Our students have seen their math scores soar thanks to this incredible learning tool.
Reaffirming its commitment to providing all students with the highest-quality math instruction possible, learning science company McGraw-Hill Education is renewing its pro bono ALEKS partnership with the Downtown Boxing Gym. Through this unique collaboration which began in 2016, McGraw-Hill provides our students with free access to its adaptive ALEKS mathematics program.
Since implementing ALEKS in the 2016-17 school year, students at the Downtown Boxing Gym have demonstrated significant progress in math, averaging a 25.2 percent increase in math performance after using ALEKS for just nine weeks, with one 6th grade student improving as much as 60 percent. Approximately 90 Downtown Boxing Gym students benefitted from the program during the past school year, and as many as 130 students are expected to benefit from it this year.
“At the Downtown Boxing Gym, our motto is books before boxing,” said Jessica Hauser, executive director of the Downtown Boxing Gym. “Academics always come first, and we are extremely pleased by the terrific results we’ve seen after implementing ALEKS. Our students have made measurable gains, have stronger math skills and have the confidence to tackle new mathematical concepts. We look forward to continuing to build upon these positive results, especially as new students continue to join our program.”
ALEKS (Assessment in LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) provides an individualized experience for K-20 students based on their unique strengths and weaknesses. Through the use of artificial intelligence, ALEKS provides personalized instruction, delivering the precise information students need, when they need it. The ability to assist students at all levels using real-time feedback and inherent motivators results in significant improvements in retention, success and confidence.
“The remarkable results achieved by the Downtown Boxing Gym in just the past year demonstrate the positive impact that well-implemented, purposeful education technology can have for students and teachers alike, even outside the traditional classroom,” said Heath Morrison, president of McGraw-Hill Education’s School Group. “We’re incredibly proud to have played a role in this recent success within the Downtown Boxing Gym, and we look forward to driving more positive results for other organizations and schools.”
Several of our students shared their own feedback on the ALEKS program:
“I’m thankful for the ALEKS program because it opened my understanding to more math subjects for high school,” said Reynard, a ninth-grader who demonstrated a 35 percent growth in math knowledge over nine weeks. “ALEKS helped me to get an A in my high school math class.”
“ALEKS motivated me to do better, to move past my limits,” said Kenneth, a sixth-grader who demonstrated a remarkable 60 percent growth in math knowledge over nine weeks. “I am thankful for the ALEKS program because it helped me explore new topics.”
For more information about ALEKS, visit www.aleks.com.