A utilização da gamificação como ferramenta motivadora no ensino de manutenção de software

Abstract

Software Maintenance proposes making modifications to a software product, ranging from fixing potential errors to improving its attributes. During the software project lifecycle, maintenance implementation emerges as an important stage, yet it often raises doubts among experts. To build proficient professionals, higher education instructors adopt active and adaptable teaching methodologies in the technology field. With this in mind, this study presents stages for planning and implementing a gamified system, which incorporates game-like procedures into an educational strategy to encourage the study of Software Maintenance. The study analyzed artifacts generated by students to identify the main issues faced in documentation creation and students' assessments of the gamified system, using the IMI and IMMS questionnaires. The sample comprised students from the Software Engineering and Computer Science courses at the Universidade Federal do Ceará - Russas Campus. Analysis revealed that 72% of students showed interest in the activities during gamification.