THE EVALUATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ E-LEARNING INTERFACE DESIGN CHOICES

The purpose of this research is to determine the educational software interface design choices of secondary school students and make suggestions for educational software designers. Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) applications like e-learning have some limitations to meet the needs and individual preferences of students. It is also thought that the CAI implementations, which allow students to organize the learning environment according to their individual needs, are more qualified. In this context, a flexible / manageable interface system was developed in the research, giving students the opportunity to design an interface that is convenient and comfortable for them. The sample group of the study consisted of 322 students from the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who were studying in the spring semester of 2017-2018 in the two secondary schools in the province of ？anakkale. When the interface selections of the students were examined, the participants mostly selected light and pastel background colors and dark and cold fore colors. It is preferred by menus students consisting of "oblique oval" buttons. Participants mostly preferred the menus, which consisted of the selected buttons, to be placed on top of the contents