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by ChuckFrank 5493 days ago
Part of what these suggestion contains are the basis for the emerging field of game learning. While the wiki is surprisingly weak on the matter -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_based_learning -- the idea is that structured conditions of gaming/sports success can be applied to teaching and knowledge acquisition. Some of these ideas include:

Coached practicing / Competitive performance evaluation / Transparent Scores / Winning opportunities / Final Awards.