Spring 2027

Human Development From Childhood Through Adolescence

Explores social and psychological aspects of human development from early childhood through adolescence, focusing on implications for education.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Judith Korn3.8/5Isaiah Stevens

Summary

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Past student reviews · Judith Korn

The course is described as easy to follow, with many examples provided to aid understanding and numerous extra credit opportunities available.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate basic knowledge of how children learn and grow from early childhood through adolescence

  • Describe major theories of human development, with attention to physical, cognitive, social, and emotional maturational processes, as well as various factors that affect development. This course provides opportunities for students to reflect through group discussions and written assignments.

  • Link theories about cognitive and social development to educational and parenting practices both orally and in writing

  • Summarize and critique scientific journal articles about human development

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
EDPSYCH 331

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

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About this rating

Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 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.

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Past student reviews · Judith Korn

Professor Judith Korn was described as kind and caring, taking pride in learning students' names and making herself available for help outside of class. Reviewers noted that she made expectations very clear and delivered easy-to-follow lectures with many examples, which helped them learn the material and enjoy the course. The reviewer also highlighted the availability of lots of extra credit opportunities.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.64 GPA, 80.9% A/AB (n=89 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.53 GPA, 77.6% A/AB (n=85 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=102 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Joseph Anistranski

Joseph Anistranski presented material quickly, using PowerPoint lectures that one student found straightforward, while another described the exams as unfair and the course as the hardest Ed Psych class on campus. Grading expectations were clear, but study guides were viewed as misleading by one reviewer, whereas another praised his caring and engaging teaching style.

AMY BINTLIFF is recorded teaching in Fall 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

JOYCE HEMPHILL is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

LINDSAY WEYMOUTH is recorded teaching in Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

PERCIVAL MATTHEWS is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2019. 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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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1200

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Judith Korn

Professor Korn teaches with clear expectations and engaging lectures, creating a supportive environment that helps students learn and enjoy the material.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.53 GPA, 77.6% A/AB (n=85 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.89 GPA, 94.8% A/AB (n=96 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=102 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Judith Korn

The course is described as easy to follow, with many examples provided to aid understanding and numerous extra credit opportunities available.

Past student reviews · Judith Korn

Students appreciated Professor Korn's kindness and availability for help outside of class, noting that she takes pride in learning their names.

Topics

  • Social and psychological aspects of human development from early childhood through adolescence.
  • Implications for education.
  • Physical, cognitive, social, and emotional maturational processes.
  • Educational and parenting practices.

Skills

  • Demonstrate basic knowledge of how children learn and grow from early childhood through adolescence.
  • Describe major theories of human development, including physical, cognitive, social, and emotional maturational processes.
  • Link theories about cognitive and social development to educational and parenting practices.
  • Summarize and critique scientific journal articles about human development.

Grades

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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 · 0.12 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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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

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Selected offering source records
EDPSYCH 331 · Spring 2027

Human Development From Childhood Through Adolescence

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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