In any real learning:
• don’t leave the learning space to assess;
• marry learning and assessment closely;
• use a trajectory of variables across time in the assessment;
• allow learners to “theorize” their learning and develop better strategies;
• use the same assessment for formative and evaluative purposes (evaluations inform stakeholders as well as the learners themselves, and the Rise of Nations approach shows the best developmental information is also the best information for other stakeholders as well);
• track what learners have done over time and how they have used facts or information as tools;
• don’t bother assessing people if they haven’t played the game with deep engagement for some time—because you darn well know that people who won’t play Rise of Nations for a sustained time haven’t learned much.