More Information QTI v2.1 brochure
IMS Global Learning Consortium
Question and Test Interoperability Project Group

The Goal
Question and Test Interoperability (QTI) version 2.1 builds on the v2.0 specification items (and packaging) to address the aggregation of items into tests (also called test forms) and the reporting of test results both for obtaining item level data and for reporting summary scores.

Participants
BPS Bildungsportal Sachsen GmbH KERIS JISC Open U. ACT Cambridge Assessment ETS Pearson Education SURF U. Koblenz HMH Kennisnet U. Toronto U. Glasgow
The QTI v2.0 specification, released in January 2005, focused on three key objectives:
(1) Addressing relevant issues deferred from v1.0: a new information model defined with a new interaction model and a profile of XHTML to replace static material. Authors now have more control over the behavior and positioning of feedback. Support for cloning using item templates was also added.
(2) Defining a method for putting QTI into content packages: a new document was also created dedicated to metadata and usage-data (item statistics).
(3) Describing a method for using QTI with Learning Design, Simple Sequencing, and the CMI data model.

The QTI v2.1 specification narrows this former scope to address the concepts of assessment and section or the reporting of results. In Public Draft since mid 2006, the QTI v2.1 specification has been widely implemented, but not to a defined profile that allows conformance testing and measurable interoperability. The project group is actively working with the above IMS Contributing Member organizations to define profiles of the v2.1 specification that will shape the final version of QTI.

If you would like to contribute to this work, please contact us and we will help to get you involved in the appropriate way. To learn more about QTI: