PSYC 2260 Child Developmental Psychology
This course is an introduction to developmental psychology. The course examines topics in personality, social, and cognitive development.
Course overview
- Department
- Psychology and Neuroscience
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Psychology B.A.: One course from the Developmental/Individual Differences cluster (3 credits) (Class of 2028 and After)
- Psychology B.S.: One course from the Developmental/Individual Differences cluster (3 credits) (Class of 2028 and After)
- Psychology B.A. (Class of 2027 and Before): Three 2000-level courses — Developmental area (Class of 2027 and Before)
- Psychology B.S. (Class of 2027 and Before): Three 2000-level courses — Developmental area (Class of 2027 and Before)
- Psychology: Courses That May Be Applied to the Minor (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.00 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.13 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 12
| 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 | Sarah Mccormick | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 51 of 60 |
| Fall 2025 | Deeya Mitra | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 47 of 60 |
| Summer 2025 | Stacee Topper | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 of 6 |
| Spring 2025 | Sarah Mccormick | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 48 of 58 |
| Fall 2024 | Sara J Cordes | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 55 of 70 |
| Summer 2024 | Mengguo Jing | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 13 |
| Summer 2024 | Stacee Topper | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | — | 5 of 7 |
| Spring 2024 | Richard Ahl | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 45 |
| Fall 2023 | Sara J Cordes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 of 47 |
| Summer 2023 | Stacee Topper | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 of 16 |
| Fall 2022 | Sara J Cordes | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 72 of 88 |
| Summer 2022 | Stacee Topper | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 10+ hrs/week | 4 of 18 |
| Fall 2021 | Sara J Cordes | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 44 of 69 |
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Sections
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