New ALEKS - Create and Move Student to Sub-Classes
Create sub-classes and move students in New ALEKS to support grouping and instruction.
This article walks teachers through creating and moving students to sub-classes within the new ALEKS view.
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Article Contents
Create a New Class
1. SSO or log in at my.mheducation.com.
2. Launch ALEKS.
3. Select the Class you want the sub-class attached to.
4. Select +New Sub-Class from the menu.
5. Click the radio button for Create New Class.
6. Click the New Class Type radio button for New class from scratch or New class linked to template.
If New class linked to template is selected, select the Class Template from the drop-down. If there is no associated template, this means that your administrator has not created a Master Template for the course.
7. Click the Next button.
8. Enter a Period/Section name. This is optional but suggested to easily decipher between classes.
Note: The following items are not available for selection if using the New class linked to template option as these are selected by the administrator when they created the class template.
9. Select the ALEKS Course Product from the drop-down.
10. Select the Standards to associate to the class.
A. Check the Integrate Textbook box if you want students to have access to the textbook within ALEKS.
B. If the Integrate Textbook box is checked, select the Textbook from the drop-down.
11. Click the Next button.
12. Select the preferred Incoming Students option.
If you select Carry Over Progress, click on the additional options you would like for how the student progress is calculated and if you want them to complete a Comprehensive Knowledge Check. This Knowledge Check consists of approximately 25 questions and will assess students on all of the material in the class.
If you select Do Not Carry Over Progress, the students will be prompted to complete a new Initial Knowledge Check.
13. For Unenrolled Students, select to Show or Hide Unenrolled Students in the class roster, dashboards, reports, and gradebook.
14. For Accessibility, check the box if you want to include accommodations for students with loss of vision.
Note: Changing the Accessibility options may impact the number of topics students see in their Pie.
C. If the box is checked, select the radio button to except some students or all students with loss of vision requiring a screen reader in the class.
Expect some students: Once students have registered, identify students with loss of vision under each student's Student Account Summary. These students will get a message to ask for assistance when they encounter non-accessible topics in this class.
All students: Non-accessible topics are removed from this class.
15. Check/uncheck the box to include/remove access to the Graphing Calculator.
Checking this box makes additional topics that require the use of a graphing calculator available. If this setting is unchecked, topics that require graphic calculators will be removed from the class.
Note: The Graphing Calculator will only show for certain class selections.
16. Click the Create Class button.
Copy an Existing Class
1. SSO or log in at my.mheducation.com.
2. Launch ALEKS.
3. Select the Class you want the sub-class attached to.
4. Select +New Sub-Class from the menu.
5. Select the radio button for Copy Existing Class.
6. Select the Copy Method to Copy a class at this school or Copy by class code.
If you are copying a class from another teacher in the same school, you will want to use the Copy a class at this school option.
A. Select the Instructor from the drop-down.
B. Select the Class to copy.
If you are copying a class from another teacher in a different school than the one you are associated with, use the Copy by class code option.
C. Enter the Class Code provided by the teacher.
7. Click the Next button.
D. Click the Change Class link to associate a different class.
8. Enter a Section name. This is optional but suggested.
9. In the Copy Settings section, uncheck any settings, assignments, pacing goals, and resources you do not want copied over to the new class.
All available options are checked by default. If an option is grayed out, this means there is nothing to copy over for those sections.
10. Click the Copy Class button.
Move Students to Sub-Class
1. SSO or log in at my.mheducation.com.
2. Launch ALEKS.
3. Select the Class the students are currently associated with.
4. Click Roster from the navigation menu.
5. Checkmark the students you want to move.
6. Click the Move button.
6. Select the Instructor for the sub-class.
7. Select the Class from the drop-down.
8. Click the Move button.
