Accessible QTI 3 authoring and transfer worksheet
Published: September 28, 2026
Publisher: Longsight
Guide: https://www.longsight.com/guides/accessible-qti-3-authoring/

Use one record per item family and destination. Attach individual item results
when the sample includes different interactions or supports. Use synthetic or
approved anonymized samples; do not put learner records in the item package.

1. Scope and ownership
Institution or assessment program:
Item author:
Accessibility reviewer:
Delivery-system owner:
Item family and representative item identifiers:
Source editor and version:
Destination player and host versions:
QTI version/profile:
Source revision and export date:
Review date:

2. Assessment purpose
Skill or knowledge being assessed:
Information available to candidates:
Expected response and scoring cases:
Alternative presentation or response method:
Could the alternative reveal the answer or change the assessed skill?
Assessment and accessibility reviewers' decision:

3. Authored content
For each entry, record expected behavior, observed behavior, and evidence.
- Instructions, required selections, response limits, and units
- Headings, table headers, language, and reading order
- Images and short/long descriptions
- Captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and media controls
- Math representation and spoken interpretation
- Catalog content, required supports, and asset references
- Feedback wording and release conditions

4. Author workflow
Can the author create, correct, preview, and export the item with the supported
keyboard and assistive-technology setup?
Can the author edit alternatives and repair errors without raw XML editing?
Does reopening and saving preserve all reviewed content?
Barriers and repair owner:

5. Candidate workflow
Browser, operating system, and assistive technology (include versions):
Required viewport, zoom, contrast, and display settings:
Record expected and observed behavior for each task:
- Reach the prompt and understand instructions.
- Identify the control, value, selected state, and required response.
- Enter, change, clear, and review an answer using the keyboard.
- Use a non-dragging pointer path where dragging is offered.
- Submit an incomplete answer and recover from the validation message.
- Confirm that response identifiers and scores agree across input methods.
- Save and restore an answer without losing its meaning or approved support.
- Receive feedback only under the intended review and scoring conditions.
- Finish the full host workflow, including navigation and final submission.

6. Supports and host responsibilities
Support or accommodation:
Required content/asset:
Enabling preference and responsible system:
Expected behavior when enabled:
Expected behavior when disabled:
Expected behavior when the asset or service is unavailable:
Time, break, or session policy to test in the host:
Operational owner and help route:

7. Transfer and retest
Keep source and destination results separate.
Exported package identifier/revision:
XML, schema, semantic, and profile check results:
Assets and alternatives present after import:
Response and scoring comparison:
Manual accessibility result after import:
Result after editing, saving, and exporting in the destination:
Information lost, rewritten, or unsupported:

8. Decision record
Use Pass, Fail, Untested, or Not applicable for each check. Explain exclusions.
Finding:
Candidate or author impact:
Evidence reference:
Repair owner:
Target date:
Retest setup, date, and result:
Approved item revision and destinations:
Approval owner/date:
Triggers for a new review (editor, item, player, browser, or support change):

This worksheet does not establish WCAG conformance, QTI certification, or
interoperability with systems outside the recorded review.