Spring 2027

Mind, Brain and Education

Overview of methods and findings at the interface between education and neuroscience, covering brain development and learning.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Edward Hubbard4.0/5Roy LuoSilvia Liu

Summary

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Past student reviews · Edward Hubbard

The workload typically includes three exams and one group paper. Exams are considered fair, though they require studying, especially for students with less neuroscience background. Study guides are provided but can be lengthy.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Summarize and apply research that bridges neuroscience and education.

  • Demonstrate ability to work in cross-disciplinary student teams

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
EDPSYCH 326

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Edward Hubbard

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.40/5 from 20 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.5/5 raw quality · 2.7/5 difficulty · 10 reviews

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Past student reviews · Edward Hubbard

Edward Hubbard structured the course with three exams and one group research project. Students described the exams as fair and supported by detailed study guides, though some noted they required preparation for those with limited neuroscience backgrounds. Hubbard was generally viewed as approachable and enthusiastic, but one student felt he rushed through lecture slides, while another criticized him for being unorganized and an extremely slow grader.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 75.5% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 79.3% A/AB (n=87 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=78 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 75.5% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 79.3% A/AB (n=87 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=78 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Elizabeth Toomarian, Sarah Short

Past students noted that materials were straightforward and exams were easy under Elizabeth Toomarian, who used TopHat and assigned skimmable readings. Sarah Short taught a tough, multi-field class where students disagreed on clarity: one found her explanations clear and supportive, while another found the course difficult to navigate. Both reviews cited a time-consuming group project as a significant component.

EDWARD HUBBARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ELIZABETH TOOMARIAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

SARAH SHORT is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020. 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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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Edward Hubbard

Edward Hubbard teaches with enthusiasm and clarity, incorporating neuroscience and current research into lectures. Students found the course interesting and well-structured, with a focus on learning strategies.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.57 GPA, 75.5% A/AB (n=53 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 79.3% A/AB (n=87 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=78 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Edward Hubbard

The workload typically includes three exams and one group paper. Exams are considered fair, though they require studying, especially for students with less neuroscience background. Study guides are provided but can be lengthy.

Past student reviews · Edward Hubbard

One student found the professor unorganized and an extremely slow grader. Another noted that lectures spent too much time on irrelevant topics and rushed at the end, often failing to cover all slides.

Topics

  • Brain development from birth to adolescence and brain changes in response to learning
  • Language acquisition, bilingualism, brain basis of reading and mathematics, and executive functions

Skills

  • Summarizing and applying research bridging neuroscience and education
  • Working in cross-disciplinary student teams

Grades

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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 · 0.15 GPA average error.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
EDPSYCH 326 · Spring 2027

Mind, Brain and Education

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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