What is ALEKS PPL?
Success in higher education starts with the correct course placement – and a student’s first math course is key to that success.
ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning (PPL) offers higher education institutions a comprehensive solution for math placement testing and course preparedness. ALEKS PPL accurately measure a student’s math foundation and creates a personalized learning module to review and refresh math topics, allowing students to be placed in the right course to successfully complete their degree.
- Best College and Career Readiness Solution
- Best Summative Assessment Solution
- Best Mathematics Instructional Solution
Knowledge Assessment
ALEKS PPL uncovers what each student is ready to learn with a single, personalized assessment covering 314 topics in 30 questions. The entire assessment can be completed in 90 minutes. With this, ALEKS PPL determines students’ math readiness in topics, placing each student in the appropriate math course.
Math Review & Refresh
ALEKS PPL guides students from assessment test to the preparation and learning mode; offering a personalized study path to refresh their math skills and achieve mastery. This review helps to prepare students for the next assessment so that they can achieve higher placement. On average, students who spend at least 6 hours reviewing key concepts are more likely to improve their course placement by at least one level.
Data & Analytics
ALEKS PPL provides detailed learning analytics reports for instructors to gain insights into students’ math knowledge and potential for placement and department initiatives. With these critical data, instructors will be able to design courses that meet the needs of students and targeted intervention at the right time to improve student’s retention and outcomes.
Assessment Integrity
With remote supervision options to ensure integrity, ALEKS PPL can be implemented on and off-campus. McGraw Hill partners with professional online proctoring companies who provide institutions with a variety of data integrity options including authentication, live proctors and more.
Practice = Higher Placement
ALEKS PPL is more than just a placement testing solution. It guides students to the key math content they need to enhance. After the initial knowledge check assessment, the system guides students on their individual study programs via adaptive personalized learning modules before they retake the assessment.
Students who spend an average of 8 hours in preparation mode often place in a higher course.
Proper Placement = Greater Value
University students invest thousands of dollars into their education, therefore using the right study tool is important. ALEKS PPL helps students to optimize their outcomes by helping them achieve success in the courses they are required to take while avoiding the courses they don’t.
Accurate student placement benefits higher education institutions, allowing them to retain more students and increase student pass rates. Better understanding of where students need development enables institutions to improve the effectiveness of their course schedules and man-power allocation.
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