[HTML][HTML] Can gamification help in software testing education? Findings from an empirical study

R Blanco, M Trinidad, MJ Suarez-Cabal… - Journal of Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Software testing is an essential knowledge area required by industry for software engineers.
However, software engineering students often consider testing less appealing than …

Keeping fun alive: an experience report on running online coding camps

I Fronza, L Corral, X Wang, C Pahl - Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 44th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic prohibited radically the collocation and face-to-
face interactions of participants in coding bootcamps and similar experiences, which are key …

Gamifying a Software Testing Course with Continuous Integration

P Straubinger, G Fraser - … of the 46th International Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Testing plays a crucial role in software development, and it is essential for software
engineering students to receive proper testing education. However, motivating students to …

Using Active Methodologies for Teaching and Learning of Exploratory Test Design and Execution

IEF Costa, SRB Oliveira, IS Elgrably, AS Guerra… - Education …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Exploratory testing has been used in the industry mainly to meet the needs of
agile testing processes. In an agile scenario, this testing approach is important to facilitate …

A Framework for the Gamification of GUI Testing

R Coppola, L Ardito, T Fulcini, G Garaccione… - Software Engineering for …, 2023 - Springer
Software testing is a critical activity in the software development process. Several techniques
have been proposed, addressing different levels of granularity from low-level unit testing to …

Gamifying experiential learning theory

A Alsaqqaf, FWB Li - International Conference on Web-Based Learning, 2022 - Springer
Motivating student learning and enhancing student learning performance can be done by
gamifying existing learning systems via adding gaming elements to the systems, or by …

Development of a teaching plan to support learning activities of exploratory test design and execution

IEF Costa, SRB Oliveira - 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This Research Full Paper presents that nowadays it can see the growing evolution of the
software development process, making agile methodologies commonly used. In this context …

Enlisting Students in Gamifying Software Testing Education: Results and Key Insights

M Cerioli, M Leotta, M Ribaudo - … of the 3rd ACM International Workshop …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Gamification aims to enhance motivation for a variety of routine tasks by incorporating game
elements, such as scoring. In educational settings, students are often the players, and …

[PDF][PDF] Storytelling as a Pedagogical Tool in Computer Science Education: A Case Study on Software Systems Verification and Validation.

B Iudean - CSEDU (2), 2024 - scitepress.org
This position paper explores the potential of storytelling as a teaching method in Computer
Science Education. It addresses the challenges faced in traditional teaching methods and …

Experience Report on Teaching Parallel and Distributed Programming Through Storytelling

B Iudean - 2024 IEEE International Conference on Software …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-core processors, cloud computing, and distributed applications now define the
landscape of modern software development and research. Efficiently teaching …