11th March 2026

Features

• Added a total points counter that displayed the sum of all Item point values in the Activity editor view. (Author API)
• Added support to override Question and Item points for an Activity by using the Custom points option in the Activity editor view. (Author API)
• Added the ui_mode configuration option to the Last Score by Tag by User report, which defaulted to classic for the legacy UI and supported data-grid for the new UI with pagination and sorting. (Reports API)

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that threw an error in the Activity editor when navigating back to the Activity list after saving an empty Activity. (Author API)
• Fixed a bug where clozetext Question type did not score blank responses consistently when accent sensitivity was enabled compared with when it was disabled. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where Questions API init options were not correctly set in Activity edit mode. (Author API)
• Fixed a bug where calling saveActivity()method returned true instead of false when the Activity save was not allowed. (Author API)
• Fixed a bug where entering whitespace-only values in the points input field allowed a Question to save without a stored score value, causing inconsistencies between the Author UI and the saved Question source. (Author API)
• Fixed a bug where reordering a multiple-choice option did not move its associated distractor or feedback with the option. (Question Editor API)
• Fixed a bug where the custom Question type did not display the correct score on the reporting page when the ignore_question_attribute initialization config was set to valid_response. (Items API)
• Fixed a bug where the custom Question type did not display the correct score on the reporting page when the ignore_question_attribute initialization config was set to valid_response. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the isRendered() method always returned false for a shared passage when the defer_render initialization option was enabled. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the validated event was firing twice when using the validate() method for certain Question types. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the rendered event was not triggered for Questions or Features when deferred rendering was disabled. (Assess API)
• Fixed a bug where the rendered event was not triggered for Questions or Features when deferred rendering was disabled. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the Activity editor failed to open legacy Item branching Activities that contained multiple linked global score decision steps. (Author API)
• Fixed a bug where the Closed Caption button in the videoplayer Feature type displayed extra left padding, causing unnecessary empty space in the menu. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the Item timer did not stop when an auto-submit was triggered while the user was on a different browser tab, causing time recorded on the Item to exceed the limit set by the max_time config option. (Assess API)
• Fixed a bug where the new math keypad modal rendered with incorrect visual layering in WebView environments, causing assessment content to overlap the keypad. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the order of the item_list.browse.controls initialization option was not respected in the UI. (Author API)

Polish

• Improvement: added additional user feedback for the Scoring endpoint when invalid input was provided. (Data API)
• Improvement: internal changes to support future capabilities (Items API)
• Improvement: internal changes to support future capabilities. (Author API)
• Improvement: internal changes to support future capabilities. (Items API)
• Improvement: internal changes to support future capabilities. (Questions API)
• Improvement: internal update for library package compatibility. (Reports API)

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25th February 2026

Features

• Added maximum limit for the number of random Item by Tag slots in an Activity. (Author API)
• Added maximum limit for the number of random Item by Tag slots in an Activity. (Data API)

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where keypad labels using LaTeX syntax with text{} did not render correctly and instead displayed as plain text. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the isRendered() method always returned false for a shared passage when the defer_render initialization option was enabled. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where the validated event was firing twice when using the validate() method for certain Question types. (Questions API)
• Fixed a bug where updates made via the Source button or the asset uploader did not mark the state as dirty. (Question Editor API)
• Fixed a bug where updating Question or Feature JSON via the Source tab did not enable the Save button. (Author API)

Polish

• Improvement: added additional user feedback for the Scoring endpoint when invalid input was provided. (Data API)
• Improvement: added keyboard navigation support for the validation and alternate responses tabs, and included ARIA attributes to enhance screen reader accessibility. (Question Editor API)
• Improvement: internal changes to support future capabilities. (Author API)
• Improvement: internal changes to support future capabilities. (Items API)
• Improvement: updated error messages and validation to provide more actionable information. (Author API)
• Improvement: updated error messages and validation to provide more actionable information. (Data API)
• Improvement: updated the Item limit to 300 in Activities to improve system stability and performance. (Data API)

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12th February 2026

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where a comma used as a decimal separator did not validate correctly in Math Question Generator Questions. (Question Editor API)

Polish

• Improvement: internal update for library package compatibility. (Assess API)
• Improvement: internal update for library package compatibility. (Question Editor API)

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14th January 2026

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where the section change warning dialog was displayed after the force change dialog when a user ran out of time. (Assess API)
• Fixed a bug where the assessment player navigation broke for a resumed session if the order of Items was changed in the Activity configuration. (Assess API)

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