basic.skills.math.courses.2

Instructor Steven

Diaz

Sequence of Courses

Basic Skills Math CoursesBased on SAT & Placement Test Scores

Courses do not count for GPA.

MAT 098Arithmetic Review

MAT 099Intro to Algebra

MAT 100Intermediate Algebra

Count as elective credits

Instructional Model

Blended Courses

No Long Lectures!

Learning by Doing!

Learning by Reflecting!

Self-Paced Learning

Computer Assisted Instruction

Classroom is a learning center!

Individualized Instruction

What is ALEKS?

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What More About ALEKS?

• Learn what you need to learn, not what you already know.

• Visual displays of what you have learned and need to learn

• Immediate feedback• No multiple-choice

questions• All assignments and tests

are taken in ALEKS

Purchase Access Code

Classroom Policies

• Check constantly your STU e-mail and Bb.• Face-2-Face attendance is mandatory on

Wednesdays• You must work at least 6 hours per week in

ALEKS.• Quizzes are taken immediately after

completing a slice of the pie.• Quizzes taken during instructor’s office

hours.• Retake quizzes until earning at least 70%.

• Pie must be completed by the week prior finals.

• Incomplete grade is granted if pie is completed and 3/4 of the quizzes were taken by end of course.

• Class projects must be published in the Internet by the end of face-2-face class meeting.

• Read course syllabus for other policies.

Course Work

• Practice Problems: ALEKS’ Pie

• Short Quizzes

• Participation Online Discussions

• Class Projects

• Final Exam: Comprehensive Assessment

When you are…

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To pass this course…

• Complete whole pie in ALEKS.

• Pass every quiz with at least 70% .

• Your overall average must be at least 70%

Students can exit this course and be placed in the next higher level math course if they score 90% in the Initial Assessment that will be administered during the first week of the course.