Describes investigation of effectiveness of computer-presented organizational/memory aids (matrix and verbal charts controlled by computer or learner) as instructional technique for solving Pico-Fomi problems, and the acquisition of deductive inference rules when such aids are present. Results indicate chart use control should be adapted to…

This research examines the question of variability in scholastic achievement and focuses in particular on the language factors argument concerning the relationship between reading competency and the multiple subject-matter outcomes of schooling. (Author/RK)