Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Contemporary Issues in Educational Psychology
Examines the influence of educational psychology on current issues and innovations in education.
Summary
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Workload involves reading three research papers weekly and posting to discussion boards, with assignments described as easy and fun.
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Professors
Fall 2026Amy Bellmore facilitates interactive discussion-based classes rather than lectures, responding to emails quickly. Reviewers note that while reading loads are manageable, the format relies heavily on weekly discussion board participation.
Amy Bellmore is described as kind, though some find her lectures and readings boring. Assignments are considered interesting and easy, making the course suitable for those who do not mind a less engaging delivery style.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.86 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.90 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Christy Starr: Christy Starr is described as a great, passionate professor who is available for questions and provides stimulating discussions. Reviewers highlight her support and the thoughtful structure of her final project.
AMY D BELLMORE is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHRISTY STARR is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID KLINGBEIL is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
EDWARD HUBBARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HALEY VLACH is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2015, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LINDSAY MCCARY is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. 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
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEM 004 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 7 |
| SEM 002 | Classroom Instruction | 15 / 15 | 2 |
| SEM 006 | Classroom Instruction | 25 / 25 | 2 |
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Student experience
the class
Amy Bellmore's EDPSYCH 506 is generally recommended for its kindness and easy assignments, though some find the lectures and readings boring.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 97.7% A/AB (n=129 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 98.1% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.90 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=109 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Workload involves reading three research papers weekly and posting to discussion boards, with assignments described as easy and fun.
Students appreciate immediate email responses and interactive discussions, but some find the lecture style and reading materials unengaging.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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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.
7 earlier forecasts · 0.07 GPA average error.
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1283 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.
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Selected offering source records
Contemporary Issues in Educational Psychology
Recorded 2026-09-07Bullying in School and Online
Recorded 2026-09-07Psychology in the Schools
Recorded 2026-09-07Development Cognitive Neursci
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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