On Conceptual Struggles over “Testing”
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Testing, one of the key activities in engineering, is full of preconceptions. The general concept of testing is not clear, both for professionals and for educators, as “testology” has not established itself as a science yet. It is thus possible that, at the university level, the wrong concept of testing is being taught. We identify the main preconceptions (including the one that conflates testing with active testing), and propose ways to avoid implanting such preconceptions in curricula.
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