For prior years, reviews give ratings in several categories. Some of the categories vary by medium.
| Category |
|
Definition |
| Ease of installation |
|
ability for average user to get
software running quickly and easily |
| Holds user interest |
|
ability to sustain interest in
the content |
| Acting/Presenting |
|
quality of acting, narrating, or,
in a live event, presentations |
| Interface |
|
easy-to-understand presentation
of information and functions |
| Diversity |
|
inclusiveness and avoidance of
stereotypical presentation |
| Production quality |
|
overall production quality |
| Ease of use |
|
ability to learn software quickly
and use easily |
| Ease of navigation |
|
ability to move around software
quickly and easily |
| Interactivity |
|
frequency and quality of interactivity |
| Value of content |
|
worth of content for organizational learning |
| Self-study value |
|
value for independent study |
| Instructional value |
|
teachability of content |
| Value for the money |
|
value relative to comparable sources
of content |
| Documentation |
|
usefulness of printed materials |
| Overall rating |
|
overall worth for training |
