MODELS 2022
Sun 23 - Fri 28 October 2022 Montréal, Canada
Tue 25 Oct 2022 14:30 - 15:00 at A-2521.1 - Session 3 - EduSymp

Modeling tools are commonly adopted in classrooms. However, complex state-based behavioral models still pose a challenge for students to understand and validate, mostly because of the intricate semantics of these models.We investigated this challenge and developed dedicated tool support in the form of a validation framework based on the YAKINDU Statechart Tools. Our validation framework simulates environments that interact with the code generated from statecharts as means to animate various open-ended scenarios and predefined test cases that challenge the students’ models. This enabled shorter and user-friendly feedback cycles, which lowered the barrier for students to learn state-based behavioral models. We designed the validation framework to be extensible and made it available as an open source project together with two example environments and complete teaching materials. We report on our experiences in two undergraduate modeling courses (approx. 100 students each). Our results are promising in a sense that we detected positive effects of tool adoption and surprising lack thereof, which we discuss w.r.t. lessons learned and future work.

Tue 25 Oct

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13:30 - 15:00
Session 3 - EduSymp Educators Symposium at A-2521.1
13:30
30m
Talk
Purpose-driven Model-Driven Engineering Education
Educators Symposium
Daniel Calegari Universidad de la República Uruguay, Andrea Delgado Universidad de la Republica
14:00
30m
Talk
Token-based Plagiarism Detection for Metamodels
Educators Symposium
Timur Sağlam Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Sebastian Hahner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Jan Willem Wittler , Thomas Kühn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
14:30
30m
Talk
Tool Support for the Teaching of State-Based Behavior Modeling
Educators Symposium
Christian Zöllner Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Christian M Adriano , Simon Wietheger , Leen Lambers BTU Cottbus Senftenberg, Holger Giese Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam