Fri 20 Feb 2026 16:20 - 16:40 at Meeting Room 275 - Software Engineering Chair(s): Zhaochen Gu

To consistently tailor course content to meet specific student needs and develop just-in-time interventions, we have developed the reflection-based Course Intervention Development Cycle (CIDC), a framework for analyzing student reflections. In prior work, we developed activity modules targeting common challenges in software engineering courses, such as APIs, GitHub, and MySQL. These extra-credit student support modules (SSMs) contain online resources, such as articles, videos, and practice problems, to help students tailor their learning. In this paper, we apply the method to two sections of a software engineering course and evaluate the impact of the interventions using a structured qualitative and quantitative approach. Our results suggest that students who completed one or more SSMs generally expressed positive perceptions of the module. In their reflections, they described gaining a stronger understanding of core software engineering concepts, identified how the SSMs supported their coursework, and expressed appreciation for access to supplemental resources. Furthermore, software engineering students in the online synchronous course who completed modules related to APIs, GitHub, MySQL, and group work individually reported statistically higher scores than those who did not. Students who took the in-person did not report the same benefits, suggesting that the SSMs may have been more impactful or better aligned with the needs of online students. We discuss the implications of these findings.

Fri 20 Feb

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15:40 - 17:00
Software EngineeringPapers at Meeting Room 275
Chair(s): Zhaochen Gu
15:40
20m
Talk
Teaching Software Documentation through an Asynchronous Module: An Experience ReportGlobal
Papers
Arist Alfred Bravo University of Toronto, Jonathan Calver University of Toronto
16:00
20m
Talk
A Framework to Detect, Classify, and Prioritise Student Quality DefectsGlobal
Papers
Shiman Cui The University of Auckland, Paul Denny The University of Auckland, Andrew Luxton-Reilly The University of Auckland
16:20
20m
Talk
Turning Insight into Action: Evaluating Targeted Interventions for a Software Engineering Course Informed by Student Reflections
Papers
Sandra Wiktor University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mohsen Dorodchi University of North Carolina Charlotte
16:40
20m
Talk
Benchmarking AI Tools for Software Engineering Education: Insights into Design, Implementation, and Testing
Papers
Nimisha Roy Georgia Institute of Technology, Oleksandr Horielko Georgia Institute of Technology, Fisayo Omojokun Georgia Institute of Technology