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Research literature pertaining to the use of instructional organizers is reviewed, and a comparative analysis is made of their effectiveness with.computerbased instruction (CBI). One of the earliest forms of instructional organizer is the advance organize, first proposed by David Ausubel (1960, 1963) which is meant to facilitate the retention of meaningful verbal information. Other instructional organizers include the graphic organizer, a tree diagram that introduces new material, and the pictorial graphic organizer, which can be presented to students or developed with their assistance. Research pertaining to the use of instructional organizers in CBI has not been extensive. The two theoretical approaches that have guided this work are those of the generative learning hypothesis and schema theory. Evidence for the success o