At CORYS, our R&D roadmap is shaped by the people who use our simulators every day.The MCQ Editor is a good example. Operators told us they wanted to assess the knowledge behind a driver’s actions, not only the actions themselves.
The MCQ Editor lets instructors build multiple-choice questions and place them directly inside simulator scenarios. When the launch conditions are met, such as a location, a time or a scenario trigger, the scenario pauses and the question appears. The exercise resumes once it has been answered. Questions can run in Learning, Practice or Assessment mode, and results support competence management records.
Two early-adopter operators are already using it:
At V/Line in Australia, MCQs are used to assess trainees’ knowledge of VLocity rolling stock, including fault finding and fault resolution.
Kent Richardson, Driver Training and Compliance Officer, says: “MCQ is very user friendly.” He also highlights the consistency it brings: “By using standardised written questions, we can ensure all trainees are presented with the same questions.”
At Southeastern in the UK, MCQs reinforce rules, procedures and safety-critical knowledge within the simulator session, and a Platform Train Interface assessment has been built with the tool.
Philip Stokes, Technical Specification & Standards Manager, sees further potential: “The biggest opportunity we see is the future use of MCQs for route knowledge assessment, allowing knowledge to be validated within a realistic operational environment while potentially reducing the time and cost associated with traditional assessment methods.”
Thank you to Kent, Phil and their teams for their time and feedback. Their input will keep guiding how the MCQ Editor evolves as well as other developments on our R&D roadmap.
