Uma metodologia remota gamificada para o ensino de testes unitários

Abstract

Software tests are essential to ensure the quality of software. In the context of software testing, there are unit tests. Despite the importance, there is a lack of qualified professionals, which can be closely linked to the lack of practical teaching. For this, the present work proposes the use of a gamified methodology, which consists of three stages interconnected with a strong narrative. The first stage is a game that subtly introduces concepts of unit testing, double testing and the given-when-then framework. The second is a video lesson that uses a code similar to the game's to explain and exemplify the concepts discussed above. The third stage consists of a fixation exercise and a challenge. The methodology was applied in a Verification, Validation and Testing course at the Federal University of Ceará. She was evaluated through two questionnaires and a forum with subjective questions. The results obtained were positive, the methodology used was evaluated with grades above 8 on a scale from 1 to 10. The students liked the playful narrative and the results indicated that the students were satisfied with the learning, since it was observed that all groups hit at least 60% of the exercise correctly.