Game Based Methods
Gamified Assessment Methods
The gamified assessment measures cognitive skills through short interactive games. Public Aon preparation material describes task families such as numerical, verbal, inductive, deductive, digitChallenge, switchChallenge, gapChallenge, grid/memory-style, and planning/motion-style tasks.
Your syllabus mentions:
- complex planning,
- working memory,
- deductive reasoning,
- numeracy.
General rules
- Read instructions slowly once.
- Do not panic after a wrong move.
- These games often adapt difficulty, so accuracy matters.
- Use pattern labels: rotate, mirror, count, swap, increasing, decreasing.
- Do not chase impossible speed in the first few levels.
Working memory games
Typical task:
- Remember positions, symbols, numbers, or sequences.
Method:
- Chunk information.
- Convert positions into shapes.
- Use row-column naming.
Example:
Instead of remembering:
cell 2, cell 5, cell 9
Remember:
diagonal bottom-right pattern
Complex planning games
Typical task:
- Move objects to a goal state with limited moves.
- Avoid blocked paths.
- Plan sequence before acting.
Method:
- Identify final goal.
- Identify blockers.
- Plan 2–3 moves ahead.
- Do not move randomly.
- If stuck, reverse-think from target to start.
Deductive reasoning games
Typical task:
- Infer rule from examples.
- Complete missing pattern.
- Switch symbols based on hidden logic.
Method:
Check in order:
- Number count changed?
- Position changed?
- Color/shading changed?
- Shape rotated?
- Mirror applied?
- Alternating rule?
- Arithmetic sequence?
Numeracy games
Typical task:
- Fast mental arithmetic.
- Compare numbers.
- Complete operations.
Method:
- Use approximation first.
- Break numbers.
- Memorize multiplication table up to 20.
- Avoid writing every small calculation.
Example:
48 × 25 = 48 × 100 / 4 = 1200
Accuracy vs speed
Best approach:
- First 20% of game: understand rule and maintain accuracy.
- Middle 60%: speed up.
- Last 20%: avoid panic mistakes.
What to practice daily
- 10 minutes: grid memory
- 10 minutes: mental arithmetic
- 10 minutes: pattern completion
- 10 minutes: planning puzzle