AI Rate Professor

Child Development

Laura Vidal-Prudholme

CDES110 · CDE128 · CD15 · CDES101 · CD105 · CDE15 · SOC15 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you will read weekly and ; watch course and format.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear criteria when strongLots of readingStory-based teachingKind and responsiveTests can be tough
  • Many praise kindness, stories, and doable A if you keep up with reading and notes
  • ; directions can feel vague and some find her a
  • Older SOC15 reviews slam organization and ; newer CD courses are far more positive

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many report As with show-up-and-read effort, though papers and .

Online emphasizes reading and ; and notes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Average difficulty about 2.3 with light content when attending, but and .

; in-person often easy if you attend and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory or ; .

; online relies on weekly posts more than live presence.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Strong praise in CD courses and 80% and old SOC15 complaints.

Online and ; older in-person SOC15 reviews do not.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Often not a , but some call papers and points unfair.

Format shift

Online mixed tough-grader tags; .

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Weekly reading and ; not featherlight but manageable if consistent.

Format shift

Online reading and papers feel heavier; in-person can be light if notes replace the book.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Kind, story-rich, and helpful for many; criticized for vague directions, slow slides, or .

Format shift

In-person community feel is stronger; online responsiveness is praised but instructions vary.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly discussions and tests depending on format.

Format shift

Online leans discussions, quizzes, and papers; in-person leans notes, activities, and scantron exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person CD classes feel community-like with , and easy As if you show up; a few older SOC15 reviews are harshly negative on fairness.

Main concern

Inconsistent organization and fairness in older non-CD courses; .

What students said

“Super easy class if and participate.”
CD15
“If you show up to class, write notes, discuss, and turn in and learn a lot.”
CD105
“One of the .”
SOC15

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online CD/CDE courses use weekly discussions, quizzes, and papers; many get As if they read, but and .

Main concern

Vague assignment directions and .

What students said

“You will have weekly discussions and quizzes but as long as you read the .”
CDE15
“the 2 tests are somewhat difficult and the 3 papers are a lot of work.”
CD15
“Overall, if you keep up with well in.”
CD15

Exam style

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Typical mix of quizzes, papers, and ; friendlier when tests match .

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalScantron examsNotes-based tests

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are often scantron and notes-based if you attend; .

Scantron midterm and finalNotes-based testsIn-class activities
“ and and also straight forward.”
CD105
“If you show up and pay attention, you don't REALLY need to read to do good on the tests”
CD15

Online

and final, and papers; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring or open-book policy.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and finalReading-based tests
“It consisted of reading 2 chapters , and a final.”
CD15
“the 2 tests are somewhat difficult and the 3 papers are a lot of work.”
CD15

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You will have weekly discussions and quizzes but as long as you read the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 mixed online and and detail.

📖 Read and You Score

80/100

“You will have weekly discussions and quizzes but as long as you read the .”

❤️

78/100

“She shares real stories, her class is a small community.”

⚠️ Vague Directions Risk

55/100

“her directions for the papers are vague and as .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and helpful
  • uses lots of stories in her teaching and has lots of life experience
  • She makes the course easy to understand and content related to everyone of us.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super easy class if and participate.
  • Class is easy but you can't slack. About 20-40 pages of .
  • She is not a .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization & Fairness

  • Not very detailed on what we have to do, no examples
  • her directions for the
  • One of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across online and in-person from 2008-2020 with rich detail and mostly consistent CD-course patterns.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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CD1055 reviews
SOC152 reviews
CDE1281 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 4

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1