November 2022 Release Notes

Based on our clients’ feedback, we’ve implemented several exciting updates in the November release, including a new feature release with the addition of  test timers on TAO Ignite, Pro and Enterprise. Read more about this and other improvements to the platform in the full release notes below.

TAO Core

  • Full compatibility with PHP 8.1 has been implemented for all TAO modules.
  • A rendering issue that occurred while authoring passages with images and applying a different color as part of the Text Block Style options has been fixed.
  • An issue that lead to errors when creating new tests using the Math Entry PCI has been fixed.

 

TAO Ignite & Pro

  • A rendering issue that occurred while authoring passages with images and applying a different color as part of the Text Block Style options has been fixed.
  • An issue that lead to errors when creating new tests using the Math Entry PCI has been fixed.

TAO Grader

  • Accessibility compliance has been improved for TAO Grader when the page is zoomed to more than 200%.

TAO Advance

  • Support for setting timers on various parts of a test has been added in TAO Advance. Timers can be configured for: a full test, a test part, a section, or an individual item. This allows the author to limit the time available for test-takers.
  • An issue where items containing PCIs were not being marked as answered in TAO Advance and TAO Advance Proctoring has been fixed.
  • An issue that prevented the results to be sent back to a 3rd party platform (including to TAO) via AGS after submitting a delivery execution has been fixed.
  • Readability has been improved for items with large inline choices and multiple columns by wrapping their content so that it doesn’t overlap with the neighboring column.

 

TAO Enterprise

  • Full compatibility with PHP 8.1 has been implemented for all TAO modules.
  • A rendering issue that occurred while authoring passages with images and applying a different color as part of the Text Block Style options has been fixed.
  • An issue that lead to errors when creating new tests using the Math Entry PCI has been fixed.

TAO Grader

  • Accessibility compliance has been improved for TAO Grader when the page is zoomed to more than 200%.

TAO Advance

  • Support for setting timers on various parts of a test has been added in TAO Advance. Timers can be configured for: a full test, a test part, a section, or an individual item. This allows the author to limit the time available for test-takers.
  • An issue where items containing PCIs were not being marked as answered in TAO Advance and TAO Advance Proctoring has been fixed.
  • An issue that prevented the results to be sent back to a 3rd party platform (including to TAO) via AGS after submitting a delivery execution has been fixed.
  • Readability has been improved for items with large inline choices and multiple columns by wrapping their content so that it doesn’t overlap with the neighboring column.