Towards a Blockchain-based Software Engineering Education

• Filipe Fernandes UFRJ / IF Sudeste MG
• Cláudia Werner UFRJ

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cblockchain.2023.230488

Abstract

Blockchain technologies for rewards in education are gaining attraction as a promising approach to motivate student learning and promote academic achievement. By providing tangible rewards for educational attainment and engagement, such as digital tokens, educators can motivate learners to take a more active role in their learning and increase their sense of ownership and responsibility for their academic outcomes. In this context, this work proposes the Software Engineering Skill (SES) token as a way of rewarding students in order to improve their experiences in Software Engineering Education (SEE). We performed a proof of concept and conclude that SES token can be deployed in a platform to support SEE.

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