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Child Development

Yadira Lopez Arellano

ED110 · DEV108 · CD106 · CD103 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take her if you want a and can complete observation hours.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaring and approachableEasy A with observation hoursInspirational lecturesLenient and flexibleGroup projects
  • Nearly all students report easy As with .
  • Main workload is 45-hour and a group project.
  • and in-person sections despite occasional unclear online instructions.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students repeatedly call it an Easy A or Easy A+ if you complete the and observation hours.

Both online and in-person reviews stress easy As; online notes more instruction-clarity issues.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

85/100

Content is described as easy and interesting with .

Difficulty ratings stay low in both formats; and observation requirements.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and participation matters, especially for discussions and observation.

Online and as mandatory; one online summer review said no.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

About 92% would take again and .

Recommendation is strong in both formats with only mild online organization critiques.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Not a harsh grader, , extensions if you communicate, and nearly all reported grades are A or A+.

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats; online also tags .

Workload

Light

78/100

Few graded items and minimal assignments, but plan for 45 observation hours, some reading, and a group project.

Format shift

Online and hour requirement.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students call her knowledgeable, inspirational, caring, and approachable with engaging conversational lectures.

Format shift

In-person praise is nearly perfect; online is still highly positive with occasional clarity complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grade comes mainly from assignments, participation, observation hours, group project, and .

Format shift

One online review mentioned a ; overall assessment is assignment-heavy in both formats.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and easiest professors, with interesting lectures and minimal assignments beyond observation and a group project.

Main concern

Plan time for 45 hours of classroom observation and a group project.

What students said

“Yadira Arellano is one of the kindest professors at Rio. and caring about her students.”
ED110
“One of the easiest teachers you will ever have at Rio Hondo College!”
CD106
“This class is very easy and interesting. You do have a group project, and 45 hours of classroom observation.”
ED110

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online students praise her caring style and easy As, though some note unclear instructions, typos, or occasional cancelled live sessions.

Main concern

and may need live clarification; observation hours still required.

What students said

“Easy A+ if you just do the work.”
ED110
“Very kind professor but her and required a live class for clarification.”
36229
“Not a and lenient with giving more time for work as long as you show you are trying.”
ED110

Exam style

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Exams are rarely emphasized; when mentioned they seem easy and secondary to assignments and observation.

Light finals when presentExtra creditFew graded itemsAssignment-focused

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and focus on observation hours, group projects, and .

Minimal assignmentsGroup projectObservation hours
“there are minimal assignments”
ED110
“ and you will be fine.”
CD106

Online

One online review mentioned a and typos; work is described as very easy with .

Final mentionedExtra creditEasy work
“Her work is very easy but has a lot of typos and grammatical errors which can make it hard to answer questions.”
36229
“For .”
36229

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I've learned so much from Ms. Arellano, who is incredibly knowledgeable, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews spanning online and , and observation-hour workload. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

92/100

“Professor is super understanding and willing to work with students.”

🎯 Easy A Path

88/100

“Easy A+ if you just do the work.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

93/100

“ ”

📚 Observation Workload

78/100

“You do have a group project, and 45 hours of classroom observation, just be aware that you need to make time for that”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • She is super sweet and gives very informative lectures.
  • and motivational!
  • doesn't make you feel judged or belittled

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A+ if you just do the work.
  • This class is very easy and interesting.
  • One of the easiest teachers you will ever have at Rio Hondo College!

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are more of a conversation and not so into a book study.
  • Her lectures were interesting/engaging.
  • Very impressed with her teaching style.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

13 detailed reviews from 2019-2025 across online and and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ED1106 reviews
362292 reviews
CD1032 reviews
CD1062 reviews
DEV1081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 5 · A 6

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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