Spring 2003: Psychology 120-12

A. The most effective aspects of this course were:

• The book, the instruction, and SI, the study guide, the assignments
• The book and SI study guide
• The homework always helped with the exams.
• Study guides!! Homework questions
• The great resources in the book and the comfortable atmosphere displayed by the instructor.
• A very good professor that has the abillity to make difficult subject matters more interesting and easier to learn.
• The study guides. It was very upfront what was needed to be learned for tests.
• Exams, outlines
• The handouts for tests
• The study guides were a wonderful help as long as you studied the correct answers. We were also given many chances for extra credit.
• Learning new material that applies to everyday life
• Dr. D’s teaching style and her enthusiasm for psychology.
• The stories that Dr. Declementi told us to help us understand the material.
• Study guides are wonderful. Layout of web-page great. Instructor relates topics to everyday life. This makes it easier to understand.
• The tests-even though we were given the (test) in advance you still really had to think, evaluate your answers. You had to read and understand the material.
• I loved the whole course. I found it all facinating and easy to understand.
• The lectures seem to the most effective part of class.
• Freud: learning how the mind works
• Coming to class and taking notes. Also the study guides.
• Study Guides, Lectures
• Classroom discussions
• The way the class was tought was very good. I liked over any other class that I have taken.
• Homework and study guides reinforcing the test.
• Tests were given after every 2 chapters, which helped remember the material.
• Giving tests after every 2-3 chapters. Helped in remembering materials. Study guides were always helpful.
• Study guides, extra credit, homework arrangement
• The study guides do help if you have the right answers to study, sometimes the questions asked were vague – wasn’t sure what answer she was looking for?
• Study guides, movies
• The necessity to read the textbook which contained not only vital but interesting material.
• Presentation given by Professor. Happy and willing to teach. As well as answer and ask question for students respones.
• Instructors real life examples she brought to class and examples, great sense of humor makes class fun
• Extra credit and more tests w/less material on them
• The teachers knowledge of her subject.

B. The least effective aspects of this course were:

• N/A
• None.
• N/A
• None.
• Discussion
• Some of the questions on the study guide were ambiguous and hard to find.
• Nothing
• SI sessions. They were not as helpful as I thought they would be.
• None.
• Probally the text book, it helps somewhat
• Learning Theory
• N/A
• Critical Thinking Assignments
• Outside bonus (but I knew, it was just bonus)
• None
• The study guide answers that I found were sometimes wrong, didn’t understand why.
• Having to find answers on study guide. When half of the answers were always wrong.
• Good job.
• Sometimes it was the study guide because of some of the confusion.
• None
• The assignments made were seemed unprepared, almost on a sidenote.
• None.

C. The best ways to improve this course would be to:

• Make a study guide we can go over in class maybe instead of us looking for the “answers” to the test.
• Put more notes on the board or overhead.
• On exam study guides, it would help to know what chapter each question pertains to or if it is covered in notes from class.
• None.
• Maybe more writing of terms/examples on the board or overhead.
• Cover all topics.
• More and better ways to teach

· I believe she is good, but could get into detail.

· Have notes to copy!

• Explain the research experiment expectations better
• Not much
• Smaller Classes.
• Liked it as is
• None
• N/A
• N/A

C. The best ways to improve this course would be to: (continued)

• Offer posted test answers, more accessible to review.
• Text is boring
• Work with us on the study guide more. Give more examples relevant to study guide.
• Find a way to let us know that we are studying correct material for test.
• Be a little more clearer on questions asked on the study guide.
• Have more small homework assignments. When I’m given an assignment thats not due for several weeks I tend to put it off til the last minute and try to cram it all together at the end. Having many short assignments makes do them more affectively.
• The course could benefit with some visuals or something to improve lecture.
• Keep doing what you are doing. I’ve tried to take this class before – only instructor I’ve enjoyed
• Keep it the same

D. Further comments:

• I think that the instructor gets to the point of what we really need to know.
• Great class, even better professor.
• I think she is a great teacher. Very down to earth, easy to understand. Makes learning fun and easy.
• I would like to see notes on an overhead.
• I liked the course
• Thanks.
• Excellent instructor!
• I don’t feel that the questions about ethnics and females were needed because it isn’t an issue.
• None at this time
• Instructor did an excellent job. Made the material enjoyable to learn.
• Great instructor, Great Subject Matter, Great Class
• Great instruction and guides to help learn materials.
• Would like to know verbally when discussion is extra info and when the extra info ends and noteworthy info is given again during class.
• Working students who can’t do expiraments have to write 2 pages? I hardly think 10-15 min of psychological questioning is equivalent to 2 pages of work. 2 pages should count for 2 projects.
• I enjoy your class very much. Excellant instructor!
• Overall I’ve enjoyed this class and Dr. D’s sense of humor. :-)
• None.
• I enjoyed Dr. D’s suddle approach and descriptions of material. Delightful Professor
• I really enjoy the class, the instructor is great, and very helpful.
• Love the course the way it is. I thought I’d hate it but it isn’t that bad with Jeannie.
• Like extra credit and more tests w/less material on them
• Dr. D. is a great teacher. Very Interesting. Knows her subject and projects it well. She is great!