{"id":13501,"date":"2025-09-10T10:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/?p=13501"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:24:44","slug":"surpass-pre-release-recording-for-25-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/en-gb\/news\/2025\/surpass-pre-release-recording-for-25-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Surpass pre-release recording for 25.3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>See Amy McAlpine and Jonathan Beardsmore from the Surpass team explain the new features and updates coming to the Surpass Platform in the 25.3 release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"blog-box_notice-bar has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf7b6\">To find out about access to item language variants functionality, please contact your Customer Success Manager.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-features\">Key features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Test Wizard has been enhanced so you can create tests with timed sections and include candidate breaks between sections for better pacing and control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test forms can now include up to 300 items, making it easier to build larger and more comprehensive assessments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can now add items to test forms directly from item lists, even across different subjects, provided they\u2019re part of the same subject group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Managing tests is now simpler with the ability to display more rows across Schedule, Invigilate, Results, Moderate, Re-mark, and Audit screens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also select rows across multiple pages in all Test Administration teams, streamlining bulk actions and improving efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Item language variants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Surpass now supports full delivery of tests using item language variants, making it easier to deliver multilingual assessments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can add items with language variants to test forms and choose which languages the test can be scheduled in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tests can be scheduled in any language that has valid variants for all items, with bulk scheduling supported for multiple languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new&nbsp;Language&nbsp;column is available across Invigilate, Mark, Moderate, Results, and Audit screens, showing the language code of the delivered test. 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