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Enhanced Test Administration Package Format
Date:  Mar 22, 2019
Document:  Click Here
Status:  Draft
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The Enhanced Test Administration Package replaces the four previous test packages: Registration, Administration, Scoring, and Reporting. It contains all of the information necessary to present and score a test minus the test items themselves. The package is an XML file containing the following information:

  • Test ID
  • Test Name
  • Blueprint
  • Scoring Model
  • Test Parts, Segments, and Segment Forms
  • Test Item Metadata

The test administration package is paired with the test content package which contains the actual test items.

The enhanced test administration XSD file is at:

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.

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