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I would greatly appreciate whoever updates this site to stop subtracting points from the bracket you need to move on to the next topic. It frustrates me beyond belief--just because I get something wrong does not necessarily mean I do not understand the concept as a whole. I just want to move on through my objectives easily without being stuck on one for hours on end (because that has happened.) Also, add more detail into the answers explanation because I feel as if ALEKS tries to trick us in order to be stuck on a topic for longer. It does not explain how or way it got the answer as it did, and it just confuses me more. Thank you.

Literally when i am doing a problem and i look at the example, it doesn't help me at all because it has completely different examples i hate it so much

I graduated high school nearly 20 years ago and I can safely say if this software was available then my math grades would have been far worse than they already were. In fairness, I've never liked math nor have I ever been good at it outside of basic usage. I can multiply and divide in my head with no problem. But ask me to add variables and that bullsh*t and I'm going to tell you to go dig out your old TI-86 and squat on it.

I went back to school in 2015 to finish my degree. Unfortunately, not all of my previous course credits where accepted so I was required to take a few math courses. The first two where more tedious than anything but now I'm staring down Pre-Calc and an instructor who'd rather let this torture method from Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" do her job for her.

Bluntly speaking: it's utter dog sh*t. You're never taught anything as there is no lessons. NO. LESSONS. You get a paragraph of examples and an explanation that assumes you have previous knowledge of the topic and then it throws you right into a set of problems. You've got three chances to answer all correctly before it implies that you ride a short bus and shuttles you off into a different topic.

Who the h*ll thought this was good design? Do they believe the average person are able to answer questions about complex mathematics after reading what amounts to a note scribbled on a napkin? Who is this software for? I can't see any value here aside automating a portion of the instructor's job so they can f*ck off and play Farmville or whatever boomers are into these days.

ALEKS is a "learning tool" that somehow gets you to not learn, but throw away old information you already had. Oh, you're almost done with that set course and you got one question wrong? Back to the beginning, bucko. Don't understand this set course of questions? Who cares? Heres this set of hastily scribbled notes that you can try to understand, but you probably won't. Overall not a recommended website. If you are going to be teaching a class, avoid ALEKS as a website.

I just spent 4 hours working on 1/10th of my homework for the week because unless you get 3-4 answers correct in a row it will not let you move on to the next topic. Cheating is the only way for someone to get by in this system when they are a student existing in reality with time constraints and other classes to study for

ALEKS is a poorly made, entirely encrypted, self contradicting website. It would be so much better if the explanation would not just tell you how to do the math but why you are doing that specific process.

Honestly, ALEKS is not the best, but I like how it congratulates you on finishing a topic, even if it gave you the topic in the first place. If you have unending patience, I would advise, be careful. Some people hate it, some people love it, and some people can't see the other side of the conversation. Just because the teachers think it helps us learn doesn't mean it does. How about they try 100 minutes and 8 topics a week?

Sincerely,
A 5th-grade girl who is at the end of her nerves.

I know that schools use this, but overall it's not very good for students to use. I understand, it has things that a school math app has but not only is it very boring, it's also very bland and doesn't teach education in a way kids would like. I feel that ALEKS should make this more appealing to kids (like how Dreambox, another learning math app for younger children) does it, where you can customize things and also get rewarded with little games to make it less boring. But nope, ALEKS makes it completely boring with
- Not rewarding you with anything.
- Being a bit more difficult.
- Making it a bit more stressful for kids who keep on getting answers wrong/incorrect.
- Just boring overall.
If a administrator/moderator sees this, I would like to see at least one of my suggestions implamanted.

I am very gifted at math, so I pick up on what I am doing easily. It is organized nice and simplistically. It helps my mind to understand the concept of math better.

However, I have my doubts that this math program is giving me math I will actually see in something like the SAT test. Where is it even coming from? Will this even help me pass the SAT test? Considering the bad reviews, I am very unsure.

It has a very poor progression system unless you change a setting so that that program has you learn by each pie piece rather than jumping to the next easiest problem.

The explanations are described in a way that looks like a computer wizard barfed up a calculator. I only understand what I am doing because I am gifted at math. I can see people under 12th grade would be incredibly frustrated by this program.

I do a problem for about 1 to 15 minutes and then move on very quickly, never to see that problem again if I pass the next knowledge test. Will I actually remember it all? Will it all come naturally when I finish a pie? I don't know. I have my doubts.

Aleks claims to help explain and teach topics that aren't covered in class and catch everyone up, but that simply isn't true. The explanations given are weak and do not give the information you need to solve the problems like specific formulas. My school uses iPads, and the website formatting is not compatible. When you attempt to drag an item to indicate a value, such as assigning a value to a bar graph, either the entire website freezes and needs to be restarted, or the website doesn't acknowledge that you changing the graph rather than scrolling. In the end, I cannot submit these types of problems and have had to skip all problems with graphs for answers. My teacher has substituted regular homework for this, and I can't even answer questions because of how bad the web design is. It's not a matter of lazy students, but rather an awful teacher/explanation.

Like how f! Cking bad dose a site have to been I mean they don't even know how to spell Alex right. I hate it so much

It did help with math a little but it was extremly boring! Prodigy at least made it fun. I would have enjoyed it more if there was a icon or something. Plus I hate knolege checks, the take for FOREVER! I don't not recommen ALEKS.

I found that the descriptions are unhelpful. Though ALEX has a good way of testing knowledge it is difficult to understand the material.

This site, ALEKS, appears to be a popular platform for teachers to automatically "teach" their students math skills. The issue is that whoever created this site likely does not understand math themselves. Kids have great growing minds, and the reason so many hate math is because teachers make them memorize instead of visualize. This site makes that even worse. It should include a diagram and some step-by-step procedure with thorough explanations to explain the diagrams. ALEKS appears to teach kids through its "explanation" feature, which seriously needs to be changed. There has been many cases where I have read the explanation but still don't understand the concept, and, of course, I see the yellow screen of terror on the next question because I have no idea how to solve it. Seeing that the site is popular, it is the responsibility for the developer to revise this to make a better learning experience for all who must go through this torture.

I myself didn't have any problems with spending six hours on the same problem, but what I did deal with was waiting 40 seconds for another problem to load. Then I spent about 20-30 seconds on it. Then I waited another 40 seconds. You see the problem here. In addition, for each topic, at least in Geo/Trig, Aleks had somewhere around 3 different problems. If you were going through the infinite review, and there were only two topics in there, you would see the same problem every 4-6 problems. That is not good. There needs to be variety.

I think ALEKS is a nice website to learn and practice math, but there are a few issues. The first thing I noticed was when a math problem is being explained, it sometimes leaves out a few simple steps like dividing or multiplying. I have to retrace the steps myself to figure out what was done to get the answer. Another big thing that I find discouraging is when it will explain how to do a math problem, then you're asked to solve a problem that requires you to do something different than what was explained. Maybe this is a way to engage you to learn more, but it does this repeatedly for about 5 times. Asking you to do something different than what was explained. After a while it gets frustrating because I would like to at least get the hang of what was previously taught before being asked to do something different.

When it comes to the program, Aleks, and their style of teaching, they tend to over explain methods in a way that confuses the learner. Additionally, when signifying information, they don't do it very clearly. I'm left with directions I was TAUGHT and applied it to the problem, then get it incorrect because they simply signify information wrong. I forgot to mention that, they give you methods for one scenario and don't mention that other method when faced with a similar problem that requires a different strategy to answer.

I think aleks should give an option where you can get completely new problems once you're having a hard time on the ones you already have. I'm at the point where I can't do any of the problems (cause they are confusing) and it stresses me out so much. Not to mention the knowledge check is also very stressful.

I understand the concept of punishing students for getting something wrong as it would motivate them to get it right so they can move on to the next skill. But do you know how much stress that inflicts on somebody?

I commend ALEKS on forcing students to actually learn Math skills by way of repetition. But like I said before, it's stress-inducing.

It may seem innocent at first but once you use it makes you lose your $#*!. I was using this for the first time in school and I already hate it. They make you learn all these new things you don't need to learn. One time I finished a lesson and then it took me to $#*!ing Algebra. And that time was at the beginning of sixth grade. They added something new so when you're having trouble with a lesson, they'll let you move on. I like how they added that but sometimes they still give you harder lessons. Every $#*!ing kid hates this. Even most of the teachers hate it. I hope this can be replaced by some other learning program 'cause I'm pulling my hair out because of this thing.

A lot of times aleks has helped me learn a topic, but the professors overwhelm students with it. It becomes a ridiculous amount of homework. I remember the anxiety I felt having to do hours of this every week. It was non-stop. It would be more productive to study for the class instead, but you can't because your Professors assigned you hours of hw to do. It would be good if we were given like 5-10 topics a week but I was getting near 50 a week and it was a waste of time.

This program frequently makes me question what is a legitimate priority and often results in me knowing and extensive amount of knowledge on a subject that never appears on a test or in class. I have used ALEKS for three semesters of college level chemistry and it is hated by all students. That is not an exaggeration. The three major issues with ALEKS are as follows: 1.) It requires actual perfection from students. Professionals are not perfect so why expect that from a student? A simple miss-click results in exaggerated penalties. 2.) For a program that requires perfection it is not perfect itself. From very confusing jumps in concepts that are not explained clearly we, as students, feel like idiots on this program. Not to mention ALEKS has a tendency to mark correct answers as incorrect (I have photo evidence of this). 3.) The price is insane. Charging students upwards of $50. College students are broke as is, and now we have to waste money on an online program that wastes hours of our life. Yes, ALEKS does teach you topics and does ask excellent questions, but the pros hardly outweigh the cons. An old fashion review sheet and TA meetings / extra hours would get more done, and for far less money, than this horrific program.

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