent in the program, the total time they have spent in the program for the class, and within ALEKS, and the total time spent in the program based on the date range selected.

B. Click Week, Month, or All, or select a date range to filter down the data.

C. Hover over a bar to see how much time was spent and the number of topics attempted and learned on a given day.

D. Click on a bar to view the Learning Sequence Log for that day.

The Learning Sequence Log provides specific information about a student's work in ALEKS, including data about topic attempts and outcomes, time spent, time stamps on attempts, and overall topic areas, and also specifics on problems presented and answers submitted.

Hover over a Problem Icon for details, and then click to see the question, the answer, and the answer the student submitted.

Report Icon Key