Software Testing and Testing Education

Testing software is very important, but not done well, resulting in problematic and erroneous software applications. The underlying cause is a mismatch between what is needed in industry, the learning needs of students and the way testing is currently being taught in higher education courses. The ENACTEST research project will investigate cognitive models for learning testing, industry needs for testing skills and knowledge transfer processes. The goal is to design and develop didactic tools and learning capsules for teaching testing skills that consider the cognitive models of students and the industry needs, and to validate the effectiveness of these tools and learning capsules through experimental research.