1. ALEKS Implementation Update
AGC Presentation
September 13 , 2016
Oscar Neal and Lori Cook

2. Team Members
Large group team and three sub teams: Communications, Logistics, Training
Lilly Anderson/Jennifer Batten- Arts and Science Deans Office
Dana Sammons/Oscar Neal/John Dersch/Colleen Corpus – Math
Nathan Hamilton/Jody Graves - IT
Lynnae Selberg – Terri/Jill/Jenna Hess - Counseling
Ryan Nausieda – Communications
Lori Cook/Jason Schueller – Admissions/EC
Kelly Kozloski – College Success
Amanda Kruzona/Bryan Vliem – Records Office
Amy Brannon – Health
Rebecca Allington – DSS Testing

3. Timeline Began Meeting September 2015 Went live week of August 8, 2016
Winter 2017 application live as of July 1st
12 applications at go live date
246 applicants to date3 students have taken ALEKS
Winter 2017 registration opens in October 2016

4. New Math Placement Policy
Beginning Winter 2017 all students must have a valid prerequisite or placement score to register for a math course
Prerequisite courses are valid for one year from course start date
Aleks Placement scores are valid 8 months from enrollment
Current math Accuplacer scores will be valid for 8 months
Returning students are not proctored and would take ALEKS PPL if one does not meet course prerequisite
New students are proctored if ACT/SAT math sub-scores do not meet admission requirements
Note: non-proctored students can choose to take test on campus and would not be turned away. A new fall student could choose to do ALEKS as well.
ACT sub score is 17 or under
SAT is 24 or under
ACT score is 18 or higher
SAT is 25 or higher
Assessments are proctored
Proctoring NOT required

5. ALEKS Information for Students
ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning (ALEKS PPL) is a web-based application for math placement and course preparedness. It combines a research-based placement assessment with personalized learning tools to help students refresh on lost knowledge, ALEKS PPL gives students the opportunity to succeed before they begin class.
Using PPL (placement, preparation, and learning) over remediation
Changing wording on communications and websites to placement vs. Accuplacer or ALEKS
ALEKS PPL subscription is valid for 1 year, includes 5 placement assessments, prep and learning for 6 months
Must wait 48 hours and prepare for 5 hours in PPL between assessments
Each placement is a unique 30 questions assessment, checking readiness for computational skills to Calculus One.
Placement scores valid for 8 months

6. Work Completed
For detailed documentation of ALEKS implementation, see the following document:
Overview of key process:
Service Indicators Updated and People Soft Process updated to read ALEKS scores instead of Accuplacer
Created a process to load scores electronically from ALEKS to People Soft
Created a link inside the Online Student Center for ALEKS testing
Student checklist (to do list) completion process updated
Setup temporary space for testing overflow (106 Cook)
Contract signed

8. Ongoing Work Placement Testing at High Schools DSS
ALEKS PPL Is ADA compliant, works with JAWS
Human readers being used for students with learning disabilities as requested
ALEKS is working on additional reader solutions
Placement Testing at High Schools
Health Programs –Math Placement
Continued communication plans

9. Data Analysis
Research from other campuses have shown students that use the preparation and learning component of Aleks PPL.
Increase chances of college level placement reducing developmental courses needed
Increase success rates in college level courses
Increase semester to semester retention
Examples of proposed data collection for analyses
ALEKS PPL usage
Number of students
Hours of use
Placement attempts and changes
Distribution of placements
Success rates by placement

10. Questions?