Educational modules and chatterbots to support flipped classroom approaches in teaching software testing

• Grant number: 17/10941-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: January 01, 2018
• End date: March 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science
• Principal Investigator: Simone Do Rocio Senger de Souza
• Grantee: Leo Natan Paschoal
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/07375-0 - CeMEAI - Center for Mathematical Sciences Applied to Industry, AP.CEPID

Abstract

In the educational context is discussed about using software to stimulate and facilitate critical thinking of the student and the acquisition of skills and knowledge construction, demystifying the ideology that the student should be a passive agent in its learning. Therefore, approaches as flipped classroom arise as an alternative to decentralizing the role of teacher, centralizing learning in student. In this scenario, teaching Software Testing is becoming quite challenging because, despite of its importance to software quality, the Software Test activity is seen by many students as little motivating. Some alternatives to improve the teaching of Software Test are highlighted, in particular, educational modules and games. However, most studies consider the application of tools as a complement to the traditional teaching model. This situation is the motivation of this research project, where the purpose is the proposition of mechanisms to support a new methodology for teaching software testing, considering Flipped Classroom. The objective is to establish an approach of the flipped classroom for teaching Software Testing composed of structured educational modules integrating to chatterbots. The chatterbots will act as virtual advisors during the study done by the students. An experimental study will be conducted in the scope of software testing disciplines in order to evaluate the proposed approach and to obtain empirical evidences about its practical applicability. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PASCHOAL, LEO NATAN; KRASSMANN, ALIANE LOUREIRO; NUNES, FELIPE BECKER; DE OLIVEIRA, MYKE MORAIS; BERCHT, MAGDA; BARBOSA, ELLEN FRANCINE; SENGER DE SOUZA, SIMONE DO ROCIO; IEEE. A Systematic Identification of Pedagogical Conversational Agents. 2020 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE 2020), v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2020-01-01. (13/07375-0, 18/26636-2, 17/10941-8)

PASCHOAL, LEO NATAN; OLIVEIRA, BRAUNER R. N.; NAKAGAWA, ELISA YUMI; SOUZA, SIMONE R. S.; ASSOC COMP MACHINERY. Can we use the Flipped Classroom Model to teach Black-box Testing to Computer Students?. SBQS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON SOFTWARE QUALITY, v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2019-01-01. (13/07375-0, 17/10941-8)

DE JESUS, GABRIELA MARTINS; FERRARI, FABIANO CUTIGI; PASCHOAL, LEO NATAN; SOUZA, SIMONE R. S.; ASSOC COMP MACHINERY. Is It Worth Using Gamification on Software Testing Education? An Experience Report. SBQS: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 18TH BRAZILIAN SYMPOSIUM ON SOFTWARE QUALITY, v. N/A, p. 10-pg., 2019-01-01. (13/07375-0, 17/10941-8)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

PASCHOAL, Leo Natan. Contributions to software testing education with the flipped classroom model and a conversational agent. 2019. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC/SB) São Carlos.