[QTI] Re: QTI 2.1 draft specification withdrawn

[Felipe Gaúcho]

just to register this sad moment:
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/felipegaucho/archive/2009/03/qti_21_draft_sp.html

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Hamilton, Kenneth
<khamilton at fdr.follett.com> wrote:
> hello List
>
> I too am shocked by the decision of IMS to withdraw the QTI 2.1 draft.
> While my company has not committed to implementing QTI 2.1, I have been
> strongly advocating its adoption as the basis for our internal model for
> assessments.  Its model of item response reporting is a gem of clarity,
> and its emphasis that QTI is a behaviorial model and that the XML format
> is merely how it is communicated from system to system is (was?!) a
> breath of fresh air.
>
> In addition, the following quote from Rob Abel is particularly
> upsetting:
>
> ------------------------
> Until that time the only version of QTI that is fully endorsed by IMS
> GLC is v1.2.1, that is supported under the Common Cartridge Alliance:
> http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/alliance.html . While QTI version 2.0 has
> been voted on as a final specification by the IMS members, it's
> deficiencies are well known and IMS does not recommend implementation of
> it.
> ------------------------
>
> They are recommending against the implemetation of QTI 2.0?  In years of
> reading through reams of IMS documentation, I believe that QTI 2.0 and
> 2.1 are by far the most well-written and useful specifications of the
> lot.  The retrenchment back to the inferior QTI 1.2.1 raises suspicions
> that the entrenched interests of the Common Cartridge Alliance are
> working more toward protecting legacy data than promoting true
> interoperability.
>
> As it stands, I still believe that that QTI 2.* is the best open model
> of how do design of assessment software, but in terms of arguing for it
> as a business opportunity, I feel like my legs have been kicked out from
> under me.
>
> Ken Hamilton
> Follett Digital Resources
>
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