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How To Use Game Mechanics To Encourage Accuracy

It’s not surprising that some players will choose to try and guess their way through the educational content in hopes of progressing faster in the game. And it’s hard to blame them for trying, given that we’ve all looked for short cuts before ourselves. It’s human nature to want to find the shortest, easiest, path to your goal.  That said, we’ve built our game such that the best and most efficient ways to progress (building your dwell, being a stronger challenger, running farther, accessing more avatars and race routes) is to actually try on the educational content. The only way to progress is to get correct answers, and in order to access more features, faster, the best move is to aim for question streaks (multiple correct questions in a row).  Here are two tips and one trick you can share with your students if you find they seem to be

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How To Use Game Mechanics To Encourage Accuracy

It’s not surprising that some players will choose to try and guess their way through the educational content in hopes of progressing faster in the game. And it’s hard to blame them for trying, given that we’ve all looked for short cuts before ourselves. It’s human nature to want to find the shortest, easiest, path to your goal.  That said, we’ve built our game such that the best and most efficient ways to progress (building your dwell, being a stronger challenger, running farther, accessing more avatars and race routes) is to actually try on the educational content. The only way to progress is to get correct answers, and in order to access more features, faster, the best move is to aim for question streaks (multiple correct questions in a row).  Here are two tips and one trick you can share with your students if you find they seem to be

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My Coach Is Here for You!

As they play and learn with Shoelace, your students are generating a lot of valuable data!  This data can empower you to make smart strategic

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