Dr. Aman Yadav is a Lappan-Phillips Professor of Computing Education in the College of Education and College of Natural Science at Michigan State University with extensive experience in research, evaluation, and teacher professional development. His areas of expertise include computer science education, problem-based learning, and online learning. His research and teaching focus on improving student experiences and outcomes in computer science and engineering at the K-16 level. His recently co-edited book, Computational Thinking in Education: A Pedagogical Perspective tackles how to integrate computational thinking, coding, and subject matter in relevant and meaningful ways.
Current Projects
Computing Integration for Teacher Education (CITE), $2,00,0000, 2022-2024, Role: PI at Michigan State. PI at City University of New York: Ashleigh Thompson
Collaborative Research: Moving beyond access increasing teacher knowledge to teach rigorous equity-focused high school computing. National Science Foundation, $999,678, 2021-2024.
Role: PI at Michigan State, Co-PI: Michael Lachney. PI at University of Detroit-Mercy: Rick Hill
iCT: Developing a Teacher Micro-credential for Integrating Computational Thinking Across Disciplines, National Science Foundation, $1,733,861, 2019-2023.
Role: PI. Co-PI: Rafi Santo, Carlos Leon
CT4EDU: Broadening Pathways into Computing by Developing Computational Thinking Competencies in Elementary Classrooms, National Science Foundation, $998,737, 2017-2023.
Role: PI. Co-PI: Emily Bouck, Christina Schwartz, and Niral Shah
Publications
Books
Yadav, A., & Berthelsen, U.D. (Eds.) (2021). Computational Thinking in Education: A Pedagogical Perspective. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003102991
Most Recent Journal Articles
Yadav, A., & Lachney, M. (2022). Teaching with, about, and through technology: Visions for the future of teacher education. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 30(2), 189-200.
Yadav, A. & Heath, M. (2022). Breaking the code: Confronting racism in computer science through community, criticality, and citizenship. TechTrends. DOI: 10.1007/s11528-022-00734-9
Yadav, A., Heath, M., & Hu, A. D. (2022). Toward justice in computer science through community, criticality, and citizenship. Communications of the ACM, 65(5), 42-46. DOI: 10.1145/3527203
Yadav, A., Ocak, C., & Oliver, A. (2022). Computational Thinking and Metacognition. TechTrends. DOI: 10.1007/s11528-022-00695-z
Dunbar, K., & Yadav, A. (2022). Shifting to student-centered learning: Influences of teaching a summer service learning program. Teaching and Teacher Education. 110, DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2021.103578.
Yadav, A., Smith, M. J. T., Farber, C. R., & Mason, L. J. (2021). Professorial Advancement Initiative: A cross institutional collaboration to increase faculty diversity in STEM. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.733173.
Lishinki, A. & Yadav, A. (2021). Self-evaluation interventions: Impact on self-efficacy and performance in introductory programming. ACM Transactions on Computing Education. DOI: 10.1145/3447378
Margulieux. L. E., & Yadav, A. (2021). Middle science computing integration with preservice teachers. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 40(1), 29-49.
Lachney, M., Yadav, A., Drazin, M., Allen, M. C., & Babbitt, W. (2021). Culturally responsive debugging: A method to support cultural experts’ early engagement with code. TechTrends. DOI: 10.1007/s11528-021-00618-4
Boltz, L., Yadav, A., Dillman, B., & Robertson, C. (2021). Online and blended learning: Contexts and conditions for education in an emergency. British Journal of Educational Technology. DOI: 10.1111/bjet.13075/
Bouck, E.C., Sands, P., Long, H., & Yadav A. (2021). Preparing special education preservice teachers to teach computational thinking and computer science in mathematics. Teacher Education and Special Education. DOI::10.1177/088846421992376376
Bouck, E. C., & Yadav, A. (2021). Providing access and opportunity for computational thinking and computer science to support mathematics for students with disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology. DOI: 10.1177/0162643420978564
Lachney, M., Bennett, A., Eglash, R., Yadav., A., & Moudgalya, S. (2021). Teaching in an open village: A case study on culturally responsive computing in compulsory education. Computer Science Education. DOI: 10.1080/08993408.2021.1874228
Yadav, A., Seals, C. D., Sullivan, S. M., Lachney, M., Clark, Q., Dixon, K. & Smith, M. J. T. (2020). The forgotten scholar: Underrepresented minority postdoc experiences in STEM fields. Educational Studies, 56(2), 160-185, DOI: 10.1080/00131946.2019.1702552.
Lachney, M. & Yadav A. (2020). Computing and community in formal education. Communications of the ACM, 63(3), 18-21.
Caeli, E. N. & Yadav, A. (2020). Unplugged approaches to computational thinking: A historical perspective. TechTrends, 64, 29–36. DOI: 10.1007/s11528-019-00410-5