23. The software program of claim 21, said method further comprising the step of: displaying a definition of the current target word implicitly indicated by the derivation display and the clue displays, after the correct answers to all the clues for the current target word have been displayed.
21. A software program adapted for execution in a computer having a display device and having an input device for entering selections, said software program performing a method for guiding a student's acquisition of additional terminology for use in the student's vocabulary through structured inductive reasoning when executed in the computer, said method comprising the steps of: displaying on the display device information indicating the derivation of a current target word to be added to the student's vocabulary; displaying on the display device a clue that relates to the information indicating the derivation of the current target word and does not use the target current word, said clue offering answers for selection by the student using the input device; displaying on the display device a clue that relates to and does use the current target word, said clue offering answers for selection by the student using the input device; displaying on the display device the student's selected answer to a clue and a legend asking the student to try again if the answer selected by the student for the clue was incorrect; displaying on the display device the correct answer to a clue and an explanation of that answer if the answer selected by the student for the clue was correct; and displaying on the display device the correct answer to a clue and an explanation of that answer after a given number of incorrect answers have been selected by the student for the clue.