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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Requirements engineering |
| Subtitle of host publication | Foundation for software quality - 26th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2020, Proceedings |
| Editors | Nazim Madhavji, Liliana Pasquale |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 36-51 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9783030444297 |
| ISBN (print) | 9783030444280 |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Mar 2020 |
| Event | 26th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality - Online, Pisa, Italy Duration: 24 Mar 2020 → 27 Mar 2020 Conference number: 26 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
|---|---|
| Volume | 12045 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Abstract
Keywords
- Attention transfer, Empirical study, Eye tracking, Requirements document, Software requirements specification, Visualization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Theoretical Computer Science
- Computer Science(all)
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Requirements engineering: Foundation for software quality - 26th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Nazim Madhavji; Liliana Pasquale. Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, 2020. p. 36-51 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12045).
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TY - GEN
T1 - Using eye tracking data to improve requirements specification use
AU - Ahrens, Maike
AU - Schneider, Kurt
N1 - Conference code: 26
PY - 2020/3/18
Y1 - 2020/3/18
N2 - [Context and motivation] Software requirements specifications are the main point of reference in traditional software projects. Especially in large projects, these documents get read by multiple people, multiple times. [Question/problem] Several guidelines and templates already exist to support writing a good specification. However, not much research has been done in investigating how to support the use of specifications and help readers to find relevant information and navigate in the document more efficiently. [Principal ideas/results] We used eye tracking data obtained from observing readers when using specifications to create three different attention transfer features to support them in this process. In a student experiment, we evaluated if these attention visualizations positively affect the roles software architect, UI-designer and tester when reading a specification for the first time. The results show that the attention visualizations did not decrease navigation effort, but helped to draw the readers' attention towards highlighted parts and decreased the average time spent on pages. [Contribution] We explored and evaluated the approach of visualizing other readers' attention focus to help support new readers. Our results include interesting findings on what works well, what does not and what could be enhanced. We present improvement suggestions and ideas on where to focus follow-up research on.
AB - [Context and motivation] Software requirements specifications are the main point of reference in traditional software projects. Especially in large projects, these documents get read by multiple people, multiple times. [Question/problem] Several guidelines and templates already exist to support writing a good specification. However, not much research has been done in investigating how to support the use of specifications and help readers to find relevant information and navigate in the document more efficiently. [Principal ideas/results] We used eye tracking data obtained from observing readers when using specifications to create three different attention transfer features to support them in this process. In a student experiment, we evaluated if these attention visualizations positively affect the roles software architect, UI-designer and tester when reading a specification for the first time. The results show that the attention visualizations did not decrease navigation effort, but helped to draw the readers' attention towards highlighted parts and decreased the average time spent on pages. [Contribution] We explored and evaluated the approach of visualizing other readers' attention focus to help support new readers. Our results include interesting findings on what works well, what does not and what could be enhanced. We present improvement suggestions and ideas on where to focus follow-up research on.
KW - Attention transfer
KW - Empirical study
KW - Eye tracking
KW - Requirements document
KW - Software requirements specification
KW - Visualization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083985954&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-44429-7_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-44429-7_3
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783030444280
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 36
EP - 51
BT - Requirements engineering
A2 - Madhavji, Nazim
A2 - Pasquale, Liliana
PB - Springer International Publishing AG
CY - Cham
T2 - 26th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering
Y2 - 24 March 2020 through 27 March 2020
ER -