In this game, the player rapidly types short answers to questions that pop-up. For example, the player sees English words that pop-up and must enter the Spanish equivalents, or the player sees numbers pop-up and must enter 12.5 percent of each number.
The mental processing required to respond rapidly and correctly in this game helps learners to:
Reinforce learned material so that use of information becomes automatic
Move information from short-term memory to long-term memory
Deepen understanding of a given content area
Instructional Value
Pop-up is useful for realizing the following learning objectives:
Learning Objectives
Example
To deepen retention and improve fluency by
recalling critical information quickly.
Type the Spanish equivalents to these English
words…
Increase retention and application of learning
by rapidly applying algorithmic procedures.
Without the aid of a calculator, enter 12.5
percent of each of these numbers…
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Overview
To deepen retention and improve fluency by 
