Spring 2027

Human Development in Adolescence

Examines physiological, social, and cognitive changes characterizing the transition from childhood to adult life.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Anna VeenendallMaria Katsikathas

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Julie Hunt, Amy Bellmore

The course included five online quizzes, four tests, two paragraph papers, and one research paper. One student noted that extensive textbook reading was required to earn high grades, while another found the overall workload easy.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and summarize the major developmental milestones of adolescence

  • Differentiate and evaluate the theory and methods used to study adolescence

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
EDPSYCH 321

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 83.0% A/AB (n=141 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.36 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=112 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.62 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 83.0% A/AB (n=141 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMY D BELLMORE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ANNA VEENENDALL is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHELSEA OLSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIE HUNT is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARIA KATSIKATHAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YOREL LASHLEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1750

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Julie Hunt, Chelsea Olson

Students described lectures as clear and interesting, with a workload that felt manageable despite multiple assessments. Reviews noted that the course was generally straightforward if students stayed engaged.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.36 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=112 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.62 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 83.0% A/AB (n=141 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Julie Hunt, Amy Bellmore

The course included five online quizzes, four tests, two paragraph papers, and one research paper. One student noted that extensive textbook reading was required to earn high grades, while another found the overall workload easy.

Past student reviews · Julie Hunt, Chelsea Olson

Students appreciated the option to drop their lowest exam score, which one reviewer noted meant they did not have to take the final if they put in effort. Others highlighted the provision of a handy study guide and the ease of the papers.

Topics

  • Physiological, social, and cognitive changes during the transition from childhood to adulthood
  • Major developmental milestones of adolescence
  • Theories and methods used to study adolescence

Skills

  • Identifying and summarizing major developmental milestones of adolescence
  • Differentiating and evaluating theories and methods used to study adolescence

Grades

Historical instructor

Spring 2027 · Projected

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Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.11 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
EDPSYCH 321 · Spring 2027

Human Development in Adolescence

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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Model & dataset provenance 
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