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Suzanne Muir EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/26/2026	Professor Muir is an excellent lecturer. Every assignment is thoughtful, meaningful and relevant. She encourages everyone to connect the material to their personal lives and this helps cement the concepts. After four years of human development classes, I can truly say that I learned best in courses taught by Prof. Muir. She is kind, knowledgeable and truly teaches the class material through engaging lectures and assignments that rely on application of material. She values in-class discussion and fosters a safe space and community for all students. She is clearly an individual who has a passion for teaching and is excellent at what she does. Highly recommend you sign up for any class she teaches.
Stephen Gibson EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/14/2026	Literal GOAT when it comes to human development teachers and classes. Had a personal relationship with every person in the class and made learning super interesting. He wants you to succeed!
Stephen Gibson EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/10/2026	This was his first year teaching and being a professor here at UMD; he was amazing. Made class engaging, looked at current adolescent issues, and was very understanding with classwork and time.
Suzanne Muir EDHD413 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2025	I LOVE Miss Suzie Muir. She is easily my favorite professor I've ever had. I took her Adolescent Development class this last semester and learned a ton about current problems and issues within adolescent experiences. Miss Suzie was very entertaining to learn from. She shared a lot of personal anecdotes and was very relatable. I really respect how much time and effort she puts into her lesson plans to make them engaging. Miss Suzie was very supportive of us as students in trying to help us create connections that might benefit us in our future careers. She was very willing to write letters of recommendation for her students as well. I loved taking Professor Muir's class. I would highly recommend her to any student thinking of taking any of her classes. If any university is thinking of hiring Miss Suzie, you will NOT be disappointed.
Suzanne Muir EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/18/2025	Professor Muir has a really engaging and fun class. The assignments are not hard, and she gives plenty of time to complete them. Only one final that was actually a take home one this semester. Three other big projects that again, she gave a good amount of time to complete. I believe that she will not be teaching this class again next semester, but if you have the opportunity to take her for any other class, you should!! She is just so sweet and funny and makes it bearable to go to class. Lots of working with other people as well. Overall a great professor and good class.
Suzanne Muir EDHD413 Anonymous 12/09/2025	I actually love her so much; she is my spirit animal. Take this class.
Sivan Lurie EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/26/2025	Very helpful, if you try she will notice. 10/10 will be taking her when she becomes a professor.
Sivan Lurie EDHD413 Anonymous 02/25/2025	The TA was so nice and helpful. Her presentations about certain topics were relatable. I think she should become a professor. She is calm and makes learning this topic easy.
Geetha Ramani EDHD413 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/20/2024	Such a kind person. I highly recommend taking this class with her! She takes information that can be really dense and is able to break it down really well, and is always encouraging discussion in class. There is a midterm, final exam, and a group project. Just make sure you take good notes not only on the slides, but also what she says. Some of the minor details can pop up on the midterm or final exam.
Katherine Luken Raz EDHD413 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/11/2024	Super easy class and definitely recommend it if needing a core requirement but Kate is extremely annoying. They're all over the place and so chaotic and frantic. The lecture is easy to understand and the workload is very easy its just weekly quizzes of three questions and then your opinions and every once in a while a discussion board. There's also a group project that you do over the whole sem and you only need to work on it in class. Very easy class that requires very little work a week but they're voice is grating and you need to have a certain level to patience to get through hearing them talk.
Katherine Luken Raz EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/17/2023	Love this professor. Prof Raz makes her directions very clear and she responds to emails very quickly (same day responses- within 2 hours). Her discussions are not hard and it's fun because she wants you to personalize it. She has 2 exams for the class and she makes sure that you have a good study guide. Taking notes is very important. During her lecture though she stutters a lot but I think that's fine because everyone gets nervous.She gives extra credit opportunities and it goes a long way. I finished with a 94% (without extra credit) and after the extra credit I finished with a 99% in the class She is very understanding and helps you out a lot and can give your great research opportunities. You'll love her.
Katherine Luken Raz EDHD413 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2023	Kate is really cool. Lectures are pretty straightforward; they present some slides and occasionally show a video related to the content. It's not really necessary to come to class because they post the slides online, but it can be helpful to go. There's weekly chapter assignments that correlate with the lectures/reading and discussion posts as well. It's definitely a manageable workload. They are really accommodating and easy to contact as well. There is a final exam (non-cumulative) and a team project that is pretty chill. I would highly recommend this class.
Katherine Luken Raz EDHD413 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2023	Professor Raz is a good professor. They are very accommodating when it comes to assignments. It's honestly worth reading the textbook to understand the material, but you can get away with learning from the lectures. Raz makes excellent points in lectures. Overall, the class is fairly easy and simple. There are weekly chapter reading assignments with the occasional discussion post, all of which are not too difficult to complete. There was also a group presentation at the end, which is pretty easy as well. Additionally, the mid-term and final questions are applied knowledge questions. All work can be done in a reasonable amount of time. Overall, Raz is a good professor.
Allan Wigfield EDHD413 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 03/31/2015	Dr. Wigfield is amazing. I really recommend him for edhd413. He is such a nice guy, so understanding, and overall just great. If you try and do well on the midterm and final its not a difficult class.
Allan Wigfield EDHD413 msliko 08/22/2013	Wigfield was a pleasure to take his class. He was very informed on adolescent development and was very intent on learning each person's name and who they were. He was very approachable and down to earth and had a decent sense of humor. His power points were very useful and he was more than willing to create study sessions before exams. The pop quizzes he gave were sometimes challenging, but the answers were definitely in the slides and lectures. I really enjoyed his class, even though sometimes he was a tad technologically challenged. I would definitely recommend him.
Alice Donlan EDHD413 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/20/2012	Donlan is a graduate student and a decent teacher. Her classes are taken explicitly from the textbook and her lectures are simply a review of the assigned reading material. Sometimes she livens up the boring PowerPoint slides with some current research or a real-life application, but if you decided to read and study the textbook and not go to any of the classes--you would learn the same amount. She has a few multiple-choice quizzes (5 questions), two multiple-choice exams (50 questions), and she accounts for attendance by giving random assignments during class time (so you HAVE to go to class to earn these points). If you study the material for the tests and quizzes, and attend the classes, you can easily get an A. If you want a more in-depth assessment of the material, or if you want to truly LEARN, then choose a different instructor.
Ann Battle EDHD413 Expecting an A+ Jessica Lee Archer 12/13/2011	Battle is the best! The class is interesting and challenging and I feel like a better student for taking it.
Ann Battle EDHD413 Expecting an A kd87 01/22/2010	Easily one of the best professors I've ever had. The class was extremely engaging, half due to the subject matter and half due to Dr. Battle's ability to break down difficult theories in an easily understandable way. More importantly, she was able to relate each theory to a teacher's experience in the classroom. Her spunky personality had everyone in the class hooked. Four 3-4 page homework assignments, six quizzes (she drops two), midterm (take-home essays, in-class exam) and final (take-home essay, in-class exam), and a good amount of reading. Definitely worth it to take the class with Dr. Battle, because she makes herself available for help in and out of class the entire semester, and she really wants to see everyone succeed.

Suzanne Muir
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/26/2026

Professor Muir is an excellent lecturer. Every assignment is thoughtful, meaningful and relevant. She encourages everyone to connect the material to their personal lives and this helps cement the concepts. After four years of human development classes, I can truly say that I learned best in courses taught by Prof. Muir. She is kind, knowledgeable and truly teaches the class material through engaging lectures and assignments that rely on application of material. She values in-class discussion and fosters a safe space and community for all students. She is clearly an individual who has a passion for teaching and is excellent at what she does. Highly recommend you sign up for any class she teaches.

Stephen Gibson
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/14/2026

Literal GOAT when it comes to human development teachers and classes. Had a personal relationship with every person in the class and made learning super interesting. He wants you to succeed!

Stephen Gibson
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/10/2026

This was his first year teaching and being a professor here at UMD; he was amazing. Made class engaging, looked at current adolescent issues, and was very understanding with classwork and time.

Suzanne Muir
EDHD413

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/24/2025

I LOVE Miss Suzie Muir. She is easily my favorite professor I've ever had. I took her Adolescent Development class this last semester and learned a ton about current problems and issues within adolescent experiences. Miss Suzie was very entertaining to learn from. She shared a lot of personal anecdotes and was very relatable. I really respect how much time and effort she puts into her lesson plans to make them engaging. Miss Suzie was very supportive of us as students in trying to help us create connections that might benefit us in our future careers. She was very willing to write letters of recommendation for her students as well. I loved taking Professor Muir's class. I would highly recommend her to any student thinking of taking any of her classes. If any university is thinking of hiring Miss Suzie, you will NOT be disappointed.

Suzanne Muir
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/18/2025

Professor Muir has a really engaging and fun class. The assignments are not hard, and she gives plenty of time to complete them. Only one final that was actually a take home one this semester. Three other big projects that again, she gave a good amount of time to complete. I believe that she will not be teaching this class again next semester, but if you have the opportunity to take her for any other class, you should!! She is just so sweet and funny and makes it bearable to go to class. Lots of working with other people as well. Overall a great professor and good class.

Suzanne Muir
EDHD413

Anonymous
12/09/2025

I actually love her so much; she is my spirit animal. Take this class.

Sivan Lurie
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/26/2025

Very helpful, if you try she will notice. 10/10 will be taking her when she becomes a professor.

Sivan Lurie
EDHD413

Anonymous
02/25/2025

The TA was so nice and helpful. Her presentations about certain topics were relatable. I think she should become a professor. She is calm and makes learning this topic easy.

Geetha Ramani
EDHD413

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/20/2024

Such a kind person. I highly recommend taking this class with her! She takes information that can be really dense and is able to break it down really well, and is always encouraging discussion in class. There is a midterm, final exam, and a group project. Just make sure you take good notes not only on the slides, but also what she says. Some of the minor details can pop up on the midterm or final exam.

Katherine Luken Raz
EDHD413

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/11/2024

Super easy class and definitely recommend it if needing a core requirement but Kate is extremely annoying. They're all over the place and so chaotic and frantic. The lecture is easy to understand and the workload is very easy its just weekly quizzes of three questions and then your opinions and every once in a while a discussion board. There's also a group project that you do over the whole sem and you only need to work on it in class. Very easy class that requires very little work a week but they're voice is grating and you need to have a certain level to patience to get through hearing them talk.

Katherine Luken Raz
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/17/2023

Love this professor. Prof Raz makes her directions very clear and she responds to emails very quickly (same day responses- within 2 hours). Her discussions are not hard and it's fun because she wants you to personalize it. She has 2 exams for the class and she makes sure that you have a good study guide. Taking notes is very important. During her lecture though she stutters a lot but I think that's fine because everyone gets nervous.She gives extra credit opportunities and it goes a long way. I finished with a 94% (without extra credit) and after the extra credit I finished with a 99% in the class She is very understanding and helps you out a lot and can give your great research opportunities. You'll love her.

Katherine Luken Raz
EDHD413

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Kate is really cool. Lectures are pretty straightforward; they present some slides and occasionally show a video related to the content. It's not really necessary to come to class because they post the slides online, but it can be helpful to go. There's weekly chapter assignments that correlate with the lectures/reading and discussion posts as well. It's definitely a manageable workload. They are really accommodating and easy to contact as well. There is a final exam (non-cumulative) and a team project that is pretty chill. I would highly recommend this class.

Katherine Luken Raz
EDHD413

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/09/2023

Professor Raz is a good professor. They are very accommodating when it comes to assignments. It's honestly worth reading the textbook to understand the material, but you can get away with learning from the lectures. Raz makes excellent points in lectures. Overall, the class is fairly easy and simple. There are weekly chapter reading assignments with the occasional discussion post, all of which are not too difficult to complete. There was also a group presentation at the end, which is pretty easy as well. Additionally, the mid-term and final questions are applied knowledge questions. All work can be done in a reasonable amount of time. Overall, Raz is a good professor.

Allan Wigfield
EDHD413

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
03/31/2015

Dr. Wigfield is amazing. I really recommend him for edhd413. He is such a nice guy, so understanding, and overall just great. If you try and do well on the midterm and final its not a difficult class.

Allan Wigfield
EDHD413

msliko
08/22/2013

Wigfield was a pleasure to take his class. He was very informed on adolescent development and was very intent on learning each person's name and who they were. He was very approachable and down to earth and had a decent sense of humor. His power points were very useful and he was more than willing to create study sessions before exams. The pop quizzes he gave were sometimes challenging, but the answers were definitely in the slides and lectures. I really enjoyed his class, even though sometimes he was a tad technologically challenged. I would definitely recommend him.

Alice Donlan
EDHD413

Expecting an A
Anonymous
06/20/2012

Donlan is a graduate student and a decent teacher. Her classes are taken explicitly from the textbook and her lectures are simply a review of the assigned reading material. Sometimes she livens up the boring PowerPoint slides with some current research or a real-life application, but if you decided to read and study the textbook and not go to any of the classes--you would learn the same amount. She has a few multiple-choice quizzes (5 questions), two multiple-choice exams (50 questions), and she accounts for attendance by giving random assignments during class time (so you HAVE to go to class to earn these points). If you study the material for the tests and quizzes, and attend the classes, you can easily get an A. If you want a more in-depth assessment of the material, or if you want to truly LEARN, then choose a different instructor.

Ann Battle
EDHD413

Expecting an A+
Jessica Lee Archer
12/13/2011

Battle is the best! The class is interesting and challenging and I feel like a better student for taking it.

Ann Battle
EDHD413

Expecting an A
kd87
01/22/2010

Easily one of the best professors I've ever had. The class was extremely engaging, half due to the subject matter and half due to Dr. Battle's ability to break down difficult theories in an easily understandable way. More importantly, she was able to relate each theory to a teacher's experience in the classroom. Her spunky personality had everyone in the class hooked. Four 3-4 page homework assignments, six quizzes (she drops two), midterm (take-home essays, in-class exam) and final (take-home essay, in-class exam), and a good amount of reading. Definitely worth it to take the class with Dr. Battle, because she makes herself available for help in and out of class the entire semester, and she really wants to see everyone succeed.

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