On-line practice / self-guided work: ALEKS (www.aleks.com)
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ALEKS is a self-explanatory learning system and includes on-line instructions, feedback, and assessment. ALEKS constantly challenges you and supplies extensive feedback on what you have accomplished. ALEKS will always help you select the ideal topic to work on, to ensure you learn concepts in the order that is best for you.
Course Description:
CAHSEE Math is a course designed to help those students which either haven’t taken, or haven’t passed the California High School Exit Examination for Mathematics. We will cover all six of the strands of math topics which are covered on the exit exam as well as look at some test taking strategies to enhance your final score on the exam. We will be using the ALEKS program as our primary learning tool but will supplement ALEKS with some hand written work as well as using the study guide developed by the state of California just for this examination.
Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
- Be on time for class with all required materials. (Study guide; notebook/math folder; pencil; scratch paper; etc.).
- Obey all DCS rules while in CAHSEE Math lab
- Complete all written assignments assigned by lab instructor (approximately 1 hour of work per week (Seniors 2 hours))
Grading:
The 3 credit CAHSEE Math grade is based on three components:
- Your individual work and percentage of mastery that you complete on the ALEKS system (see further description below)
- Attendance/Participation as determined by your attendance in lab WITH the materials required to participate in class as well as working in lab as requested (includes a minimum of 1 hour time logged on to ALEKS showing progress towards mastery of course content each week (Seniors 2 hours))
- Your score on the comprehensive final examination (practice CAHSEE)
CAHSEE Math has 262 total lessons that need to be mastered by the end of this semester. Therefore, when looking at your progress towards completion of the entire course, the following grading scale will be used to assign the individual work portion of your semester grade.
Grade is based on the completion of mastered lessons verified by assessment.
CAHSEE Math grading scale:
Grade |
A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
% Mastered |
90-100% |
80-89% |
70-79% |
60-69% |
0-59% |
# Lessons |
236-262 |
209-235 |
182-208 |
155-161 |
0-154 |
In order to be a more effective learner I suggest that you try to complete the seven pieces of your pie in the following order. It would be best to complete all the available lessons in each individual piece before progressing to the next piece. In other words, try to fill your pie one piece at a time. |
