# SHARON DERRY — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### built at

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### current instructors

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### term

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### departments

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## instructor

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### source

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### name

SHARON DERRY

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

8

#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### courses

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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### revision

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                                    |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 1132 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1124 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1122 | course\_16780e274a754f0348b70c62 | EDPSYCH 795 | INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING SCIENCES I      |
| 1122 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1114 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1114 | course\_ae2294c510b2e27e95631b0a | EDPSYCH 699 | INDEPENDENT READING UNDERGRAD            |
| 1114 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1112 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1112 | course\_16780e274a754f0348b70c62 | EDPSYCH 795 | INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING SCIENCES I      |
| 1112 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1112 | course\_383f44adb38a30df234d23b7 | EDPSYCH 999 | INDEPENDENT READING                      |
| 1104 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1104 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1102 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1102 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1094 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1092 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1092 | course\_9d7308438fecbdc0a7cb7dc5 | EDPSYCH 711 | CURRENT TOPICS IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| 1092 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1084 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1084 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1082 | course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 | HOW PEOPLE LEARN                         |
| 1082 | course\_9d7308438fecbdc0a7cb7dc5 | EDPSYCH 711 | CURRENT TOPICS IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| 1082 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1074 | course\_9d7308438fecbdc0a7cb7dc5 | EDPSYCH 711 | CURRENT TOPICS IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY |
| 1074 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |
| 1072 | course\_9b0e82ab985855e443ab4d96 | EDPSYCH 990 | RESEARCH OR THESIS                       |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1072 | 1       |
| 1074 | 2       |
| 1082 | 3       |
| 1084 | 2       |
| 1092 | 3       |
| 1094 | 1       |
| 1102 | 2       |
| 1104 | 2       |
| 1112 | 4       |
| 1114 | 3       |
| 1122 | 2       |
| 1124 | 1       |
| 1132 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Come on, those other ratings are ANCIENT from a few grumps when this ed psy course was just getting started with it's online part. This course has been very highly rated for years -- learning psychology applied to interesting real-world issues. Quote: &quot;I LOVED this course, would very highly recommend it.&quot;",
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    "comment": "Worst lectures I have ever had experienced.  Poor organization and lack of focus.",
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    "comment": "The least helpful course I've taken in the school of Ed, and that's saying something.  She also disregards student feedback; they just don't appreciate the course or something.  Ick.",
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    "comment": "kind of a boring class.  she talks forever about nothing. there was nothing to DO in the class. could have done all the assignments in one week. boring, and pointless.  but easy A!",
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```

### total

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### page

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### courses

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| course\_efce20748a02fd76caa36d8a | EDPSYCH 301 |

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