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  1. Play, Explore, Reward: Introducing Reinforcement Learning Concepts through Game-Based Learning in Middle School

    Article • July 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  2. Verification and Ownership: How Professional Engineers Navigate the GenAI Coding Frontier

    Article • July 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  3. Integrating Computer Science in Middle School Lessons through Block-Based Coding

    Article • February 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  4. Examining the Adaptation of an Infusing Computing Professional Development Program to a Rwandan Context

    Article • October 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  5. Measuring Student Perceptions of Cybersecurity in an Informal Learning Environment

    Article • October 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Madison Thomas, Veronica Catete

  6. "Like a GPS": Analyzing Middle School Student Responses to an Interactive Pathfinding Activity

    Article • February 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  7. Introducing Reinforcement Learning Concepts to Middle School Students with Game-Based Learning

    Article • February 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  8. Cybersecurity Pedagogy: Exploration Of Effective Teaching Methods For Engaging Middle School Learners

    Article • December 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Madison Thomas, Veronica Catete

  9. Investigating the Needs of Middle School Educators in Teaching Artificial Intelligence

    Article • December 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  10. Scaffolding Novices: Analyzing When and How Parsons Problems Impact Novice Programming in an Integrated Science Assignment

    Article • August 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  11. Equitable Access to Cybersecurity Education: A Case Study of Underserved Middle School Students

    Article • July 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Madison Thomas, Veronica Catete

  12. A Survey of K-12 Teacher Needs for an Online Programming Learning System

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  13. Supporting Student Engagement in K-12 AI Education with a Card Game Construction Toolkit

    Article • March 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Hansol Lim, Veronica Catete

  14. Multi-Pronged Pedagogical Approaches to Broaden Participation in Computing and Increase Students' Computing Persistence: A Robustness Analysis of the STARS Computing Corps' Impact on Students' Intentions to Persist in Computing

    Article • March 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Susan Fisk, Dr. Clarissa A. Thompson, Veronica Catete

  15. Idea Builder: Motivating Idea Generation and Planning for Open-Ended Programming Projects through Storyboarding

    Article • March 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  16. Project-Based Software Engineering Curriculum for Secondary Students

    Article • September 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  17. Investigating the Impact of On-Demand Code Examples on Novices' Open-Ended Programming Experience

    Article • August 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  18. Student Attitudes During the Pilot of the Computer Science Frontiers Course

    Article • August 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  19. Toward AI-infused Game Design Activities for Rural Middle Grades Students

    Article • June 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  20. A Case Study on When and How Novices Use Code Examples in Open-Ended Programming

    Article • June 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Neeloy Gomes, Veronica Catete

  21. Empowering Students as Leaders of Co-Design for Block-Based Programming

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  22. Leveraging Game Design Activities for Middle Grades AI Education in Rural Communities

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  23. Characterizing High School Participants’ Motivations and Outcomes in a Service-Oriented Summer Internship

    Article • November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  24. Case Studies on the Use of Storyboarding by Novice Programmers

    Article • July 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  25. STARS Ignite: A Program for Supporting Professors in Organizing Student Cohorts for Conferences

    Article • March 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  26. Promoting AI Education for Rural Middle Grades Students with Digital Game Design

    Article • March 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  27. A Framework for Socially-Relevant Service-Learning Internship Experiences for High School Students

    Article • February 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  28. Promoting Students’ Progress-Monitoring Behavior during Block-Based Programming

    Article • November 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  29. Exploring and Influencing Teacher Grading for Block-based Programs through Rubrics and the GradeSnap Tool

    Article • August 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  30. Investigating the Impact of Computing vs Pedagogy Experience in Novices Creation of Computing-Infused Curricula

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  31. STARS Ignite: A Program for Supporting Professors in Organizing Student Cohorts for Conferences

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  32. The Design and Implementation of a Method for Evaluating and Building Research Practice Partnerships

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    David Pugalee, Veronica Catete

  33. PlanIT! A New Integrated Tool to Help Novices Design for Open-ended Projects

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Neeloy Gomes, Veronica Catete

  34. The Virtual Pivot

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  35. Agile Curriculum Development: Computational Modeling COVID-19

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  36. Beyond CS Principles: Bringing the Frontiers of Computing to K12

    Article • March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  37. FIRST Principles to Design for Online, Synchronous High School CS Teacher Training and Curriculum Co-Design

    Article • November 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  38. Infusing Computing: A Scaffolding and Teacher Accessibility Analysis of Computing Lessons Designed by Novices

    Article • November 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  39. Aligning Theory and Practice in Teacher Professional Development for Computer Science

    Article • November 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  40. A block-based modeling curriculum for teaching middle grade science students about Covid-19

    Article • October 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  41. Data-informed curriculum sequences for a curriculum-integrated game

    Article • March 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  42. Investigating Different Assignment Designs to Promote Collaboration in Block-Based Environments

    Article • February 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  43. Code, Connect, Create

    Article • February 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  44. From 'Use' to 'Choose'

    Article • October 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  45. A Field Study of Teachers Using a Curriculum-integrated Digital Game

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  46. Defining Tinkering Behavior in Open-ended Block-based Programming Assignments

    Article • February 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  47. PRADA

    Article • February 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  48. Factors Influencing Students' Help-Seeking Behavior while Programming with Human and Computer Tutors

    Article • August 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  49. A Pathway to Strengthening Support for Beauty and Joy of Computing Teachers

    Article • March 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  50. Lessons Learned from "BJC" CS Principles Professional Development

    Article • February 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  51. Use and development of entertainment technologies in after school STEM program

    Article • March 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete

  52. Making games and apps in introductory computer science (abstract only)

    Article • March 2014, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Veronica Catete