@MASTERSTHESIS{ 2020:2019699156,
 	title = {A study of teaching BDD in active learning environments},
 	year = {2020},
 	url = "http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/9642",
 	abstract = "Software development practices which enhance software quality and help teams better develop collaboratively have received attention by the academic community. Among these techniques is Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), a development method which proposes software to be develop focusing primarily on its expected behavior. From a teaching standpoint, introducing BDD during software engineering classes and/or training courses for software developers has become important. In this context, this study aims at creating a body of knowledge regarding the impacts of teaching BDD in active learning environments. In order to achieve this, we have performed: (i) a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), aiming at understanding state-of-the-art literature regarding this topic; (ii) an expert panel, to obtain active-learning expert’s opinion about the possible effects of BDD in these environments, (iii) a survey with participants in a software development course which teaches through active learning, to understand how factors from these environments impact participant satisfaction, and (iv) a case study of the effects of teaching and using BDD in an active learning environment, to assess the effects of BDD in this environment. Our results indicate that (i) there is a gap of studies regarding the matter of teaching BDD in active learning environment, (ii) that active-learning experts have more positive feelings towards teaching BDD in active learning environments, (iii) that an activity duration, team size and composition can have an impact on students perception in active learning environments, and (iv) that BDD can have positive impacts, such as an increase in collaboration among teams, and negative impacts, like difficulties in writing unit tests. We concluded that BDD has more positive than negative outcomes and we present a body of knowledge regarding BDD in active learning environments. This body of knowledge offers valuable insights regarding BDD in such environments. However, generalization of these results requires further research.",
 	publisher = {Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul},
 	scholl = {Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência da Computação},
 	note = {Escola Politécnica}
}