Input to the ALEKS system is always in the form of proper
expressions and constructions
, never multiple
choice. A critical reason for this is to check students'
knowledge accurately.
The general term for the input tools used in ALEKS is the "Answer
Editor."
This encompasses a variety of
actual modes for user input corresponding to numerous forms of chemical
and mathematical representations. A student beginning to use ALEKS is trained
in how to use the features of the Answer Editor that are relevant to
the subject (Sec. 3.8).
In much of what follows in the
tutorial, emphasis is on the "Answer Editor for Chemistry," including
its specialized facilities for Chemical expressions and representations.
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