Haven't seen too many posts along those lines lately, and I've noticed they're not listing Practical Algebra on their website. It doesn't appear ACE has evaluated their College Algebra course yet, either.

A little background-- I've been through a few College Algebra/Precalc classes over the last couple years, and have not done well in the subject. I am currently studying PreCalc through ALEKS. I'm at the 30% mark, and recently took a Peterson's prep test fo the College Algebra CLEP which also put me at 30%. I was originally hoping to use ALEKS to wrap up College Algebra by the end of the year but it looks like that will not happen.

I realize StraighterLine is the new hot thing for math around here but it sounds tough-- thus my evaluating PFC.

Thoughts, anyone?

College Algebra through StraighterLine has ZERO homework and five exams. The five exams are 20 questions each, multiple choice, NOT timed, and NOT proctored. The right answer is in front of your eyes for every question. Many times you can simply plug the answers in to the problem to see which is correct. I finished with a 95%. If I didn't know something, I used the textbook index to locate the page that explained it and figured it out.

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I realize StraighterLine is the new hot thing for math around here but it sounds tough-- thus my evaluating PFC.

Thoughts, anyone?[/quote]

I was wondering about PFC also. I started doing Straighterline, got an 85% on the first test and a 60% on the second. Both times I went in w/out studying thinking I could use their website info and a book on algebra from the library. I was dead wrong. I even felt confident I was going to get an 80-90 on the second test. Like others have posted, it may be the best thing going out there for algebra, but you must respect it. I graduated in 1976 and was weak in math, how dare I think I could easily pass when all I really remembered was the foil method. Now, I'm dug in trying to protect the perimeter. I've got a battle on my hands, do I slowly proceed or retreat and engage at the Battle of Alek's? Since this is my last class, that is the question. I was hoping PFC Practical Algebra would also be an option but that seems to have lost favor, if in fact it is ACE approved.......What has actually happened in my case is not that I can't learn it, I can. I have lost the desire. I am trying to finish quickly for personal reasons but when we know we are weak in something, it just doesn't work that way.

Don't lose heart now - if you're at 30% assessed on ALEKS, you're almost 50% of the way done. Remeber, ALEKS only requires 70% assessed to be considered complete and submit through ACE, so you just have another 40% to go and you're done.

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