Proper format of a QTI for Canvas upload

[CindyatFine]

I am an administrator, and we are converting from another testing platform to Canvas.  We have been using Canvas for course work for several years now.  The platform we use DOES NOT have a way to export our questions.  We are therefore planning to copy our questions into a QTI file, which we have been told works with Canvas.  What I cannot find after MUCH research is the PROPER FORMAT for the QTI.  I know about the CSV to QTI converter tool - that is NOT what I am looking for.  I have been able to import some data, but there have always been "ISSUES". ie. "the correct answer cannot be identified" , "question type not accurate", etc.  I know there is a proper way to format the CSV/QTI for proper import, but I cannot find decipher and Support has not been helpful.  Any insight is appreciated.  

[Gabriel33 · Accepted solution]

I tried that a couple of years ago (on Python, making questions as a QTI file, then uploading to Canvas), but then decided it was faster/easier to upload the questions using the Canvas API. If you haven't yet, I recommend looking into it, it should be more straightforward than making XML files from scratch.

But if you do want to go the QTI files, what question types are you looking for? Different question types will have slightly different formats.

Have you tried making simple questions on the Canvas interface, and then exporting them, to build on top of these exports?

The full standards are available from 1EDTECH in this link (see versions 1.2 or 2.1, for what Canvas uses), but that will likely have more than what you need.

Alternatively, if you share one simple QTI file here, I or someone else may be able to help find the issue.