Overall I would say she is a pretty good professor. Can go kind of quick in lecture sometimes but posts the slides online and you can follow along in Tophat. She is very nice and more than happy to answer questions. The first 2 tests weren't structured great but she was very open to student feedback and restructured the following accordingly.

Dr. Thijs was a great professor. Sweet and knowledgeable. Easy to talk to and very helpful in office hours. This class in general is hard and she does a good job of explaining the material.

You can see that Dr. Thijs is passionate about what she teaches. While helpful, a textbook is not required. Take good notes and you should be good on her straight forward tests. Three Exams with a final that is 50% last unit 50% cumulative. Online homework assigned every week but its not difficult.

She gives you the opportunity to get an extra 10 points out of the total grade points as extra credit if you do a super easy project. There is also a group section of the exams which makes things a bit easy and helps you get a higher grade on the exams than you would alone. LOTS of lecture slides so get ready for that. She's a sweet prof too

Dr. Thijis' class is relatively straight forward and relies heavily on lecture slides and supplemental textbook reading. While her tests are usually straight forward and designed with a group portion, limited extra credit opportunities and no test drops makes it difficult to make an A.

Thijs gives extra credit on an easy project bumping grades 2%. But, her tests can be confusing but she also has group portions to tests where you get high grades always, and she gives you the possible short answer questions ahead of time so that you can prepare your answers. Hard to get an A in the class bc she says an A is a 94 flat.

The class is set up with 3 exams and a mandatory final. The exams have a group portion which is a grade booster. There is also a 10 pt. easy extra credit group project. The exams are very straightforward and come completely from posted lecture slides and homework.

So lectures were really boring, but she makes the class really easy to get a good grade in and learn the material well. I didn't read the textbook and skimmed through the homework and got an A. Just show up to all lectures, discussions, and take really good notes in lectures because tests are super easy with even group section to bring scores up.

Very good professor, she might seem intimidating but she means well for all of her students. Does not offer extra credit, so study well for every exam. Exams are not hard, but you have to understand the big picture of content covered in each unit, not memorize every small detail. Very fair grader. Lectures get a little boring sometimes.

Thijs is really not as bad as people say on here. She is extremely nice and caring and her lectures are interesting. Her tests arent bad at all as long as you have a general knowledge of the situation. It is hard to get an A because you can only miss 30 points throughout the 4 tests, homework, weekly quizzes and the final, but an A- is attainable.

She was not as bad as I thought. Tests were fair; there was always 1 or 2 questions that were tricky but the whole test was very fair.

Thijs is a SUPER caring person. She is honestly not a bad teacher and most of her test questions are from her slides. Her tests are fair, usually containing 1-2 controversial questions. All her tests have a group portion where the entire class answers them together. She is a blessing of a professor who actually cares about her students

If you're in her class, here's how to study for tests. Review all worksheets given in discussion and class, her FRQs on the tests are very similar. Review her slides from her in-class powerpoints. You can only miss a few points throughout the course of the year (94 is an A), which is why not many people get A's in her class, but her tests are easy

Dr. Thijs is one of the kindest and most thoughtful professors I've had. Exams are very fair and mostly based on the powerpoints. She also values student input, if you have any concern she will help you out and always looks for ways to improve the course. You can tell she enjoys teaching and wants her students to do well. Also offers extra credit!

Honestly was scared to take Thijis after reading the rate my professor reviews. After taking her class i can say that she was a good professor. She is super excited to teach and likes to make the class interactive. The tests have confusing questions but the group portion of the test boosts your grade. She gives a lot of extra credit!

Dr. Thijs is super sweet. I was kinda scared by the reviews but she's super approachable. She has a slight accent which can make lectures a little hard to follow, but nothing problematic. She's also really energetic and knows her stuff. Enjoyed her class and TAs immensely!

I was initially scared to take her, but she was an absolute gem. I cannot praise her enough. She interacts with students, shows her personality in lectures. I had a lot going on personally due to Covid and she was the only professor I had who genuinely tried to work with me. Amazing professor and person, I would without a doubt take her again.

Dr. Thijs is one of the only few professors I had who genuinely cares about her students. During Covid, she was very accommodating and willing to work out something that works with everyone. I had an A before Covid, then dropped to a C during the switch to online classes, and ended with an A. She will work things out with you and help you succeed.

Dr. Thijs was an amazing professor. She is very organized and has everything in Canvas from day 1. Her lectures were very easy to understand. The one test I took before spring break was very fair. After spring break she was very accommodating and understanding. She gave so many opportunities to seek help. You can't go wrong with Dr. Thijs.

One of the most organized classes I've come across, very clear of what is expected of you. Lectures are just reiterations of the textbook (I have friends who didn't read & just reviewed her lecture powerpoints for exams). Personally, I find that reading helps you understand better. If you read you don't need to show up imo. Just reef from home.

She is GREAT for fully WB! NO tests! Weekly participation grades, open note quizzes, and open note final!! She offers asynchronous options as well if you can't make the discussion. Her TA's are also so nice and understanding. Every other prof's students complain about difficulty while her class is the best bc it's easy and helpful!

Her teaching style didn't really work for me and during lectures, she would often skip over important concepts and not explain them well. If you take this class and struggle with understanding concepts, be prepared to read the textbook a lot because her lectures only give a brief overview. Otherwise, great professor and grades are a fairly easy A.

Dr. Thijs is super passionate and knows a lot about biology, I overall really enjoyed this class, but I wouldn't say that it is easy. It's extremely content heavy so don't get behind, and definitely go to office hours to go over the learning checks. I think she's a very fair professor and really goes out of her way to help!

Her online BIO311D class was the easiest class I've ever had. Most of the assignments are graded on completion instead of accuracy as long as you attend the lecture and discussion section. There are also a lot of extra credit opportunities throughout the semester. Her class is very organized and she encourages students to ask questions if confused.

Quite possibly the easiest course I've ever taken. Dr. Thijs is lovely but I'm not a fan of the flipped classroom. The class is easy because it is open note, but the content is not. We answered InstaPolls in breakout rooms during class, during which I learned nothing. Even if you are engaged, your group members won't be and you'll waste 1 hour.

I took this class Fall 2020. I only attended the first lecture. The professor uses Mastering Biology and it explains everything so well. There's also weekly discussion homework, but only one final exam which is open notes. I would recommend taking this course especially if you're not biology-inclined.

No tests just weekly assesments. She doesnt release the answers for them so you have to ask you TA about grades. There are a lot of grades that go in and she drops one of each assignment you have so fairly easy. Quizlet has a lot of helpful answers to her questions.

I took Dr. Thijs this semester online. I think she was a very good Bio II professor. You have a weekly quiz on monday over the lecture from the week before and then a homework assignment each week. The class load is very manageable and the quizzes are not hard as long as you actually pay attention to the lecture you'll be fine.

Dr. Thijs class structures for both BIO311C and D are very clear. There are pre-recorded videos, in-class questions to answer, might for completion or accuracy grade. And during those classes you'll have chances to ask questions and get your questions answered with respect and care. Even the TAs might change, their discussions are very helpful too.

Her class is extremely structured you always know what is expected from you. You can tell she loves biology and it's a really nice class. Your lowest test grade is replaced by your highest two so you could absolutely bomb one and still be fine. There's a quiz every week so the lowest ones won't be counted there's lots of room for error

Really loved this class. It was just the right amount of work and she had so many different activities that it didnt get boring. The panoptos are recorded and really difficult to absorb but I wouldnt take notes on them. Just go to class and do all of the activities and youll be fine

Amazing teacher, challenging class. She gives clear grading criteria and the class is very organized. Although there is a lot of work for this class, if you take notes on the Panopto's it is doable. It is difficult to get an A without being consistently good/perfect throughout the year. Midterms are only 15-20 questions so hard to do well on them.

Dr.Thijs is a solid choice if you are a fan of flipped-classroom learning. The majority of your learning and exposure to new material is within the Panoptos so make sure to take them seriously and pay attention. Going to class and doing Instapoll reinforces what you've learned, and a lot of the time the questions she asks will be what's on the test

From my experience she was very kind and determined to make you learn the material. The midterms were a bit stressful since it wasn't graded by many points, but luckily there were other assignments (including E.C. and replacing lowest exam score) to offset bad exam grades. Take detailed panopto notes and do all the assignments and you'll be fine.

She was very kind to me whenever I had questions and really cared about making sure the students understood each topic. Midterms were kinda hard (I recommend doing the practice exams bc a lot of the questions are from those), and there were a few things due each week. Lectures got boring at times but I definitely recommend going!

Thijs was an amazing teacher and made the class easy and fun. Almost all of her test questions she covered in class or included in instapolls. The flipped classroom method made the class easier and overall she cared a lot about her students. Compared to my bio 311C teacher thijs was an angel and i seriously hope to have her again.

Dr. Thijs' class was really well organized, there was a clear schedule for weekly assignments so it was easy to remember them. She offers a lot of extra credit that boosts your final grade a lot at the end of the semester. Her tests are difficult in comparison to practice exams and she is picky about wording used on short answer exam questions.

Good class and nice prof. Async lecture, Instapoll, discussion, quiz are the four weekly grades. All except open-note quiz are completion grades if you go to class/discussion. Fair exams. Textbook may help, but very dry. Use online videos, articles, etc. and you can do fine. Focus on big ideas rather than small details. LEARN VOCAB AND DIAGRAMS.

Overall a better experience than BIO311C, Dr. Thijs sets out clear expectations through her course, her exams were low stress 15 MC, and 4 FRQs with 2 hours to complete. Most of the time I finished in 30 minutes. Flipped classroom was very organized, Panapto is where your lecture was and you would come to class take a quiz and do instapolls.

Her exams and quizzes were easy compared to the course material. I don't feel like I did much learning within the classroom and the flipped style wasn't my favorite but it didn't hurt my grade. Be prepared to do much of your learning outside of class, but overall the coursework and the final were extremely easy and will boost your grade.

The class wasn't too bad. The whole reverse classroom thing is something that you have to adjust to, but it's not that bad. The in class stuff while very boring at times can be helpful. A good part of your grade comes from participation thing like instapoll's and discussion which aren't difficult. Her exams aren't too bad either.

Not a difficult class, but it is very heavy in material. She releases weekly videos over the topic of the week and it's your job to teach yourself and show up to class knowing the material. The exams are half MCQ and half FRQ, so missing three to five questions will change your grade drastically.

Dr. Thijs is a very kind professor. Her midterms are very straightforward and they cover more big-picture conceptual stuff rather than the fine details presented in the Panoptos. I'm not the hugest fan of the flipped classroom, but the TAs are really helpful and give a general idea of what you'll need for the exams. Overall, I would take her again!

The M lecture does not exist, but the time is supposed to be used to watch her online lecture videos and complete the accompanying questions. In class W & F are used to go further in-depth, and answer Instapolls. MAKE SURE TO GO TO CLASS because the Instapolls can drop you a whole letter grade in the end (10%). She was the best professor ever!

She provide lots of extra credit which are enough to change your letter grade. Midterm and final are from learning check and mock exams. Go to discussion class, it could appear on the shorts answers in midterm. Take her class. Study the lecture. I didn't watch Penopto but I do study slides.

I liked Dr. Thijs. She used a flipped classroom style (Panopto outside of class, instapolls during class). The tests are very doable and straightforward. There is a lot of homework but the class is well organized so it's not too hard to do.

Professor Thijs definitely knew what she was talking about but would occasionally go off on tangents since she loves bio so much. Sometimes the way she worded things was a bit confusing but overall she's a caring teacher who really just wants her students to succeed. Just make sure you do all the assignments in a timely manner or you'll fall behind

Dr. Thijs is so passionate about biology! There is a lot of homework for the class, but it helps you really understand everything so that you don't have to study as hard for the exams. Make sure you go to class since attendance is taken through Instapoll.

If you have the option to take this class DO IT. By far the easiest bio311D option offered at university. The class is hybrid, so no class on Fridays. Just watch the Panopto videos before the tests and you'll be fine. A is very doable.

Thijs is very passionate about biology though she can be condescending. It's a reverse classroom that focuses on online lectures and in-class Instapolls. Tests are easy if you review slideshows/assignments. Pay attention when she tells you to focus on things like flowcharts, they are important for tests. Extra credit is offered for easy assignments

Does reverse learning, which is not everyone's style of learning. I would say it is easy to get a good grade in this class however you have to so all the assignments. Its not impossible just a tad time consuming.

I loved Dr. Thijs' class! I made some really good friends on the first day and we're still friends now! She strongly encourages talking with your peers so my biggest piece of advice would be to try and make friends. I went to her office hours and she was always very helpful and very nice to talk to! Personally, I loved learning from the videos.

Dr. Thijs uses a flipped classroom style and uses the lecture time for practice/examples rather than teaching the material which some people may dislike. Good amount of assignments due each week, but they are pretty easy and simply something you check off everyday. Attendance is required. Exams were fair and reviews/practice exams are posted

Dr.Thijs and her TAs are great! It took time adjusting to the flip classroom but everything is clearly laid out from the beginning, so its clear what you need to do to get a good grade. Office hours are a great way of making sure you know the material. Additionally, the exams are fairly straightforward (quizzes are honestly harder but open note).

The flipped classroom took some getting used to, but the material is manageable. Attendance is mandatory, and the weekly assignments are straightforward. Exams are fair, and using unstuck AI and reviewing practice materials helped me stay on top of the content.

Anyone rating below a 3 is coping or cannot handle flipped classrooms. There was absolutely nothing difficult about this class; the exams were easy, and everything else was a participation grade.

She is a good professor. Flipped learning, but it's just like an hour outside of class you watch a panopto vid and you go to class and answer instapolls for a grade. (most of which she gives you the answer to after anway.) Ngl, I learned the last 2 units 3 days before the test and pulled of A's. Im sure if you study harder you can easily get an A.

Dr. Thijs is AMAZING! I genuinely felt that she cared about all of her students. There is a lot of material, and you have to adjust to the flipped classroom. There were no surprises on the exams. She also provides a lot of extra credit. The TAs are nice and so helpful. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

Dr. Thijis is a very good professor I do not regret taking her. She does a lot of extra credit and she is very organized. She provides practice problems, socratic questions and quizzes ect. Just stay on top of your work and you should be fine.

Dr. Thijs is nothing like what people say. She really cares about the course, is considerate, and provides extra credit. She does assign a lot of homework, but it serves as a grade booster. She may seem condescending, but she is European so don't be offended. Overall, she is a good professor!!

Flip class but it wasn't too bad, you'll get use to it! UGCAs are AMAZING (shoutout to Jon!) and will help you during lecture if you need help. Test are pretty far (based on lecture slides/A&E/instapolls). Very well organized course. Learning check are open notes but they can cook you a bit. Don't be afraid of this course bc of the rating.

I was scared because of the reviews but it wasn't bad at all. There are a lot of extra credit opportunities, and exams are extremely fair. It is a flipped classroom but i never watched the vids and was still fine. Also, there is a good amount of assignments but you get used to it. No class on Friday, and class is very organized

Flipped obviously. It's done in a way where you watch a lecture video on Sunday, practice it in lecture, and do homework/discussion over it later in the week. Overall pretty easy, although the tests have been challenging for some people I know. Lots of extra credit too, so don't be too bummed about a bad grade.

Like many other people say, this is a flipped classroom. I think it was a good flipped classroom though, because the activities done in class does help engage with the material. The instapolls, apply and extends, and homework assigned helps with making sure you learn and apply the material. Tests are fairly easy to study for (no surprises).

She's an amazing professor. Her class might seem hard at first because it's a flipped classroom and is your responsibility to watch the videos. There's also a lot of homework but if you do it, it will be very easy to study for the exam. People say lectures are useless because you only answer instapoll questions but they're good practice for exams.

To start it is a flipped classroom with a pre-recorded lecture that you watch on your own time Monday, then regular in person lecture Wednesday and Friday. I loved Dr. Thijs! Previously I took this course w/ a different professor and q-dropped bc of his demeanor, but Dr. Thijs is the sweetest. She looks out for her students and makes sure they pass

Flip schedule class, so we had Monday off to watch the recordings/learn the content. Wednesdays and Fridays were in class lecture. The exams are a mix of multiple choice and short answer questions, but it's not unreasonably hard so long as you study. There are extra credit opportunities too. Dr. Thijs is wonderful and truly cares for her students.

Dr. Thijs is awesome! It is super easy to succeed in her class if you actually put in the effort. She has a ton of extra credit opportunities too. The format is a flipped class, so you complete the lecture portion asynchronously. Exams are not bad at all- a lot of the material comes straight from the practice problems she posts.

This is a flipped class, so most of the material is covered in your own time (though you could use the class time on Monday too), but otherwise, it's not too bad at all. There are plenty of resources and the Instapolls test your understanding pretty well. Just pay attention to the Panoptos.