APSY 1030 Child Development
This is one of two foundational courses (APSY 1030 & APSY 1031) focused on multiple dimensions of child development from the prenatal period through middle childhood, with a consideration of applications to educational and other applied settings. The course offers an overview of the array of research methods used in developmental psychology; normative trends in physical, social-emotional, and cognitive development; and factors and processes that affect developmental change and optimize child development. Key questions in the field of developmental psychology, such as " How do nature and nurture together shape development?" and " How do children become so different from one another?" will recur across topics to help students establish a coherent understanding of child development.
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Corequisites
- APSY1032
- Satisfies core
- Social Science
Requirements fulfilled
- Lynch Core Path: Social Science Core path (Current undergraduate curriculum)
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Core course: Child Development (one course; cross-listed APSY1030/EDUC1030) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Transformative Educational Studies: Major electives — approved Applied Psychology and Education options (Class of 2025–2027 approved list) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Psychology: Courses That May Be Applied to the Minor (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Social Science (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.02 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.33 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Julie Macevoy | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 99 of 118 |
| Spring 2026 | Kennedy Damoah | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 17 of 20 |
| Spring 2026 | Ruoying Zhang | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Jiwon Ban | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 31 of 38 |
| Fall 2025 | Julie Macevoy | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 225 of 310 |
| Spring 2025 | Julie Macevoy | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 82 of 97 |
| Spring 2025 | Sinwoo Bae | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 35 |
| Spring 2025 | Yilin Liu | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 34 |
| Spring 2025 | Yilin Wang | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 28 |
| Fall 2024 | Jiwon Ban | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 39 |
| Fall 2024 | Julie Macevoy | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 122 of 156 |
| Spring 2024 | Erin Kim | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 35 of 39 |
| Spring 2024 | Julie Macevoy | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 68 of 79 |
| Spring 2024 | Lindsay Lanteri | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 40 |
| Fall 2023 | Elida V Laski | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 129 of 158 |
| Spring 2023 | Hyun Young Cho | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 40 |
| Spring 2023 | Julie Macevoy | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 64 of 77 |
| Spring 2023 | Muanjing Wang | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 37 |
| Fall 2022 | Courtney Colgan | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 40 |
| Fall 2022 | Elida V Laski | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 122 of 151 |
| Fall 2022 | Ji Hye Park | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 32 |
| Spring 2022 | Julie Macevoy | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 90 of 172 |
| Spring 2022 | Linxi Lu | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 18 of 45 |
| Fall 2021 | Elida V Laski | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 96 of 153 |
| Fall 2021 | Ji Hye Park | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 36 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 09
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09