The IMS-QTI, and other related specifications have
been developed to support the creation of reusable and
pedagogically neutral assessment scenarios and
content, as stated by the IMS Global Learning
Consortium. In this paper we discuss how current
specifications both constrain the design of assessment
scenarios, and limit content reusability. We also
suggest some solutions to overcome these limitations.
The paper is based on our experience developing and
testing an IMS QTI Lite compliant assessment
authoring tool, QAed. It supports teacher centering,
which is quite neglected when designing such tools. In
the paper we also discuss how to make compatible
standards support and user centering in eLearning
applications and provide some recommendations for
the design of the user interfaces
