TEACHERS' OPINIONS ABOUT SOFTWARE THAT CAN BE USED IN TEACHING PROGRAMMING

The purpose of this study is to examine the opinions of it teachers about the usability and design aspects of some software that can be used in programming teaching. in this study, scratch 1.4, microsoft small basic 1.2, microsoft code game lab 1.4.64 and robomind 6.01 software were examined. 92 it teachers working in secondary schools in bursa participated in the study. the interface design and usability analysis of the software was based on nielsen’s (2015) heuristic guide. the original version of this guideline was arranged in line with the research objectives and sent to teachers in an electronic form. the research was carried out based the survey model. the frequency, average and percentages of the data were calculated, and the opinions of the participants regarding the research subject were examined.