EDUC 180: Intro To Teaching
University of California, Santa Cruz
Designed to encourage students to think about teaching in new ways. Assumptions about teaching and schooling are examined as well as considering what it takes to teach so that children learn and understand. Not a course in how to teach, but an opportunity to reconsider what teaching should try to accomplish and what kinds of learning teachers should foster. Practicum in the schools of 30 hours per quarter required.
Average GPA: 3.50
Grade distribution records: 956 students across 13 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 110 | 11.5% |
| A | 320 | 33.5% |
| A- | 152 | 15.9% |
| B+ | 112 | 11.7% |
| B | 94 | 9.8% |
| B- | 48 | 5.0% |
| C+ | 22 | 2.3% |
| C | 22 | 2.3% |
| C- | 7 | 0.7% |
| D | 1 | 0.1% |
| D- | 4 | 0.4% |
| F | 16 | 1.7% |
| P | 24 | 2.5% |
| NP | 6 | 0.6% |
| W | 18 | 1.9% |
Based on 956 student grade records across 13 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Soleste Hilberg 339 students, Average GPA 3.67
- Amanda Lashaw 267 students, Average GPA 3.48
- Brad Olsen 210 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Kim Vachon 81 students, Average GPA 3.52
- Eduardo Mosqueda 59 students, Average GPA 3.59