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How much does my student have to practice a topic in order to learn it?

Understand how much practice ALEKS requires for a student to learn and retain a topic.

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As students practice topics in ALEKS, a point system determines when a topic is considered Learned. Each question within a topic is a chance for students to earn points for that topic.
 
The point system works as follows:

  • One point is given for a correct answer

  • Two points are given for two correct answers in a row without viewing an Explanation

  • One point is subtracted for an incorrect answer

  • No points are given or subtracted when students select Explanation

  • The point total does not go below zero

The Progress Indicator in the top-right corner updates in real-time to show the point total. Once students earn five points in a topic, the Progress Indicator will be filled in and a Celebration Page will display, indicating the topic has been Learned.

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