Wayang Outpost: A web-based multimedia intelligent tutoring system for high stakes math achievement tests

Context. The theme of the 2003 annual meeting is "accountability for educational quality". The emphasis on accountability reflects the increasing need for educators, students and politicians to demonstrate the effectiveness of educational systems. As part of the growing emphasis on accountability, high stakes achievement tests have become increasingly important and a student's performance on such tests can have a significant impact on his or her access to future educational opportunities. At the same time, concern is growing that the use of high stakes achievement tests, such as the SATMath exam and others (e.g., the Massachusetts MCAS exam) simply exacerbates existing group differences, and puts female students and those from traditionally underrepresented minority groups at a disadvantage (Willingham & Cole, 1997). New approaches are required to help all students perform to the best of their ability on high stakes tests.