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2021

Experiences on teaching alloy with an automated assessment platform

Authors
Macedo, N; Cunha, A; Pereira, J; Carvalho, R; Silva, R; Paiva, ACR; Ramalho, MS; Silva, D;

Publication
SCIENCE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

Abstract
This paper presents Alloy4Fun, a web application that enables online editing and sharing of Alloy models and instances (including dynamic ones developed with the Electrum extension), to be used mainly in an educational context. By introducing secret paragraphs and commands in the models, Alloy4Fun allows the distribution and automated assessment of simple specification challenges, a mechanism that enables students to learn the language at their own pace. Alloy4Fun stores all versions of shared and analyzed models, as well as derivation trees that depict how they evolved over time: this wealth of information can be mined by researchers or tutors to identify, for example, learning breakdowns in the class or typical mistakes made by Alloy users. A data analysis library is also provided to support this process. Alloy4Fun has been used in formal methods graduate courses for 3 years and for the latest editions we present results regarding its adoption by the students, as well as preliminary insights regarding the most common bottlenecks when learning Alloy (and Electrum).

2021

Generating Test Cases from Use Cases and Structured Scenarios: Experiences with the RSL Language

Authors
Gomes, AC; Paiva, ACR; da Silva, AR;

Publication
Information Systems Development: Crossing Boundaries between Development and Operations (DevOps) in Information Systems (ISD2021 Proceedings), Valencia, Spain, September 8-10, 2021.

Abstract

2021

Quality of Information and Communications Technology - 14th International Conference, QUATIC 2021, Algarve, Portugal, September 8-11, 2021, Proceedings

Authors
Paiva, ACR; Cavalli, AR; Martins, PV; Castillo, RP;

Publication
QUATIC

Abstract

2021

Preface

Authors
Paiva, ACR; Cavalli, AR; Martins, PV; Pérez Castillo, R;

Publication
Communications in Computer and Information Science

Abstract

2021

Assessing the quality of health-related Wikipedia articles with generic and specific metrics

Authors
Couto, L; Lopes, CT;

Publication
WEB CONFERENCE 2021: COMPANION OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB CONFERENCE (WWW 2021)

Abstract
Wikipedia is an online, free, multi-language, and collaborative encyclopedia, currently one of the most significant information sources on the web. The open nature of Wikipedia contributions raises concerns about the quality of its information. Previous studies have addressed this issue using manual evaluations and proposing generic measures for quality assessment. In this work, we focus on the quality of health-related content. For this purpose, we use general and health-specific features from Wikipedia articles to propose health-specific metrics. We evaluate these metrics using a set of Wikipedia articles previously assessed by WikiProject Medicine. We conclude that it is possible to combine generic and specific metrics to determine health-related content's information quality. These metrics are computed automatically and can be used by curators to identify quality issues. Along with the explored features, these metrics can also be used in approaches that automatically classify the quality of Wikipedia health-related articles.

2021

How Can an Archive Be Characterized?

Authors
Araújo, MF; Lopes, CT;

Publication
Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries - 25th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, TPDL 2021, Virtual Event, September 13-17, 2021, Proceedings

Abstract
Archives are evolving. Analog archives are becoming increasingly digitized and linked with other cultural heritage institutions and information sources. Diverse forms of born-digital archives are appearing. This diversity asks for systematic ways to characterize existing archives managing physical or digital records. We conducted a systematic review to identify and understand how archives are characterized. From the 885 identified articles, only 15 were focused on archives’ characterization and, therefore, included in the study. We found several characterization features organized in three main groups: archival materials, provided services, and internal processes. © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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