Integrated STEAM Publications 

Cheng, L., Wang, X., & Ritzhaupt, A. D. (Accepted). A meta-analysis examining the effects of STEM+CT interventions on students’ computational thinking in K-12 education. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 

Cheng, L., Croteau, E., Baral, S., Heffernan, C., & Heffernan, N. (2024). Facilitating student learning with a chatbot in an online math learning platform. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 62(4), 907-937. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331241226592  

Cheng, L., Antonenko, P., & Ritzhaupt, A. D. (2024). The impact of teachers’ pedagogical beliefs, self-efficacy, and technology value beliefs on 3D printing integration in K-12 science classrooms. Educational Technology Research and Development, 72, 181-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10276-3  

Cheng, L., Karthikeyan, K., Rehman, M. S., Ritzhaupt, A. D., Antonyan, K., Shidfar, P., Nichols, J., Lee, M., & Abramowitz, B. (2023). Designing, developing, and validating a measure of undergraduate students’ conceptions of artificial intelligence in education. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 34(2), 275-311. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/222246/  

Cheng, L., Wang, X., & Ritzhaupt, A. D. (2022). The effects of computational thinking integration in STEM on students’ learning performance in K-12 education: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 61(2), 416-443. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331221114183  

Cheng, L., Antonenko, P., Ritzhaupt, A. D., MacFadden, B. J. (2021). Exploring the role of 3D printing and STEM integration levels in students’ STEM career interest. British Journal of Educational Technology, 52(3), 1262-1278. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13077 

Cheng, L., Antonenko, P., Ritzhaupt, A. D., Dawson, K., Miller, D, MacFadden, B. J., Grant, C., Sheppard, T. D., & Ziegler, M. (2020). Exploring the influence of teachers’ beliefs and 3D printing integrated STEM instruction on students’ STEM motivation. Computers & Education, 158, 103983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103983 

Cheng, L., & Beal, C. R. (2020). Effects of student-generated drawing and imagination on science text reading in a computer-based learning environment. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(1), 225-247.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09684-1 

Kudaisi, Q. J., Krutka, D., Long, C., & Leonas-Cabrera, M.J.** (2025). The Impact of an Integrated steM Camp on Middle School Students’ Enjoyment, Career Knowledge, and Career Interest. School Science and Mathematics.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.18385 

Kudaisi, Q. J., & Leonas-Cabrera, M. J.** (2025). Conjecture Mapping an Integrated steM Camp to Support Middle School Students' STEM Identity and STEM Interest. Education Sciences, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020159 

Kudaisi, Q. J. (2025). The Influence of Unplugged LEGO Activities on Middle Grades Students’ Computational Thinking Dispositions in a STEM Camp. Education Sciences, 15(2), 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15020143