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Only SmarterApp content updated in 2020 and after should be considered current and accurate. If you plan to use, are looking for specific information, or have any questions about content on this site, please contact us at support@smarterbalanced.org.
QTI 3.0 Implementation Guide
Oct 30, 2025
Smarter Balanced has released an update to the QTI 3 Best Practices and Implementation Guide. The update includes information on how to handle Computer Read Aloud modes, when there is no computer read aloud catalog entries.
As of Fall 2018 the Smarter Balanced Test Delivery System (TDS) is no longer supported.
The code base and documentation for the TDS is available within the
Smarter Balanced GitHub repository.