ALEKS Placement Assessment
Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) is a powerful artificial intelligence based mechanism to assess math proficiency and skill level. Students have the option to use the ALEKS software to bypass pre-requisite courses. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn’t know in a course. After the initial placement assessment test of approximately 30 questions, ALEKS will provide students a targeted Prep and Learning Module that may be accessed for up to six weeks to improve course placement. Within each Prep and Learning Module, students are instructed on topics they are most ready to learn. As a student works through the module, ALEKS periodically reassesses the student to ensure that topics are also retained.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning ALEKS are listed below.
For imformation on registering for and accessing the ALEKS Placement & Learning, PPL, contact the Mathematics Department. The department is located on the Macon Cove Campus, Whitehead Building, Room 39, or call 901-333-4474.
Find your score in the table below to see the corresponding course placement.
| Score | Course Placement |
|---|---|
| 0-45 percent | MATH 0100 Support Course for Essentials of Algebra MATH 0410 Support Course for Math for Elementary Education 1 MATH 0530 Support Course for Probability and Statistics MATH 0630 Support Course for Finite Mathematics MATH 0810 Math Learning Support |
| 30-45 percent | MATH 1000 Essentials of Algebra A student with a score of 30 may enroll in MATH 1000 without taking MATH 0100 Support Course for Essentials of Algebra. *This course is only for students needing MATH 1710 Pre-Calculus I or MATH 1740 Algebra & Trig I. |
| 46-60 percent | MATH 1410 Math for Elementary Education MATH 1530 Probability and Statistics MATH 1630 Finite Mathematics MATH 1710 Pre-Calculus I MATH 1740 Algebra & Trig I |
| 61-75 percent | MATH 1720 Pre-Calculus II MATH 1830 Calculus |
| 76-100 percent | MATH 1910 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I |
Students can improve their score by completing the six weeks ALEKS learning module. Contact the Mathematics Department where your score will be reviewed and for placement recommendation.
Contact Us
- Patricia Stevens, Administrative Assistant III
- pastevens@southwest.tn.edu
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- Macon Cove Campus Whitehead Building, Room 39
- 901-333-4474
- 901-333-4537
- mathdepartment@southwest.tn.edu