Developers can incorporate goal-setting and progress-monitoring tools into educational applications in various ways including a dashboard that includes personalized goals and visualizations of progress.
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Developers can enhance their products by integrating customizable rubric features that allow educators to align criteria with specific learning objectives and standards, promoting personalized learning experiences.
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Products can also enable educators to provide timely feedback and guidance during guided inquiry, such as providing learners with explanations, clarifications, hints or nudges, as well as correcting misconceptions that the learner may demonstrate.