Rate My Professor Roland Pourdavood

Roland G. Pourdavood serves as a professor in the School of Education and Counseling at Cleveland State University, where he has been affiliated since 1998. He specializes in mathematics education, with research interests including online teaching and learning, AI-driven learning in mathematics, teacher education, and STEM instructional experiences. Pourdavood earned his Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum focused on Mathematics Education from The University of Oklahoma, his M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Central Oklahoma completed by 1996, and his B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma completed by 1990. During his career, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa for 2003-04, supporting his work in education.

Pourdavood has produced 56 research outputs, comprising 33 conference papers, 16 journal articles, and additional contributions. Notable publications include Yan, M. & Pourdavood, R. G. (2024). Faculty and Student Perspectives on Online Learning in Higher Education, Education Sciences, 14(8), 801; Pourdavood, R., McCarthy, K., & McCafferty, T. (2020). The Impact of Mental Computation on Children’s Mathematical Communication, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Algebraic Thinking, Athens Journal of Education, 7(3), 239-252; Pourdavood, R. G. (2022). Teaching Mathematics and Science Through a Social Justice Lens, Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, 15(1-2), 114-136; Pourdavood, R. (2016). Teaching Secondary Mathematics and Science Contents embedded in Historical and Cultural Contexts: Challenges and Possibilities, Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, & Resolutions, 3(1); Liu, X., Wachira, P., & Pourdavood, R. G. (2022). An Exploratory Study of Predictors of Pre-Service Teachers’ Use of Classroom Management Strategies, International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 21(2), 246-264. Recent conference presentations feature Liu, X., Koc, S., & Pourdavood, R. G. (2026). Reimagining Math Instruction in the Age of AI at the Eastern Educational Research Association; and Yan, M. & Pourdavood, R. G. (2025). Complexity of Online Teaching and Learning in the Context of Higher Education at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association.