9 ،78 Evaluating Computer Programs: Tools and Assessment

One goal of this paper is to review efforts that attempt to provide tools for evaluating computer programs in general and educational computer programs in particular. These tools include open tools and closed tools in the form of ‘forms ’ which in turn include an online form which gives the score for the computer program which you evaluate, depending on your own evaluation. Another goal is to review researches that assess how teachers and preservice teachers assess computer programs. This would serve teachers and preservice teachers to select evaluation tools that fit their own needs and benefit from past experiences of teachers and preservice teachers who evaluated computer programs. General tools: Software attributes: Buckleitner (1999) suggests considering the following aspects when evaluating software: (1) What is software? (2) What is the intended purpose of the software, and where is the software intended to be used? (3) What i