Catherine Coughlan

CDEVCDEV · FCS26 · CDEV28 · CDEV5265 · CDEV26 · FCS23 · CHIDCOMMUNITY · CDEV21 · CDEV063 · CDEV026 · CDEV31A · CDEV021 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
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Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Avoid if possible; most students describe a stressful, disrespectful classroom with and little support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHumiliates StudentsTreats Adults Like ChildrenHarsh Paper GraderHigh StressDo Not Take

Many students report public embarrassment, rude tone, and being treated like children.
and perfection rather than content.
A and open-book tests help if you follow her rules exactly.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A requires near-perfect papers and heavy effort; many report low grades despite strong work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Content is not advanced science, but piles of , and strict expectations make it feel harder than it should.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Students report sign-in and sign-out attendance treated like grade school, with little flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most reviewers , and unfair grading.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and perfection; students often get low marks despite effort.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Frequent essays, thick stacks of handouts, and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some praise structure and field-relevant activities, but many call her the and poor support.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

and written work more than exams.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Child Development courses feel rigid and demeaning for many; papers and , and public criticism is a repeated theme.

Main concern

, and child-like attendance control.

What students said

“She is the . As many have already said she likes to embarrass you in front of everybody.”
CDEV28

“She gets in your face. Writes your name on the board like your a child to have a discussion with you after class”
CDEV31A

“Most of the papers she assigns are useless, it's but she grades hard and is very anal about eveything.”
CDEV5265

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

One review notes open-book tests and finals, but overall assessment still .

Open Book TestsSyllabus DrivenPaper Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; one student reports open-book tests and finals if you follow the syllabus and do the work.

Open Book TestsSyllabus Driven

“ !!! :)”
CDEV21

“ ! Do the work, and you will be fine.”
CDEV21

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ IF IT ALL POSSIBLE!”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 , and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

😤 Classroom Respect

28/100

“She likes to embarrass you in front of everybody. She says if you have any questions to ask. When you do she criticizes you for it.”

📝

24/100

“ . tons of essays so .”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“I would let everybody know that .”

📋

22/100

“she makes you sign in and out of class for .”

Theme 1

😤 About Respect and Tone

She likes to embras you in front of whole class.
She treats her class like a class full of 1st graders.
She talks to everyone like they are children and is very disrespectful of personal space.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

I have straight A's, she gave me a C.
. tons of essays

Theme 3

📚 About Work and Structure

just do as she wants and you will pass.
she hands out more than a !
!!! :)

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

25 detailed in-person reviews span years with consistent negative themes, though opinions are mixed and somewhat dated.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 55

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Catherine Coughlan

Avoid if possible; most students describe a stressful, disrespectful classroom with x x and little support.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

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😤 Classroom Respect

📝 x x

👎 Recommendation

📋 x x

😤 About Respect and Tone

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Work and Structure

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Avoid if possible; most students describe a stressful, disrespectful classroom with and little support.

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