TERTS: Um tutor de ensino para refatoração de test smells

  • Antônia Deigela L. Rufino UFC
  • Victor Anthony P. Alves UFC
  • Lara Gabrielly S. B. Lima UFC
  • João Paulo F. Queiroz UFC
  • Carla Bezerra UFC
  • Ivan Machado UFC
  • Emanuel Coutinho UFC

Resumo


O ensino de refatoração de test smells vem sendo uma prática desafiadora no contexto acadêmico. Este trabalho introduz o TERTS, um tutor de ensino e prática de refatoração de test smells desenvolvido para estudantes de tecnologia em uma plataforma web. O artigo descreve o desenvolvimento da plataforma e sua aceitação pelos estudantes. A validação da ferramenta incluiu a medição da (i) aceitação e uso, (ii) aquisição de habilidades pelos alunos durante e após o uso, e (iii) nível de conhecimento dos alunos sobre identificação e refatoração de test smells antes e após a utilização da ferramenta. Os resultados indicam que o TERTS é uma ferramenta eficaz e promissora para ser implementada no ambiente educacional.

Palavras-chave: Tutor de Ensino, Refatoração, Test Smells

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Publicado
21/07/2024
RUFINO, Antônia Deigela L.; ALVES, Victor Anthony P.; LIMA, Lara Gabrielly S. B.; QUEIROZ, João Paulo F.; BEZERRA, Carla; MACHADO, Ivan; COUTINHO, Emanuel. TERTS: Um tutor de ensino para refatoração de test smells. In: WORKSHOP SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO EM COMPUTAÇÃO (WEI), 32. , 2024, Brasília/DF. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2024 . p. 564-575. ISSN 2595-6175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wei.2024.2371.