Design guidelines for future LLM evaluation tools: configurable metric views, tighter metric-rubric integration, and comparison-foregrounding visualizations¶

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Description¶

The article synthesizes design guidelines for future LLM evaluation tools that enable pedagogically-aligned, LLM-powered learning tools. The guidelines include "configurable metric views, tighter integration between metrics and rubrics, and visualization techniques that foreground comparison and trade-offs." These directions aim to support hybrid human-centered approaches where automated metrics provide screening while domain experts handle complex judgments.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Tools must enable both automated screening and human expert judgment for complex or context-dependent cases

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• learning engineers
• educational technology developers

Target Learning Goals¶

• designing evaluation tools for pedagogically-aligned LLM systems

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Adam Coscia, Sujata Duwal, Langdon Holmes, Scott Crossley, and Alex Endert. (2026). Calibrating Trustworthiness: Co-Designing Metrics and Visualizations for Evaluating LLMs in Education. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.04006