IMS GLC: IMS Question & Test Interoperability Specification

IMS Question & Test Interoperability Specification

IMS had decided to repost the IMS QTIv2.1 draft specification on the IMS website.

Caution: The QTIv2.1PD Version 2 specification is incomplete in its current state. The IMS QTI project group is in the process of evolving this specification based on input from market participants. Suppliers of products and services are encouraged to participate by contacting us. This specification will be superseded by an updated release based on the input of the project group participants.

Please note that supplier's claims as to implementation of QTI v2.1 and conformance to it HAVE NOT BEEN VALIDATED by IMS GLC. While such suppliers are likely well-intentioned, IMS GLC member organizations have not yet put in place the testing process to validate these claims. IMS GLC currently grants a conformance mark to the Common Cartridge profile of QTI v1.2.1. The authoritative source of products and services that meet this conformance is contained in the IMS online product directory http://www.imsglobal.org/ProductDirectory/directory.cfm

For information about QTI, join the discussion at: http://www.imsglobal.org/community/forum/index.cfm?forumid=11

Version 2.1 - Public Draft Specification Version 2 - HTML

Version 2.1 -Public Draft Version 2 Specification - PDF

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Version 2.1 Public Draft 2-IMS XML Examples and Schemas

Version 2.1 Public Draft Version 2 - Glossaries

Version 2.1 Public Draft Version 2 - Conformance

Version 2.1 Public Draft Version 2- Response Processing Templates

IMS Question and Test Interoperability v2.0 Final Specification

IMS Question and Test Interoperability v2.0 Final Specification has three key objectives:
(1) To address relevant issues deferred from v1.0: a new information model has been defined with a new interaction model and a profile of XHTML to replace static material. Authors will now have more control over the behaviour and positioning of feedback and support for cloning using item templates has been added.
(2) To define a method for putting QTI into content packages: a new document has also been created dedicated to meta-data and usage-data (item statistics)
(3) To describe a method for using QTI with Learning Design, Simple Sequencing and the CMI data model

The key document to review is the Overview which describes the purpose of the other documents in the package. The Information Model document contains the detailed information, examples are provided and documented through the Implementation Guide. For those familiar with version 1.x the Migration Guide describes the differences, element by element. An experimental migration script has also been provided.

It should be noted that this specification is focusing on the Item. It is not updating Section and Assessment from v1.x, see the Overview document for more details.

Version 2 - Final Specification - HTML

Version 2.0 - Final Specification - PDF

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Version 2.0 -IMS XML Examples and Schemas

Version 2.0 -Response Processing Templates

The IMS Question & Test Interoperability Specification provides proposed standard XML language for describing questions and tests. The specification has been produced to allow the interoperability of content within assessment systems. This will be useful for publishers, certification authorities, teachers, trainers, publishers and creators of assessments, and the software vendors whose tools they use. Authoring tools, and publishers, may publish XML and this data can be imported into other authoring tools and delivery systems. An introduction to help you with your initial learning curve has been produced in the form of a white paper.

An Addendum to IMS QTI v1.2 was reviewed by the IMS Technical Advisory Board in March 2003. This addendum describes amendments that should be made by adopters of the IMS QTI Specification V1.2, thereby creating the IMS QTI V1.2.1 Specification. The differences between the V1.2 and the V1.2.1 specifications are limited to:

Typographic corrections - corrections of spelling mistakes, wrong references, phraseology, etc.;
Editorial additions - the provision of improved or new descriptions to clarify the specification;
Functional corrections - changes to the functionality to correct mistakes and to clarify the intended capability of the specification.

Version 1.2.1 - Final Specification- Addenum - HTML

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Version 1.2.1 - Final Specification - PDF or Content Package

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Version 1.2.1 -IMS XML Examples, and DTDs

Version 1.2 - Final Specification - HTML

Version 1.2 - Final Specification - PDF

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Version 1.2 -IMS XML Examples, XSDs and DTDs

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Below are DTDs for IBM. For the full set of DTDs (Unix, Mac and PC) them from the specification download page.
For all XSD examples, download them from the specification download page.
* Note the v1.2 XSD's are now deprecated. Use v1.2.1 xsd's instead*