The sixth annual graduate consortium at VL/HCC addresses the question: How can researchers and designers of end-user development environments support computational problem-solving and information manipulation by diverse user populations?

The fifth annual graduate consortium at VL/HCC addresses the question: How can researchers and designers of end-user development environments better address the needs of an increasingly diverse population?

We present an evaluation of a multimedia educational software system that includes text, graphics, animations, and simulations.When compared with an informationally equivalent control environment that used text and carefully selected still images, we found little evidence that the dynamic presentations enhanced student understanding of the declarative information in this lesson.Furthermore, students cannot be relied on to take fllll advantage of exploratory opportunities in computer-based instruction.These results prescribe further investigation of whether and how computer-based multimedia can be used effectively in education and training.