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QTI test and question authoring toolMartin Sillaots

TATS

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Introduction

• TATS – online test and question authoring tool http://trac.htk.tlu.ee/modules/wiki/Tats

• QTI – specification for Question and Test Interoperability http://www.imsglobal.org/question/

• iCOPER – project for integrating Technology Enhanced Leaning standards http://www.icoper.org/

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Goal

Goal of this presentation is to introduce how to use TATS and get

familiar with QTI

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When questions and tests are created based on QTI specification they can be used in several systems

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Content

• Login• Creating questions• Creating test• Run test• View results

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Register and Login

http://ait.opetaja.ee/tats

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Create questions

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Add New Question

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Select Question Type

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Question Authoring Interface

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Question Buildingblocs

• Question with image

• Answers choices• Feedback

Fields depend on the question type

This type is:Choose correct answer

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Question Metadata

• Status public – data to repo• Mata-data based on IEEE LOM

– In more than one language:• Title• Description• Keywords

– Language independent• Language of the question• Author• Difficulty• License• Subject

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Question XML

• Public question is stored in repository• Question is in Content Package format• Data is in XML• This data can be read by other system

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Create Test

Search questions and bind them to test

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Create New Test

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Describe Test Metadata

• Title• Description• Keywords• Language• Author• Difficulty level• License• Status

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Add questions to test

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Test XML

• Public test is stored in repository• Test is in Content Package format• Data is in XML• This data can be read by other system

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Run the Test

Test can be executed in TATS or in similar system

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Form Group for Students

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Add Students to the Group

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Send Test to Students

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Students Get Test

• Students get email with link to the test• http://ait.opetaja.ee/tats/test?token=khHVUc

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Students Start Test

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View Results

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Test Report

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Group Statistics

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The End

Martin Sillaotsmartins@tlu.ee