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Aman Yadav

Associate Professor
Educational Psychology
Department of Educational Studies

Research

STEM Education, Problem-based learning, Case-based instruction,  Video case-based instruction, Computational Thinking


Education

Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2006, Educational Psychology and Educational Technology
M.S. Michigan State University, 2001, Electrical Engineering; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
B.S. Chottu Ram State College of Engineering (India), 1999, Electrical Engineering


Selected Publications

  • Garcia, J., Sinfeld, J., Yadav, A., & Adams, R. (forthcoming, 2012). Learning through entrepreneurially-oriented case-based instruction. International Journal of Engineering Education.
  • Yadav, A., Subedi D., Lundeberg, M. A., & Bunting, C. F. (2011). Problem-based learning: Influence on students’ learning in an electrical engineering course. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(2), 253-280.
  • Yadav, A., Phillips, M., Lundeberg, M. A., Koehler, M. J., Clouse, K., & Dirkin, K. H. (2011). If a picture is worth a thousand words is video worth a million? Differences in affective and cognitive processing of video and text cases. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 23, 15-37.
  • Yadav, A., Herron, M., & Samarapungavan, A. (2011). Epistemological Beliefs in Preservice Teacher Education. In J. Brownlee, G. Schraw, & D. Berthelsen (Ed.). Personal epistemology and teacher education(pp. 24-39). New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Yadav, A., Shaver, G. M., Meckl, P.(2010). Lesson learned: Implementing the case teaching method in a mechanical engineering course. Journal of Engineering Education, 99 (1), 149-162.
  • Yadav, A. & Barry, B. E. (2009). Using case-based instruction to increase ethical understanding in engineering: What do we know? What do we need? International Journal of Engineering Education, 25(1), 138-143.
  • Yadav, A., Bouck, E. C., Da Fonte, M. A., & Patton, S. (2009). Instructing special education preservice teachers through literacy video cases. Teaching Education, 20(2), 149-162.
  • Yadav, A., & Beckerman, J. (2009). Implementing case studies in a plant pathology course: Impact on student learning and engagement. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education, 38, 50-55.
  • Yadav, A. (2008). What works for them? Preservice teachers' perceptions of their learning from video cases. Action in Teacher Education, 29(4), 27-38.
  • Yadav, A., Lundeberg, M.A., DeSchryver, M., Dirkin, K. H., Schiller, N., Maier, K., & Herreid, C. F. (2007). Teaching science with case studies: A survey of faculty perceptions on the benefits and challenges of using cases. Journal of College Science Teaching, 37(1), 34-38. 
  • Yadav, A., & Koehler, M.J. (2007). The role of epistemological beliefs in preservice teachers' interpretation of video cases of early-grade literacy instruction. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 15(3), 335-361. 
  • Lundeberg, M. A., & Yadav, A. (2007). Assessment of case study teaching: Where do we go from here? Part I. In C. F. Herreid (Ed.), Start with a story: The case study method of teaching college science (pp. 407-412). Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.
  • Lundeberg, M. A., & Yadav, A. (2007). Assessment of case study teaching: Where do we go from here? Part II. In C. F. Herreid (Ed.), Start with a story: The case study method of teaching college science (pp. 413-418). Arlington, VA: National Science Teachers Association Press.
  • Lundeberg, M.A, & Yadav, A. (2006). Assessment of Case Study Teaching: Where do we go from here? Part II. Journal of College Science Teaching, 35(6), 8-13. 
  • Lundeberg, M.A, & Yadav, A. (2006). Assessment of Case Study Teaching: Where do we go from here? Part I. Journal of College Science Teaching , 35(5), 10-13. 
  • Mishra, P., & Yadav, A. (2006). Using hypermedia for learning complex concepts in chemistry: A qualitative study on the relationship between prior knowledge, beliefs, and motivation. Education and Information Technologies, 11(1), 33-69. 
  • Koehler, M.J., Yadav, A., Phillips, M. M., Cavazos-Kottke , S.C. (2005). What is video good for? Examining how media and story genre interact. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 14(3), 249-272.
  • Ferdig, R.E., Roehler, L.R., Boling, E.C., Knezek, S., Pearson, P.D., & Yadav, A. (2004). Teaching with video cases on the web: Lessons learned from the Reading Classroom Explorer. In A. Brown & N. Davis (Eds.) The World Yearbook of Education 2004: Digital Technology, Communities and Education (pp. 164-175). New York: RoutledgeFalmer.

Experience

2012-present Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Educational Psychology, College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2006-2012 Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Educational Psychology, College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2004-2006 Research Assistant, National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science and Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2002-2006 Research and Teaching Assistant, College of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2000-2002 Software Developer, Reading Classroom Explorer Project, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Courses

EDPS 533 Introduction To Educational Research I: Methodology
EDPS 534 Introduction To Educational Research: Measurement Consideration
EDPS 534 Advanced Educational Psychology

EDPS 591U

Computers and Cognition