Abstract
Context: Requirements validation is an important activity in software development, but frequently neglected in computing courses. This paper describes a study where requirements specifications produced by students are validated by their peers.
Objective: To evaluate how well students perform the validation of requirements specifications.
Methods: A correlational study.
Results: Group’ grades correlate with teachers’ marks for a level of significance of 5%.
Conclusion: Students reviews can be used for peer assessment, but with some care.
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Sampaio, A., Sampaio, I.B. (2020). Validation of Software Requirements Specifications by Students. In: Florez, H., Misra, S. (eds) Applied Informatics. ICAI 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1277. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61702-8_35
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