AI Rate Professor

Child Development

Carol Sigala

CD102 · CD111 · CD110 · CD106 · COS1025 · CD208 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
51.06%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can handle constant essay-style writing and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Writing LoadSentence-Count RulesPolarizing WorkloadLots of PapersCaring but Unclear
  • Workload is writing-heavy with strict sentence, vocab, and length rules on nearly every post.
  • An A is reachable if and , but many find the volume overwhelming.
  • Online reviews stress unclear links and slow replies; and disorganized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students earn A or A+ only after heavy weekly writing and strict format compliance, not light effort.

Both formats report achievable grades with full effort; online stress and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often called elementary or simple, while difficulty comes from volume and rigid writing rules rather than hard concepts.

Online and writing busywork.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and several students say skipping lectures still leaves heavy required writing.

; online focuses on participation and weekly posts.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans praise learning and caring, while critics say the .

Recent online reviews lean negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, yet many A grades appear when students follow sentence, vocab, and .

Format shift

; in-person more often call her tough but fair.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Nearly every review cites endless discussions, multi-paragraph posts, research papers, and essay-like weekly work.

Format shift

Online load is especially extreme; and discussions.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students and unclear, disorganized, or unresponsive teaching.

Format shift

Online more often reports bad communication; lecture chaos.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and weekly writing rather than high-stakes exams alone.

Format shift

Both formats center written assignments; and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is still writing-heavy, but and say full effort yields an easy A.

Main concern

, and lectures that .

What students said

“She gives poor instruction and constantly contradicts herself.”
CD106
“This class can easily be an easy A.”
CD208
“Just gotta do the work and you'll get an A, can't be lazy.”
CD106

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections feel like nonstop essays and , and weak email response.

Main concern

Expired or , and weekly long writing that .

What students said

“ and she grades so tough.”
CD110
“I had 500 points of .”
CD106
“A DISCUSSION POST on average requires 6+ paragraphs.”
CD208

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly structured writing; some courses add midterms or multiple choice.

Writing-heavy assessmentsRubric-driven gradingMidterm and final in some sectionsTextbook vocab required

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and service learning plus heavy papers; format is standard writing work, not clearly open-book proctored testing.

Midterm and finalLots of discussionsService learningFollow the rubric
“lots of , and service learning for a lot of her classes”
CD208
“ and it's an easy class.”
CD208

Online

Online evidence centers on weekly essays and long discussions more than proctored exams; .

Long discussion postsWeekly essaysRubric compliance
“There's a lot of writing. For a discussion she wants a 2 paragraph response with 6-8 sentences”
CD208
“tell me why I had to write a 7 page paper for a community college CD class.”
CD111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Took for all CHDV courses - repetitive! She encourages you to email but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person Child Development courses, weighted toward recurring writing-load and . Credibility rating: High.

✍️ Writing Overload

16/100

“I had 500 points of .”

🎯 Grade Path Is Work-Only

42/100

“If you put the effort and time you will pass her course.”

📉 Polarized Recommendation

48/100

“ if there is no other option.”

🧩

48/100

“From the and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • as well as her assignments
  • She is a very caring professor and wants you to pass
  • She can also be passive aggressive

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class can easily be an easy A
  • Each paragraph has to be 6-8 sentences long

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • The research paper is a 7-PAGE ESSAY
  • A DISCUSSION POST on average requires 6+ paragraphs

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes on writing load and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 59
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 525

Course coverage

CD10625 reviews
CD20810 reviews
CD1027 reviews
CD1115 reviews
CD1102 reviews
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COS10251 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

30

A+ 15 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3