PSYCH 335Developmental Neuropsychology

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• Usually do not give professors or courses poor overall ratings - but this one needs a brutally honest review. Dr. McAuley is a very educated individual and her past research and work experience are extremely interesting to learn about combined with course work. However, the course is structured very poorly for an undergraduate third year level. Many of the lecture and reading material was horrendously organized - concepts at times not flowing well and quiz questions not reflecting the content learned. There was also very obvious favouritism; not a big issue if it wasn't reflected in the grades received for group assignments :) I wouldn't recommend taking this course - PSYCH 307 would be a…

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• While Dr. McAuley’s lectures were engaging, the readings were highly detailed, and there was a significant disconnect between the course content and the assessments. The three tests, each worth 20%, did not accurately reflect the material taught in class, resulting in a cumulative class average of just 62%. This grading made it mathematically difficult for the majority of students to achieve an 80% or higher, even with perfect scores on remaining course components. Furthermore, vague instructions for the annotated bibliography led to most students being required to resubmit their work, which resulted in a 10% penalty despite the widespread confusion. While the group presentation was…

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• McAuley is awful. You can tell she doesn't like teaching.
  Very dense content, heavily focused on the different types of neuropsychological testing.
  Only prof that has ever failed me on a paper. Wasn't able to get definitive feedback about what went wrong with the paper either.

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• Took this course in Winter 2026 with Dr. McAuley. This is not an easy course but one worth taking if you are interested in neuropsychology, esp. in children, because it is a niche field that isn't addressed in other courses so it will at least give you that exposure. The workload is quite hefty as her tests are split 50-50 between lecture and reading content. The readings are not explored in depth in the lecture so you will need to spend time outside of class to actually read them to do well (not just reading a summary of it). Aside from the tests, which are worth most of your parts, there are a two in-class group exercises marked based on completion, accuracy, and peer ratings, then a…

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