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Child Development

Cathie Robertson

FS115 · CD134 · FAMILYSTU · CD115 · CD · CD125 · CFD125 · CD2540 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you care about child development topics and can handle frequent assignments, but if you need low workload or fast support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy workloadPassionate about subjectStrict grammar expectationsMixed organizationClear when engaged
  • Students often find the material useful and sometimes easy, but the workload is repeatedly described as heavy.
  • Online reviews are especially split, with praise for and strong complaints about organization and support.
  • Grades can be earned with steady work, but and strict detail expectations create risk.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic when students keep up, but frequent assignments, strict grammar, and easy A.

Online evidence shows heavier workload and , while in person evidence includes more older easy-A comments.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

The concepts are often described as common sense or interesting, but the workload and instructions make the course feel harder than the content itself.

Online comments emphasize time pressure and discussion boards, while in person comments more often call the class easy but busy.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance and participation appear useful, but reviews do not prove a .

Online reviews mention lectures and participation, while in person .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and structure, but many warn against her because of workload, organization, and communication issues.

Online reviews are sharply polarized, while in person reviews range from excellent to strongly negative across a long time span.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

but can feel strict about grammar, details, and rubrics.

Format shift

, while in person reviews include both generous and inconsistent grading examples.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly describe , and constant busy work.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are especially frequent, and in person evidence also repeatedly mentions lots of assignments.

Teaching experience

Average

59/100

She is often passionate and , but support, organization, and communication are too inconsistent for a higher score.

Format shift

Online comments show the strongest split between helpful clarity and disorganization, while in person comments span excellent teaching to poor support.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Reviews focus much , and projects than on major exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignments, with online and written work.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person evidence is historically mixed, with many online-class comments counted as in person by the supplied flags and a pattern of busy work, passion, and uneven support.

Main concern

The main concern is lots of to the points.

What students said

“She is very passionate about what she teaches.”
CD134
“there is always an ”
CD134
“Good teacher, easy A, just do the work!”
CD125

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students report useful material but , and inconsistent organization.

Main concern

The main concern is heavy online workload with .

What students said

“The workload was very heavy.”
CD115
“there are and she is very unorganized dates are always incorrect links in the .”
CD115
“Cathie sets everyone up to do really well in this class, she is clear about what she wants you just have to do the work.”
CD134

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and mixed, with some student-friendly notes use and study guides but no consistent policy across reviews.

Timed Exams MentionedUse Notes MentionedStudy Guides MentionedQuizzes Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person-counted reviews mention quizzes, tests, study guides, timed exams, and notes use, but do not clearly prove a .

Timed Exams MentionedUse Notes MentionedStudy Guides MentionedQuizzes Mentioned
“If you're lucky and the quiz or time to find all your answers”
CD115
“All her assignments are easy and she lets .”
CD125

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, Lockdown Browser, or .

Discussion BoardsAssignments
“She gives out a ton of homework including weekly assignments, discussion boards, packets, and research papers.”
CD115

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do the work and it will be a rewarding experience.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

59/100

“She is very passionate about what she teaches.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“The workload was very heavy.”

⚖️ Grade Cost

58/100

“Not an "easy" A, but !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's clearly passionate about the subject.
  • She is very passionate about what she teaches.
  • This teacher was wonderful!

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • The workload was very heavy.
  • there is always an
  • This class contains too much busy work.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Grades

  • Good teacher, easy A, just do the work!
  • and because she expects every detail to be present in the project for an A.
  • She gives the grade you deserve

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide rich detail, though older reviews and format-label mismatches reduce precision.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 55
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values