A quantitative assessment method for simulation-based e-learnings

For several years the software industry has been focused on improving its product's quality by implementing different frameworks, models and standards like CMMI and ISO. It has been discovered that training team members is a must within these quality frameworks. Given the vast technologies differentiations and new methodologies for developing software, it is imminent that alternative faster, effective and more customized ways of training people are needed. One alternative way in training people is using simulation-based e-learning technologies. Due to the vast e-learnings market's availability, evaluations on educational software must be done to verify the quality of the training that is been produced or acquired. This paper presents a method that provides a quantitative assessment of the training quality. The proposed method presents an approach towards assessing educational software through the quantitative evaluation of predefined attribute. A pilot experience is presented in this paper along with the method description and explanation.