RT Conference Proceedings
SR 00
ID 10.36315/2019v2end079
A1 Rodríguez, Francy
A1 Vigueras, Diego
A1 Cerrato Lara, María
A1 Rampérez Martín, Víctor
A1 Soriano Camino, Francisco Javier
A1 Vigueras González, Guillermo Antonio
T1 A collaborative learning platform to assess the use of agile methodologies in engineering studies
YR 2019
FD 22-24 Jun 2019
SP 346
OP 350
K1 Collaborative learning; Learning analytics; Undergraduates; SCRUM methodology; Gitlab; Software
AB The success of using agile methodologies for collaborative work in industry, has led to adopt these methodologies for teaching Software Engineering. The curricula has evolved in recent years in order to introduce the use of agile development, so that the students practice their use and train the required skills for project-based collaborative work. Agile methodologies are characterized by being iterative and incremental, with short cycles, constant deliveries and a high level of interaction among team members. These characteristics constitute a challenge for educators and students since, in short periods of time, it is necessary to evaluate and provide feedback to individual and group work, regarding aspects like methodology usage, tools management, and collaboration within the team. For that reason, a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environment has been developed to assist academics in evaluating and providing feedback to students. The CSCL environment is based on the collaborative platform GitLab, which has been adapted to implement concepts associated to SCRUM, an agile methodology widely adopted. Additionally, the use of GitLab allows to automatically collect information regarding individual and team work of students. Using GitLab data collected, a Learning Analytics platform has been developed in order to analyse group and individual work during the execution of student projects using SCRUM. The objective is to determine if SCRUM helps students to elaborate better software, by evaluating methodology adoption and quality of the resulting software. A prototype of the platform was developed and used in a Software Engineering undergrad course at a Spanish University, in which 79 students divided into groups of 3-4 people, developed two independent projects. Preliminary results show that the proposed CSCL environment helps in providing insight for evaluating and giving feedback to students. Additionally, the data collected by the CSCL environment showed a good correlation of SCRUM adoption by students and quality of resulting software.
T2 International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2019)
ED Oporto, Portugal
SN 978-989-54312-6-7
AV Unpublished
LK http://oa.upm.es/64994/
UL http://end-educationconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Education-and-New-Developments_2019_Vol_II.pdf