ALEKS...should they retest?

ALEKS math assessment has been introduced to help students succeed in math at The University of Memphis. The assessment will provide students with an initial "placement" based on what they know or remember about the math they have taken thus far in their academic career. What is new and exciting about ALEKS is the possibility that students can refresh their skills in order to be fully prepared to take the college level course that they need to move forward toward degree completion.

ALEKS provides a learning module customized for the student by the use of artificial intelligence. The learning module or tutorial bases content on what the student knows and builds on that knowledge. Inside the learning module, students will have various opportunities to assess their progress toward a goal, including chances to retest.

Yes, retest. But the retest is a part of a solid pedagogical scheme that helps the student build toward retaining additional mathematical concepts. The benefits of the learning module outweigh the simple benefit of a retest in isolation. At this time there is not an option for retesting outside the learning module.