Experimental context classification: Incentives and experience of subjects

Proceedings - 27th International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE05

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 470-478

  Höst, Martin ^a   Wohlin, Claes ^b   Thelin, Thomas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experimentation; Subject experience; Subject motivation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; CONTEXT SENSITIVE GRAMMARS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EXPERIMENTATION; SUBJECT EXPERIENCE; SUBJECT MOTIVATION;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

CONTEXT CLASSIFICATION; SUBJECT EXPERIENCE; SUBJECT MOTIVATION;

EID: 27644550871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (30)

1. V. R. Basili, S. Green, O. Laitenberger, F. Lanubile, F. Shull, S. Sørumgård, and M. V. Zelkowits. The empirical investigation of perspective-based reading. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 1(2):133-164, 1996.
2. V. R. Basili, F. Shull, and F. Lanubile. Building knowledge through families of experiments. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 25(4):456-473, 1999.
3. P. Berander. Using students as subjects in requirements prioritization. In Proc. 3rd International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, pages 167-176, 2004.
4. S. Biffl. Software Inspection Techniques to Support Project and Quality Management. Shaker Verlag, Austria, 2001. Habilitationsschrift.
5. M. Ciolkowski, C. Differding, O. Laitenberger, and J. Münch. Empirical investigation of perspective-based reading: A replicated experiment. Technical Report 97-13, ISERN, 1997.
6. K. El Emam. Benchmarking kappa: Interrater agreement in software process assessment. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 4(2):113-133, 1999.
7. M. Hailing, S. Biffl, T. Grechenig, and M. Köhle. Using reading techniques to focus inspection performance. In Proc. 27th Euromicro Workshop on Software Process and Product Improvement, pages 248-257, 2001.
8. W. Hayes. Research synthesis in software engineering: A case for meta-analysis. In Proc. 6th International Software Metrics Symposium, pages 143-151, 1999.
9. M. Höst, B. Regnell, and C. Wohlin. Using students as subjects - a comparative study of students and professionals in lead-time impact assessment. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 5(3):201-214, 2000.
10. N. Juristo and A. M. Moreno. Basics of Software Engineering Experimentation. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001.
11. B. A. Kitchenham, T. Dybå, and M. Jørgensen. Evidence-based software engineering. In Proc. International Conference on Software Engineering, pages 273-281, 2004.
12. B. A. Kitchenham, S. L. Pfleeger, L. M. Pickard, P. W. Jones, D. C. Hoaglin, K. El Emam, and J. Rosenberg. Preliminary guidelines for empirical research in software engineering. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 28(8):721-734, 2002.
13. O. Laitenberger, C. Atkinson, M. Schlich, and K. El Emam. An experimental comparison of reading techniques for defect detection in UML design documents. Journal of Systems and Software, 53(2):183-204, 2000.
14. O. Laitenberger and J. M. DeBaud. Perspective-based reading of code documents at Robert Bosch GmbH. Information and Software Technology, 39(11), 1997.
15. O. Laitenberger, K. El Emam, and T. Harbich. An internally replicated quasi-experimental comparison of checklist and perspective-based reading of code. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 27(5):387-421, 2001.
16. F. Lanubile and G. Visaggio. Evaluating defect detection techniques for software requirements inspections. Technical Report 00-08, ISERN, 2000.
17. J. Miller. Can results from software engineering experiments be safely combined? In Proc. 6th International Software Metrics Symposium, pages 152-158, 1999.
18. B. Regnell, P. Runeson, and T. Thelin. Are the perspectives really different? - further experimentation on scenario-based reading of requirements. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 5(4):331-356, 2000.
19. G. Sabaliauskaite, S. Matsukawa, S. Kusumoto, and K. Inoue. An experimental comparison of checklist-based reading and perspective-based reading for UML design document inspection. In Proc. 1st International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, pages 148-157, 2002.
20. F. Shull. Developing Techniques for Using Software Documents: A Series of Empirical Studies. PhD thesis, Computer Science Department, University of Maryland, USA, 1998.
21. F. Shull, V. R. Basili, J. Carver, J. C. Maldonado, G. H. Travassos, M. Mendonca, and S. Fabbri. Replicating software engineering experiments: Addressing the tacit knowledge problem. In Proc. 1st International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, pages 7-16, 2002.
22. S. Siegel and N. J. Castellan. Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1988.
23. D. I. K. Sjøberg, B. Anda, E. Arisholm, T. Dybå, M. Jørgensen, A. Karahasanovic, E. F. Koren, and M. Vokác. Conducting realistic experiments in software engineering. In Proc. 1st International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, pages 17-26, 2002.
24. S. Sørumgård. Verification of Process Conformance in Empirical Studies of Software Development. PhD thesis, Department of Computer and Information Science, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, 1997.
25. W. F. Tichy. Should computer scientists experiment more? IEEE Computer, 31(5):32-41, 1998.
26. W. F. Tichy, Hints for reviewing empirical work in software engineering. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 5(4):309-312, 2000.
27. W. F. Tichy, P. Lukowicz, L. Prechelt, and E. A. Heinz. Experimental evaluation in computer science: A quantitative study. Journal of Systems and Software, 28(1):9-18, 1995.
28. C. Wohlin, P. Runeson, M. Höst, M. C. Ohlsson, B. Regnell, and A. Wesslén. Experimentation in Software Engineering - An Introduction. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
29. M. V. Zelkowitz and D. Wallace. Experimental validation in software engineering. Information and Software Technology, 39(11):735-743, 1997.
30. Z. Zhang, V. R. Basili, and B. Schneiderman. Perspective-based usability inspection: An empirical validation of efficacy. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 4(1):43-69, 1999.