A Study on the Application of the PREViA Approach in Modeling Education

Abstract

Creation, interpretation, and evolution of models and diagrams are activities commonly performed in software projects, and the teaching of such activities is fundamental for software engineering education. However, it is difficult to see the changes made in model corrections, evolutions, or maintenance done by the student, as well as by the teacher, comparing templates and different solutions. In this regard, this paper presents the use of the PREViA approach, which aims at visualizing software architecture models. This work focuses on supporting teaching and learning in the modeling education context. A feasibility study was conducted and its results provided positive evidences of the use of the approach in the correction of diagrams.