Evaluating software inspection cognition levels using Blooms Taxonomy

McMeekin, David; von Konsky, Brian; Chang, Elizabeth; Cooper, David

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McMeekin, David

von Konsky, Brian

Chang, Elizabeth

Cooper, David

Date

2009

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Conference Paper

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McMeekin, David and Von Konsky, Brian and Chang, Elizabeth and Cooper, David. 2009. Evaluating software inspection cognition levels using Bloom's Taxonomy, in Vasudeva Varma (ed), 22nd IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Feb 17 2009, pp. 232-239. Hyderabad, India: IEEE Computer Society.

Source Title

Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE-CS conference on software engineering education and training

Source Conference

22nd IEEE-CS Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training

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http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/CSEET.2009.15

ISBN

9780769535395

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Curtin Business School

The Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute (DEBII)

School

Centre for Extended Enterprises and Business Intelligence

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30338

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

This paper reports on results from a pilot study that used Bloom's Taxonomy to observe cognition levels during software inspections conducted by undergraduate computer science and software engineering students. Cognition levels associated with three different code inspection techniques were investigated. These were the Ad hoc, Abstraction Driven, and Checklist-based reading strategies. Higher cognition levels were observed when using inspection techniques that utilise a more structured reading process. This result highlights the importance of introducing novice programmers to structured code reading strategies. Findings suggest that teaching different software inspection techniques throughout software courses, beginning with structured techniques, is an excellent way to build a student's critical software reading and analysis skills.