Barriers and Self-Efficacy: A Large-Scale Study on the Impact of OSS Courses on Student Perceptions

Larissa Salerno; Simone de França Tonhão; Igor Steinmacher; Christoph Treude

doi:10.1145/3587102.3588789

Barriers and Self-Efficacy: A Large-Scale Study on the Impact of OSS Courses on Student Perceptions

Software Engineering 2023-07-06 v2

Authors: Larissa Salerno , Simone de França Tonhão , Igor Steinmacher , Christoph Treude

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Abstract

Open source software (OSS) development offers a unique opportunity for students in Software Engineering to experience and participate in large-scale software development, however, the impact of such courses on students' self-efficacy and the challenges faced by students are not well understood. This paper aims to address this gap by analyzing data from multiple instances of OSS development courses at universities in different countries and reporting on how students' self-efficacy changed as a result of taking the course, as well as the barriers and challenges faced by students.

Keywords

open source software software engineering education self-efficacy student barriers large-scale study

Cite

@article{arxiv.2304.14628,
  title  = {Barriers and Self-Efficacy: A Large-Scale Study on the Impact of OSS Courses on Student Perceptions},
  author = {Larissa Salerno and Simone de França Tonhão and Igor Steinmacher and Christoph Treude},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.14628},
  year   = {2023}
}

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