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This difference is shown in the three categories of each pie slice: Learned, Mastered, and Remaining.  \nThe ALEKS Pie to the right shows what we mean by this. The pie slice Systems of Equations and Matrices has 40 topics. If this was your pie, you can see that out of the 40 topics in this slice, you’ve mastered 5, learned 3, and have 32 left to learn.  \nYour job is to get all 40 topics in the mastered category.  \nMastering a topic in ALEKS is a two-step process.  \nStep 1: learn the topic. To learn a topic means to study it, practice it, and understand it. ALEKS will give you credit for learning a topic when you answer several practice problems correctly (doesn’t have to be in a row) .  \nStep 2: prove mastery of the topic. To master  \na topic means that you really understand it and knowhow to do a practice problem for that topic by yourself  \nwithout any help. ALEKS will give you credit for mastering  \na topic when you answer a practice problem (without help) on an ALEKS Knowledge Check.  \nSometimes you might see a problem on a Knowledge Check for a topic you’ve already mastered. That’s okay. This is done on purpose to make sure you still remember it. Let’s say it’s two months into the semester and you forgot a couple topics from earlier in the course. Your latest Knowledge Check will pick up on that, and you’ll be guided to review those topics again. While this might seem unnecessary at first, remember this: it’s better to forget a topic on a Knowledge Check than to forget it on an exam! The Knowledge Check will give you the opportuntiy to review missed topics so that you are prepared for your next exam.  \nALEKS Knowledge Checks  \nALEKS Knowledge Checks measure your mastery of topics. They are adaptive, open-response, and no more than 30 questions. To understand them, think about how a human tutor helps you. Do they quiz you to make sure you remember what you just learned? Do they tell you what you need to focus on? Do they help you review for the next exam? Now think of these Knowledge Checks as your own personal tutor. They figure out which topics you’ve mastered, and which ones you still need to work on. Taking these Knowledge Checks seriously and honestly will save you TIME in the system. You won’t struggle trying to learn topics you aren’t ready for, and you won’t waste time on topics you already know.  \nHow often will you get a Knowledge Check?  \nThe way your instructor sets up your ALEKS course determines when you get a Knowledge Check. Every course starts with an Initial Knowledge Check. Most courses will have Progress Knowledge Checks automatically appear after you’ve spent a few hours in the system and learned a certain number of topics. If your course has Objectives, you may get a Knowledge Check after you complete each one. The system tracks all Knowledge Checks in your course so that you don’t get too many in a short time span. The timing of the Knowledge Checks is strategic, with the goal of helping you master the content and not forgetting it.  \nKnowledge Check Results  \nKnowledge Check results are different from traditional test results. Knowledge Check results appear in the ALEKS Pie Chart. The colored portion of each pie slice represents how much of the slice you’ve mastered (which topics you know based on what you got right on the Knowledge Check), and the gray portion represents topics not yet mastered. But why this pie chart?  \nThink about what you do with the results of a typical quiz or test. Do you look at what you got right? What you got wrong? Do you wonder why you missed those questions? Perhaps it was a careless mistake or you need to practice some related skill. Either way, just knowing which questions you got right and wrong won’t really help you. But the results of an ALEKS Knowledge Check will.  \nInstead of just s","cbCain6JaW6F2ZlC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCain6JaW6F2ZlC","pdf",965307,"English","# Learned vs. Mastered\n## ALEKS Knowledge Checks\n## How often you get a Knowledge Check\n## Knowledge Check Results\n## Where to find Knowledge Check results","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between learning a topic and mastering a topic in ALEKS?\",\"answer\":\"Learning means studying, practicing, and getting credit after answering several practice problems correctly. Mastering means you truly understand the topic and can solve a practice problem without help on an ALEKS Knowledge Check.\"},{\"question\":\"How do ALEKS Knowledge Checks measure mastery?\",\"answer\":\"ALEKS Knowledge Checks are adaptive, open-response assessments that determine which topics you have mastered and which topics you still need to work on. 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