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Fall 2026
Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies
Covers research methods in human development and family studies, including quantitative and qualitative designs, participatory action research, and evaluation research.
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Historical reviews describe the course as difficult, requiring significant studying and attendance, with some noting that exams were hard and grading scales were elevated.
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Prerequisites
Course mapHDFS 262,ED PSYCH 320,PSYCH 460, or HDFS 263
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Janean Dilworth-Bart: Janean Dilworth-Bart’s teaching style varies significantly between reviewers. One student found her lectures rambling and exams unfair, while others noted she is approachable and helpful despite moving quickly through material. Success often required significant independent study and attendance.
AOSAI LIU is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CAROLYN LIESEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JANEAN DILWORTH-BART is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JENNIFER PUTNEY is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 34 / 40 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 40 / 40 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Aosai Liu: Aosai Liu receives high praise for being kind, understanding, and responsive to student feedback, with one reviewer noting her positivity and generosity with extra credit.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=39 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.75 GPA, 88.6% A/AB (n=44 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews describe the course as difficult, requiring significant studying and attendance, with some noting that exams were hard and grading scales were elevated.
Historical reviews of Carolyn Liesen, Jennifer Putney: Students found past instructors like Carolyn Liesen and Jennifer Putney helpful and caring, with structured assignments and clear study guides making the material understandable.
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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.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.20 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.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
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Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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