Software evaluation on infant development to support teaching and professional training

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 32; p. e4284
• Main Authors: Melo, Wesley Soares de, Braga, Hévila Ferreira Gomes Medeiros, Cardoso, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão, Melo, Emanuella Silva Joventino, Monteiro, Flávia Paula Magalhães
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - USP 01-01-2024; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Child Development; Children & youth; Childrens health; Digital signatures; Dissertations & theses; Education, Nursing - methods; Education, Nursing - standards; Educational software; Educational Technology; Humans; Infant; Information technology; Learning; Nurses; NURSING; Nursing education; Original; Pediatric Nursing; Pediatrics; Professionals; Software; Software development; Software engineering; Systems analysis; Teaching; Validation Study; Enfermería Pediátrica; Educação em Enfermagem; Programas Informáticos; Estudio de Validación; Estudo de Validação; Desarrollo Infantil; Validation Study; Pediatric Nursing; Tecnologia Educacional; Enfermagem Pediátrica; Nursing education; Child development; Tecnología Educacional; Educational Technology; Software; Educación en Enfermería; Desenvolvimento Infantil
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 1518-8345
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.7248.4284

evaluate the functional performance and technical quality of the Wise Infant Development® educational software with experts.
methodological research that followed the software evaluation process according to the ISO/IEC 25010 and NBR ISO-IEC 14598-6 standards. The software's functional performance was assessed by a group of nurse experts and its technical quality by information technology experts. The Content Validity Index and the Binomial test were used for statistical analysis.
in both expert groups, agreement was greater than 70%, indicating that the software is suitable and pertinent to what was proposed in all its evaluated characteristics: functional suitability, reliability, usability, performance efficiency, compatibility, security, maintainability, and portability. The technology received suggestions for improvement, which were accepted.
the Wise Infant Development® software was well evaluated by the experts and could contribute to teaching about infant development, both in undergraduate nursing courses and in professional training.
(1) The software presents satisfactory technical quality and functional performance. (2) Technology is useful in the students' teaching-learning process. (3) The software can be used to train child health professionals.