AI Rate Professor

Child Development

Simon Salem

CDV63 · ECE100 · CDV02 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Good pick for an engaging Child Development class if you show up and accept some uneven lecture and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilariousGroup projectsClear grading criteriaMixed lecture styleMandatory attendance
  • Many students find him funny, caring, and easy overall
  • while others use pop quizzes and
  • and participation or group work matters

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

and some sections lack tests, though a few students call him a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Average difficulty is low, with light work in some courses and only moderate challenge overall.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and most students call him great or .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and good feedback appear often, but .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Light

75/100

; others rely on easy homework and occasional quizzes.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Praised as funny and caring, though lectures can feel boring or slide-based for some students.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of , and occasional pop quizzes or tests.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person Child Development and ECE classes range from easy group-project courses to slide-heavy lectures with pop quizzes; students still largely like him.

Main concern

and occasional tough grading or boring lectures can frustrate some students.

What students said

“He made the class really interesting, and he's hilarious and really sweet, and you can tell he cares about the subject.”
CDV02
“Great teacher, he doesn't assign homework, you work in a group and . The .”
CDV63
“He would give pop quizzes which were random questions about the lecture itself only when he would see people leave early.”
ECE100

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

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Exam style varies by course from activity-based and reading-based tests.

Pop quizzesGroup final activityTests require reading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some sections use no traditional tests while and .

No tests or quizzes in one sectionFinal activity planning sheetPop quizzes on lecture
“ and not tests or quizes. The final was an activity planning sheet.”
CDV63
“He would give pop quizzes which were random questions about the lecture itself only when he would see people leave early.”
ECE100
“you will only pass the tests if you read.”
CDV02

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ so far.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting engagement, light work, and mixed lecture experiences. Credibility rating: Medium.

😄 Personality and Engagement

80/100

“ and funny!”

📚 Workload Lightness

75/100

“ and not tests or quizes.”

⚠️ Lecture Style Risk

40/100

“He and based all his lecture on that.”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“Took his class 2 years ago and loved it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's hilarious and really sweet
  • lectures can be boring but the hw is way easy
  • He practically spoke the whole class time

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Real easy!
  • He is a
  • you will only pass the tests if you read

Theme 3

📋 About Assessment

  • The
  • itself

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 in-person reviews from 2014-2017 with mixed detail and some grade data, so patterns are useful but limited.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CDV022 reviews
CDV631 review
ECE1001 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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