I LOVE Prof. Goff! I took this class during COVID-19 so it was entirely online. I watched all the lectures asynchronously on Zoom due to a conflict, but I still loved this class! The content is interesting and Prof. Goff is an amazing teacher who truly cares about her students. The exams were a bit difficult, but the exam was open note so it was fine. I think I got A's on both of them. She also gives the final during the last class period in Week 10 which is really nice because you get to finish one of your classes early! Other than the exams, we had a mandatory section once a week and weekly written assignments to complete but they were always really easy and straightforward. This class definitely sparked my love for developmental psych and I've taken 3 other dev psych classes since then! Professor Goff is amazing!!

This was the second class I've taken with Professor Goff, and it was once again incredible! The content is super interesting, and there is nothing very difficult to grasp. I'm definitely very overwhelmed about the idea of parenting after taking this class, but I am also way more informed about it. Even though this was my *fourth* quarter in online school, I was able to be engaged in the class just because there's so much cool stuff you learn about. There was always new stuff I learned in class that I would share with my friends and roommates. Workload-wise this is a much easier class than some others at UCLA. Mainly all you need to do is go to lecture. There's like 4 (short) written assignments you need to complete throughout the quarter, but those aren't bad at all. Then, there's the Midterm and Final, which had some tricky questions, but they were open-note so it was entirely fine. I would definitely recommend taking this class with Professor Goff if you have any interest in being a parent one day or just learning about parenting!

2 tests and 4 writing assignments, the final is not cumulative but definitely don't underestimate how easy it is because I did and ended up scoring pretty low on the final but because I scored almost full points on everything else, I still pulled an A in the class. The class is pretty interesting and you watch a lot of interesting films as a part of the syllabus. As always, Professor Goff is just a delight to have.

Amazing professor, very prompt at responding to emails, she posts great slides but you must take detailed notes and make sure you understand the material on a canceptual level. She asks conceptual type questions on the exams. This course went fast in the summer but doable while taking another course at the same time. She explains material well and helps you to understand. 1 midterm, 1 final, and weekly written assignments, allows 2 points extra credit. EVERY point in this class counts!!

Professor Goff is an actual sweetheart. She was really accommodating with the circumstances of the pandemic (no group work!) and very lenient with grading and students that missed assignment deadlines. In my opinion, her lectures were sometimes dry but it's mainly because I loose motivation to sit through a two hour session easily.

The class is made up of 4 written assignments (based on lectures), a midterm and final. The written assignments were graded pretty easy and I got full points on all of them. I got 32/35 and 43/45 on the exams respectively by just rewatching the lectures on 2x speed and going over sample test questions she provided each time. The test is fairly easy but I would be careful with the wording of some of the questions. That said, she is on Zoom during the test window and will clarify any confusion on the wording of the questions if you need it. There is also 2pts max extra credit opportunity with participation in SONA studies!

Overall, this was a very chill class and I am going to take future classes with Professor Goff :))

There is a reason why Goff's overall rating is high and it's because she's literally the Miss Honey of professors. Her class is not only easy, but the content you learn is just so useful and fascinating. Sometimes I wish we were graded on a little bit more because one missed assignment can lower your grade, even if you do well on the midterm. However, it's not difficult to do well in this class and I would for sure take it again.

This class is really interesting, really diving into the development of infants. It was a lot more fun than I thought, and it was cute seeing videos of Professor Goff's kids as examples.

There are two midterms and one final, but the lowest of the two midterms is dropped (so if you're satisfied with the first midterm, you don't have to take the second one). Exams were open note, so they were not bad. Definitely don't take the exams completely reliant on your notes- it wastes time and you won't be able to apply concepts properly.

There is 2 points extra credit (NOT percentage, just 2 more points added to your overall points). You have to get 2 credits of SONA studies which aren't bad.
The only homework you have is weekly written assignments that are based on that week's lecture topic. Make sure you look at the rubric to know exactly what you should be writing (to avoid points taken off for a minor thing, like the number of examples you should use)

Her lectures are well organized and each example builds on the other really well. If you're confused at first when she introduces a topic, don't worry. You'll understand once she finishes.
(She does talk very fast so be prepared if you use hand-written notes.)

Because we were online, discussion sections were not mandatory, so our participation points were transferred to our weekly written assignments. I personally did not enjoy going to discussion sections just for my own preferences, but you should definitely go because they're just summarizing the lecture material.

I very much enjoyed this class. I have been wanting to take this class since my first year and was very excited when I actually enrolled for this session. Everything was incredibly interesting, and the professor was beyond helpful throughout. I loved the transparency with everything that was discussed, whether it was course topics or even personal information in regards to future career planning. The exams are very straight forward, readings and assignments are all relevant and helpful to gaining a deeper understanding of the topics. Everything about this class was amazing. It was absolutely amazing to learn from Professor Goff and I hope to work more with her in the future! This was one of my favorite classes I've taken at UCLA.

Professor Goff is truly wonderful! The only bad thing about this class was the fact that I didn't get to experience this in person. Yet, taking this class online was still a great way to do so. Professor Goff is super engaging, nice, personable, and sweet. Her slides are very well done and she even incorporated references and ADORABLE photos of her kids. I was interested in Developmental Psychology before, but this class truly helped me to delve more into the topic and learn more. Highly recommend to take this course. There were 10 written assignments (one each week) that weren't too hard to do, and part of it just asks you to list something you didn't really understand that week (WHICH the TA's would use to guide their discussion for the next week, genius.) Her tests are fair and you can drop the lower of the two "midterms" but not the final. I will say the second test and final was a bit more tricky then the first test, but nothing to bad since it was open note. Just focus on learning the theories rather then memorization. Overall, really recommend for anyone interested in dev. psych or wants a fulfilling and engaging class.

Dr. Goff is an incredible professor. She has really engaging lectures and has a lot of open conversations with students in class. She also has a lot of respect for her students and is super accommodating and understanding. There's a short reflection assignment after each lecture but it was really simple and usually just about relating your own experiences to course material. Exams were very straightforward and drew directly from lecture material.