Bonnie Goff
Department of Psychology
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4.7
Overall Rating
Based on 62 Users
Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.2 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
  • Would Take Again
  • Engaging Lectures
  • Often Funny
  • Gives Extra Credit
  • Is Podcasted
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
35.2%
29.4%
23.5%
17.6%
11.7%
5.9%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

45.4%
37.9%
30.3%
22.7%
15.1%
7.6%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
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C+
C
C-
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D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

35.9%
29.9%
23.9%
17.9%
12.0%
6.0%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

41.5%
34.6%
27.7%
20.8%
13.8%
6.9%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

55.1%
45.9%
36.7%
27.6%
18.4%
9.2%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
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C+
C
C-
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D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

65.0%
54.1%
43.3%
32.5%
21.7%
10.8%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

45.2%
37.7%
30.1%
22.6%
15.1%
7.5%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

32.5%
27.1%
21.7%
16.3%
10.8%
5.4%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

36.3%
30.2%
24.2%
18.1%
12.1%
6.0%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

33.4%
27.9%
22.3%
16.7%
11.1%
5.6%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 15, 2024

TAKE THIS CLASS! Dr. Goff was one of the most helpful and engaging professors I have met here at UCLA. During lectures, she would provide a variety of examples from her personal life in addition to several real-world concepts, in order to give us a better understanding of the material. While attendance for lecture was lenient, I definitely suggest to show up as sometimes when lecture ends early she provides additional review for exams or like at the end, a Q&A session! In addition, during lecture you can get participation points through iClicker (this is also how attendance was taken).

Discussion sections for me was also really helpful (you are allowed one free absence). I had Erjing and while for the most part our discussions were pretty dead, Erjing always went through the previous weeks lecture thoroughly and implemented polls in order to see where our understanding was which I thought was really nice because if the results of the poll weren't in agreement - she further explains it! (Dr. Goff does this as well during lecture)

You have 3 exams - 2 midterms, 1 final. The lowest grade out of the two midterms gets dropped but the final is MANDATORY. I thought the exams were fair and pretty easy as long as you put in the work for it (i.e., really understand the slides and how you can apply it to other scenarios). Referring back to the final, it was not cumulative however, you need to be able to understand the basis of the course as you might find yourself answering questions regarding how earlier concepts relate with the later ones.

There are no additional materials required for the class. Only lecture slides!

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A+
Sept. 28, 2023

BEST CLASS. BEST TEACHER. The course is SO astoundingly interesting and surprisingly so easy. Like I was literally stunned by the amount of crazy (but awesome) info we learned. Also Goff is a QUEEN I love her. She is so kind, so funny, and such an amazing teacher. I ABSOLUTELY recommend taking this class WITH GOFF!

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A
June 17, 2023

Professor Goff was clear about her lecture contents, and the slides were helpful. However, some of the exam questions were tricky (even though the professor may not intend so). Students in this class were insanely competitive, but overall, it was manageable to get an A!

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A+
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April 3, 2023

Good class

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A+
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April 3, 2023

Professor Goff made lectures very clear and did a great job explaining the material. The slides and lectures were very engaging and easy to follow along with. As long as you study the slides, you’ll be good to go on the exams.

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A
March 31, 2023

This is genuinely my favorite class that I have taken at UCLA. Professor Goff is such a gem and all of her lectures are extremely interesting and she is always very clear. Discussion section is mandatory, but I usually found it pretty helpful to review things that she went over a little bit more quickly in class. Lecture isn’t mandatory but if you attend 80% of lectures you get 1.33% of extra credit to your final grade. Her exams are very straightforward and honestly didn’t require a ton of preparation (they are in person, multiple choice, and closed book).

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: NR
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
March 26, 2023

This class was one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken at UCLA! You learn so many things relevant to your life & it's a lot of fun to make connections to the lecture material. Also, Dr. Goff is one of the best lecturers! She's so much fun to listen to & she makes her lectures very entertaining. Also, this class doesn't require a textbook, which is nice. She allowed us to drop our lowest midterm (since there are 2). Her exams are very fair.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
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March 15, 2023

Dr. Goff is an amazing lecturer who gave very engaging lectures. She is very passionate, caring, and helpful to students' needs. When I took the class it was in person, but there were a lot of issues with the school wifi. Dr. Goff was very understanding of students' worries and gave extra credit and more when the mandatory graded attendance based on an app was not working, she made it extra credit. She made sure to go through every student's email and she is just genuinely such a sweet person.

Additionally, I learned a lot of interesting topics about developmental psychology as the lectures were filled with personal videos from the professor and adorable children participating in studies. My favorite was learning about how early experiences affects development and emotional development. Her tests are very fair and you are allowed to drop the lowest score of the two midterms. Although the wording is a little trickier in the second midterm in my opinion, but if you study and clearly understand the concepts you will do great! There are weekly written assignments that are easy and are given in order for you to think more about the topic at hand. As well as weekly discussion sections which are graded on attendance.

Overall, the professor was what made this class so much more interesting and amazing, and would definitely recommend to anyone who is even remotely interested in the topic of developmental psychology. I found this class very manageable, lectures fun, and in general pretty enjoyable.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Feb. 12, 2023

I loved this class! Dr. Goff is an amazing human being and is so passionate about teaching :) This class was very engaging and I learned a lot of interesting topics about developmental psychology. My favorite was learning about cognitive processing theories as well as learning about the effects of stress on developmental growth. Her tests are very fair (although her wordings is sometimes tricky, just make sure you read the questions thoroughly), you will def ace them if you study!!! She recommended to go through the slides and pretend like you were the one presenting the lecture and I found this really helpful! You have weekly written assignments that are very easy and usually less than a page long. They are also very helpful because she typically makes you write about the tricker course topics, so the written assignments were a great way for me to really look deeper into these topics and make sure I understood them for the test! Also I don't usually go to office hours but I went to Dr. Goff's a lot and she is so sweet and understanding and knowledgable.

Overall, great class! Would def recommend :))))

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Dec. 21, 2022

Taking this course with Goff was indeed a game-changer for me. Developmental psych is so fascinating it has me entertaining an ADP minor. Goff's lectures were always engaging and they went by quickly. She is SO ACCOMMODATING. I mean this woman was so understanding and nurturing amid some complications this quarter like the TA strike. The grading/assignments are beyond reasonable but I will say the exams are slightly tricky. It's just a learning curve though. After the first midterm I feel like you get the hang of the types of questions asked. Anyway, take this class because it's the best course I've taken at UCLA.

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Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A+
March 15, 2024

TAKE THIS CLASS! Dr. Goff was one of the most helpful and engaging professors I have met here at UCLA. During lectures, she would provide a variety of examples from her personal life in addition to several real-world concepts, in order to give us a better understanding of the material. While attendance for lecture was lenient, I definitely suggest to show up as sometimes when lecture ends early she provides additional review for exams or like at the end, a Q&A session! In addition, during lecture you can get participation points through iClicker (this is also how attendance was taken).

Discussion sections for me was also really helpful (you are allowed one free absence). I had Erjing and while for the most part our discussions were pretty dead, Erjing always went through the previous weeks lecture thoroughly and implemented polls in order to see where our understanding was which I thought was really nice because if the results of the poll weren't in agreement - she further explains it! (Dr. Goff does this as well during lecture)

You have 3 exams - 2 midterms, 1 final. The lowest grade out of the two midterms gets dropped but the final is MANDATORY. I thought the exams were fair and pretty easy as long as you put in the work for it (i.e., really understand the slides and how you can apply it to other scenarios). Referring back to the final, it was not cumulative however, you need to be able to understand the basis of the course as you might find yourself answering questions regarding how earlier concepts relate with the later ones.

There are no additional materials required for the class. Only lecture slides!

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A+
Sept. 28, 2023

BEST CLASS. BEST TEACHER. The course is SO astoundingly interesting and surprisingly so easy. Like I was literally stunned by the amount of crazy (but awesome) info we learned. Also Goff is a QUEEN I love her. She is so kind, so funny, and such an amazing teacher. I ABSOLUTELY recommend taking this class WITH GOFF!

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A
June 17, 2023

Professor Goff was clear about her lecture contents, and the slides were helpful. However, some of the exam questions were tricky (even though the professor may not intend so). Students in this class were insanely competitive, but overall, it was manageable to get an A!

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A+
April 3, 2023

Good class

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A+
April 3, 2023

Professor Goff made lectures very clear and did a great job explaining the material. The slides and lectures were very engaging and easy to follow along with. As long as you study the slides, you’ll be good to go on the exams.

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A
March 31, 2023

This is genuinely my favorite class that I have taken at UCLA. Professor Goff is such a gem and all of her lectures are extremely interesting and she is always very clear. Discussion section is mandatory, but I usually found it pretty helpful to review things that she went over a little bit more quickly in class. Lecture isn’t mandatory but if you attend 80% of lectures you get 1.33% of extra credit to your final grade. Her exams are very straightforward and honestly didn’t require a ton of preparation (they are in person, multiple choice, and closed book).

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: NR
March 26, 2023

This class was one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken at UCLA! You learn so many things relevant to your life & it's a lot of fun to make connections to the lecture material. Also, Dr. Goff is one of the best lecturers! She's so much fun to listen to & she makes her lectures very entertaining. Also, this class doesn't require a textbook, which is nice. She allowed us to drop our lowest midterm (since there are 2). Her exams are very fair.

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
March 15, 2023

Dr. Goff is an amazing lecturer who gave very engaging lectures. She is very passionate, caring, and helpful to students' needs. When I took the class it was in person, but there were a lot of issues with the school wifi. Dr. Goff was very understanding of students' worries and gave extra credit and more when the mandatory graded attendance based on an app was not working, she made it extra credit. She made sure to go through every student's email and she is just genuinely such a sweet person.

Additionally, I learned a lot of interesting topics about developmental psychology as the lectures were filled with personal videos from the professor and adorable children participating in studies. My favorite was learning about how early experiences affects development and emotional development. Her tests are very fair and you are allowed to drop the lowest score of the two midterms. Although the wording is a little trickier in the second midterm in my opinion, but if you study and clearly understand the concepts you will do great! There are weekly written assignments that are easy and are given in order for you to think more about the topic at hand. As well as weekly discussion sections which are graded on attendance.

Overall, the professor was what made this class so much more interesting and amazing, and would definitely recommend to anyone who is even remotely interested in the topic of developmental psychology. I found this class very manageable, lectures fun, and in general pretty enjoyable.

Helpful?

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Feb. 12, 2023

I loved this class! Dr. Goff is an amazing human being and is so passionate about teaching :) This class was very engaging and I learned a lot of interesting topics about developmental psychology. My favorite was learning about cognitive processing theories as well as learning about the effects of stress on developmental growth. Her tests are very fair (although her wordings is sometimes tricky, just make sure you read the questions thoroughly), you will def ace them if you study!!! She recommended to go through the slides and pretend like you were the one presenting the lecture and I found this really helpful! You have weekly written assignments that are very easy and usually less than a page long. They are also very helpful because she typically makes you write about the tricker course topics, so the written assignments were a great way for me to really look deeper into these topics and make sure I understood them for the test! Also I don't usually go to office hours but I went to Dr. Goff's a lot and she is so sweet and understanding and knowledgable.

Overall, great class! Would def recommend :))))

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A+
Dec. 21, 2022

Taking this course with Goff was indeed a game-changer for me. Developmental psych is so fascinating it has me entertaining an ADP minor. Goff's lectures were always engaging and they went by quickly. She is SO ACCOMMODATING. I mean this woman was so understanding and nurturing amid some complications this quarter like the TA strike. The grading/assignments are beyond reasonable but I will say the exams are slightly tricky. It's just a learning curve though. After the first midterm I feel like you get the hang of the types of questions asked. Anyway, take this class because it's the best course I've taken at UCLA.

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3 of 6
4.7
Overall Rating
Based on 62 Users
Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.2 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
    (49)
  • Would Take Again
    (45)
  • Engaging Lectures
    (44)
  • Often Funny
    (36)
  • Gives Extra Credit
    (42)
  • Is Podcasted
    (34)
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