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Practice the ALEKS Online Placement Test

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Free Practice Test

The Practice test is optional and cannot be used for UA Placement. The practice test is for demonstration purposes only and the assessment is not valid. Students should familarize themselves with the general format of the test.

This option allows for three free hours of use of the ALEKS program. Follow the steps below to log on to the ALEKS website to familiarize yourself with the program and take an assessment.

The UA ALEKS assessment test is a customized test and is different from the free practice test. Scores on the practice test in no way guarantee any particular score on the UA Assessment Test. Review is recommended for all students.

Access the UA ALEKS Online Assessment through the Math Placement Webpage.

Students need to know which test to take, based on the requirement for their UA major. See the general recommendations based on major.

  1. Go to the ALEKS website.
  2. Under the column titled "ALEKS for Higher Education," Click on 'Free Trial'.
  3. Click on the green box that says "Try ALEKS now".
  4. Check the User Agreement box, and click 'continue'.
  5. ALEKS will then detect the plug-in, or download it, if necessary.
  6. Enter your personal information, along with the following:
    Choose your market: Higher Education: Math
    Select a Course:
    • Prep for Calculus Test if you major requires Calculus (UA Math 124 or 125),
      or you would like to take Calculus.
    • Prep for College Algebra Test for all other majors
  7. You will then be assigned a login and password. Write this down.
    You should also receive an email with your login and password.
    Note: You will have 3 hours of access to the website, that must be used within the next 48 hours. You can log out and back in any time during the 48 hour period using your login and password. Your 3 hours accumulate only when you are logged in.
  8. Complete the "Answer Editor Tutorial" that shows how to type in responses (the test is not multiple choice).
  9. You will then be given an assessment.
    Note: If you log out at any time, you will always return to the same spot when you log back in.
  10. Upon completing the assessment, ALEKS will show your pie charts and scores in each area. Note that none of the information here is accurate.

To Interpret your Assessment results:

  • Calculate your score by determining the percentage of topics completed out of the total topics in the practice test (number of topics completed divided by total number of topics). These numbers should be included above the pie chart displayed after completing the assessment.
  • You should restart your computer before taking the UA Online Placement Test.

NOTE: This 'free trial' is not meant to be an all-encompassing preparation for the placement test. It is simply a way to familiarize yourself with the ALEKS program and to get an idea of what the test will be like.

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