Re: [Phptest-users] Exporting phptest database in neutral format?

[John Lacey]

ADL and IMS are collaborating... SCORM [1.2] references the
IMS metadata specification for XML-based question
interchange... so you're right, it's IMS that wrote the
metadata import/export piece.


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> John Lacey wrote:
> > I don't know if this would help, but phpMyAdmin can
export
> > to a CSV formatted file ...
>
> Oh, I can just use mysql to dump the database, if it comes
to that.
>
> > So far as a true interchange format, if you haven't
heard of
> > SCORM, you can check out http://www.adlnet.org   In a
> > nutshell, it's a standard for learning module sharing
and
> > doing things such as interfacing and storing data in
> > SCORM-compliant LMS or LCMS products.  It sounds like
this
> > might be a little beyond what you'd like to do
>
> Interesting.  It looks like SCORM is based on some older
> aerospace industry standards - see
http://www.aicc.org/pages/down-docs-index.htm -
> which put a lot of emphasis on tracking students, but
almost
> no emphasis on interchange of test questions.
>
> The QTI standard from IMS (the one I posted) is aware of
SCORM; see
>
http://www.imsproject.org/question/qtiv1p2/imsqti_res_bestv1
p2.html#1421264
>
> Are you quite sure SCORM defines an interchange format
> for test questions and answers?  I was unable
> to locate any format definition at adlnet.org.  All I
could find
> were API specs and sample code, but nothing that looked
like
> a file format.
>
> - Dan
>
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