2.3

Caroline Nobile

English - Edinboro University

2.3
Quality
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Would Retake
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2.3
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Difficulty
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Would Retake

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Reviews

Rating Distribution
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104 total ratings

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What Students Say

She seems like a nice person, but is awful at teaching

ENG242 - 1.0 rating

Very sassy if you ask for help

ENGLISH119 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

71%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

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Predicted Grade

B+

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
Most common grades:
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B (1)
Grade Distribution
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B+: 2
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B: 1
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Reviews (102)
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ENG102
Dec 27, 2002

Was very unclear and never in office during office hrs

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ENGL404
Jan 4, 2003

She spends to much time on wasted talk, in class e.g. pet students.

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ENG102
Jan 14, 2003

if you do the work, the class isnt hard

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ENG102
Feb 13, 2003

One of the nicest people I have ever met

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ENG102
Apr 9, 2003

not hard but i dispised this lady, her lectures would lead one to think she is schizophrenic

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ENG102
Apr 17, 2003

all i have to say is ewwwwwwww. can't stand the woman.

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ENG102
Jul 26, 2003

Wastes MY time by talking to HER little pet students about their personal activities and such. TEACH ME, I AM PAYING FOR THIS CLASS MRS. NOBILE! Dimwit.

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ENG101
Oct 27, 2003

i've been in class for, uhh, almost 3 months now and she still doesn't know my name. she favors other people... the class is cake. she never checks homework she assigns... she takes forever to grade papers... i don't like her or the class.

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ENG101
Oct 30, 2003

Nice woman, smart woman but seems unorganized.

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ENGLI
Nov 14, 2003

very easy, and you get to read some great books.

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ENGL242
Nov 14, 2003

Very, very disorganized. Assignments and lectures do not make sense. Assigned lots of readings that nobody had time to read. Does not explain most of the readings.

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ENG
Dec 8, 2003

sooooooo easy

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ENGLISH
Dec 17, 2003

she's a nice person, but wow... she's such a scatter-brain. she rambles on in class about stuff we're not even talking about. she takes forever to grade assignments, and overall just not a good professor.

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ENG101
Dec 18, 2003

Ok..she rambles..if you have caffeine in your body it still doesnt help! Her class was a big bore and i dreaded each class; however, she was nice?!

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ENG242
Feb 10, 2004

Very unorganized, too-too much busy work. If you take her class, I hope you enjoy doing lot's of independent reading and constant journal entries!

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ENGLISH
Feb 11, 2004

Super easy and nice teacher, definitely would chose her for any class. Assignments are very easy and not time consuming at all.

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ENG116
Apr 22, 2004

Smart lady, very nice, shes willing to help you out with anything, you have to write a lot of journal entries, and she is sort of scatter brained, takes forever to grade assignments..has us get into groups a lot which is fun,i would take her again.

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ENG101102
May 25, 2004

very unorganized..lectures are all over the place..super boring class..wanted to scream everytime i walked into class cuz she was so boring...u do lots of stupid busy work too and her grading isnt that great. look for a different prof. if u can

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ENG102
Jun 17, 2004

This lady is awesome. She was very helpful and provided great instruction. She's also a fox!

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ENG102
Aug 30, 2004

wasnt a bad class, was some busy work but come on. for an english writing class the writings were easy, doesnt grade hard, and i cant write worth you know what. you cant get out of work in an eng class, but this wasnt bad

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ENGLISH
Oct 28, 2004

very unorganized, doesn't explain outside work, when asked a question she usually doesn't answer what you asked. Her class was a joke! A very nice lady though. I hated the class!

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ENG311
Oct 31, 2004

If you want to hear about her gynocologist, then take this class. But if you want to learn anything useful or even mildly entertaining, go elsewhere. She takes forever to grade papers, never explains the readings, and her tests are nightmares. How she remains employed is beyond me.

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ENG311
Nov 8, 2004

BAD TEACHER...VERY unclear on homework, tests are easy however she is not all there!If you take this her for ENG311 class you will read seven books- each book at least 200 pages- and have a essay 2 typed pages due weekly!She trys to "lighten your work load" by telling you to skip chapters in books.

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LITBYWOMEN
Nov 10, 2004

Is disorganized and will talk about nothing for as long as she can even if someone else was in the middle of talking. LOTS of independent reading. Quizes and critical resposes are easy but mid-term and final are hard!!! Make sure you read everything atleast 3 times before the tests.

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LITBYWOMEN
Nov 11, 2004

Very disorganized. Lots and lots of reading. Expects you to read 400 page novels in a week and a half.

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ENGL102
Nov 17, 2004

No Comments

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ENG102
Nov 30, 2004

worst teacher i've EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. she is very unclear and changes due dates of everything without prior warning. doesnt know what she's talking about....she cant answer questions without leaving you more confused than you were BEFORE you asked her for help. i would advise not taking her

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ENG101
Jan 14, 2005

She's awesome!

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ENG242
Feb 28, 2005

she has good intentions, i guess. we wouldn't really know because she's so confusing. lots of reading out of class and minimal guidance inside of class. lots of contradiction and blurry areas in what you are held responsible for. take heed, man.

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ENG102
Mar 17, 2005

She is very nice but she doesn't really help you with what you are reading. She gets off topic often and you feel like it is a waste of time to go to class. She is really nice but I wouldn't recommend taking her class.

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ENGLISH102
Apr 6, 2005

She is nice, but she likes to wait till the very end of the semester till she tells you that you have two research reports to do and two annotated bibliographies to do. She also has a tendence to be sick and not come to class or take personnal days.

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ANYENGLISH
Apr 14, 2005

This women is awesome! The classes are all easy. If you talk she loves you, and therefore grades your papers/tests even easier. I would take her for absolutely any class I could!

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WOMENLIT
Apr 18, 2005

SHE IS VERY NICE AND HER CLASS IS VERY ESAY.

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ENG119
Apr 27, 2005

If you take Intro. to Non-Fiction, she's a really nice teacher. She helps you a lot with the books, and she's very easy-going and friendly. I recommend her for this is class. Very lenient with tardy papers. Make sure you read and do critical responses.

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ENG242
May 5, 2005

class was incredibly disorganized and confusing. not a bad teacher, but nobody in class ever seems to know what work/readings are due and when because she changes things around constantly.

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ENG102
May 20, 2005

She is such a nice person and such a sweet little lady, but she is very disorganized and often leaves students confused on what assignment you should do. She gives a due date but it changes alot and she will personally give you an extention. Buts thats just not structured.If you wanna be confused, take her.

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ENGL101
Aug 16, 2005

Very disorganized, changed assignments regularly. I withdrew from her class.

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INTROTONONFIC
Sep 12, 2005

No Comments

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ENGLISH102
Oct 26, 2005

No Comments

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ENGL102
Nov 9, 2005

Her lenience on due dates and re-doing assignments kinda makes up for her unorganized nature and lack of professionality. note: KEEP ALL YOUR PAPERS BACKED UP. She loses all kinds of crap.

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ENG102
Nov 17, 2005

She is very scatter brained. she does not explain anything to you so you have no idea what to give her. it deals with a lot of library assignment. this class was boring and does not seem useful.

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ENG101
Nov 18, 2005

very confusing, but if you can write your fine. very very very confusing. at almost all times. keep that in mind.

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ENG102
Nov 28, 2005

Scatter-brained is the perfect word for her. Not a clue and says she'll give you time to work, but fails to deliver on the promise

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ENG
Dec 11, 2005

Horrible, what more can i say. She'll tells you how to do an assigment when you go to her for help, then when she gives it back you get a zero becuase you didnt follow directions corectly....WTF

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NONFICTION
Dec 12, 2005

Dr. Nobile is very nice and chose good books for this class. I had trouble because she often changes her expectations on an assignment and doesn't know when things are due. However, if you're a more laid-back student, you'll probably like her class.

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ENG119
Jan 11, 2006

I'm going to be the only one to admit this, but I actually enjoyed this class. I got an A but you are not a quick reader or like to read a lot, this class is not for you. We read a total of 5 books, plus short stories and we were required to keep a reading journal. Its a lot of work if you are not able to balance things, you might fail this class.

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102
Feb 24, 2006

this professor is a pretty god waste of your time.

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SWIFTTOMODERN
Mar 1, 2006

I had her for Intro. to Non-Fiction and I took her again. Her class is hard, you have to keep up with the reading, and the quizzes and test are short answer for the most part. But she's a great professor, and you learn a lot from her in a short amount of time.

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ENG102
Apr 3, 2006

ugh, she replaced Bartone when he had to get heart surgery. Awful. No one really knows what is going on, very unclear on what we're supposed to do. Maybe it's just because she had to come teach a new class in the middle of a semester.

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ENGL
Apr 5, 2006

A lot of reading and journal writing. Great lady who will help you to the best of her abilities. Chooses great reading assignments and tough writing ones but they are great to hone your abilities. If you have a problem with an assignment and work with her, she will work with you!

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ENG102
Apr 12, 2006

She was never clear on the due dates for assignments and she was always changing them and she talked the whole class about pointless subjects that didn't have anything to do with the class and then expect us to have all of our work done. I didn't like her at all and I feel that because she was always jupming around I didn't learn anything.

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ENG102
Apr 17, 2006

This teacher is very unclear about everything she assigns. Plus she is a feminist.

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NONFICTION
Apr 21, 2006

She is the most disorganized professor that I have ever taken. She never knows what is going on in her OWN class. Someone always has to tell her when things are due. She assigns things and then we never go over or do anything with them. Takes forever to return work. VERY DISORGANIZED!!!

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ENGLISH102
Apr 24, 2006

For the love of Pete, someone buy the woman an palm pilot.

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ENG102
May 7, 2006

I had her for a sub professor since mine had to take a leave of absence. She doesn't know what she is ever talking about, and she talks to you like you are in kindergarden. When she assigns things, she doesn't remember when the due date is and will move it up on you. I definately wouldn't recommend taking any class from her.

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RESEARCHSKILLS
Jun 26, 2006

All the facts are true about this woman. She is unorganized, forgets about due dates and assignments, and goes day to day without remembering what happened previously. But, I would reommend this woman for another class. Why you may ask? Well, she is easy, you do the simple work, you will get an A, she is nice, friendly, and helpful.

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ENG102
Oct 30, 2006

She is abysmal. The woman has the personality of a shrub. A dead one. She looks like Edna from the Incredibles too. She is scatterbrained, never remember's what is going on in her class, gives waay too much work for a 100 level course, treats you like a child and constantly changes her due dates around. Don't take her.

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ENGL102
Mar 14, 2007

I don't think she's that bad. Yes, she's a bit unorganized, but she's also grading hundreds of papers at a time. I also noticed that she often accepted assignments late even from the slackers. Every assignment she gave helped build onto the final assignment and gave you a better understanding of how to write the final paper. She's not bad.

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ENGL319
Apr 20, 2007

Dr. Nobile is not my favorite teacher. She was, however, knowledgeable about Shakespeare. She has the tendency to get off topic and ramble away classtime. Hard midterm, but easy quizzes.

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ENG102
Nov 7, 2007

COMPLETLEY unorganised she also makes you do multiple projects at once. She doesnt say things clearly and basically the whole class is wondering what the HELL we are doing. I would recomend finding a differnt teacher but she isn't the worst out there.

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ENGL101
Nov 12, 2007

She is very disorganized & a hard grader. The papers she liked the best were the ones that took me 30 minutes to write right before class which were also the one's I BS'ed my way through. I'm not a big fan of her, but she's not the worst one out there. You can zone out or sleep everyday and not miss a thing & still pass.

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ENG102
Dec 6, 2007

I know most of the students that complain about due dates are the same morons that skip half the classes and expect a passing grade. I've seen most of these students pleading with Dr. Nobile after class when they haven't turned in any of the work. If Edinboro's admission policy were a little more strict, these idiots would be digging ditches.

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ENG101
Dec 29, 2007

Pretty easy class. We just wrote 5 papers, including the final exam paper. She rambles on about everything and anything. She also takes attendance daily.

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ENG365
Apr 22, 2008

nice professor...took her for intro to non fiction in the fall and loved it. She is a bit of a scatterbrain so if that's not what you're into, then don't take her. Very kind and willing to help. If you like to write and analyze this is the course for you! If I could, I would def take her again!

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ENG261
Apr 29, 2008

Prof. Nobile konws english, but has no idea how to teach it. She is a very scatter brained, and will change things on the schdule all the time. She ussally has announcements for about 20 minutes in the beginning of the class, then she will talk about nothing for awhile, and then maybe get to SOME of the things we are surrpose to do. But, DO read.

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ENGL102
Dec 12, 2008

Very nice lady. Willing to help anyone. Stay after class/go to office hours to talk to her; you'll be more likely to get better grades. She's a bit airy, but super nice. I thought she was great.

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ENGL102
Jun 29, 2009

She is a okay teacher. Class is super easy. But she does give you some really dumb assignments. If you are going to take her, be prepared for a lot of essay writing.

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NONF101
Jan 4, 2010

unorganzied. Nice teacher but wayyy to much to read at once!

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NONF117
Apr 8, 2010

Totally useless, shows up late to every class, extremely irresponsible, loses students papers all the time. I am an avid reader and I hated this class. She doesn't even know what day her own quizzes are on. Unless you want to show up three times a week and hear her read from the book, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

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ENG101
Apr 13, 2010

Class was not at all what I expected. Seems she's always late to class and unorganized. It's really not worth the time or money. Frustrating for a die hard student.

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ENGL201
Apr 13, 2010

Very un-organized. Comes to class late all of the time and falls behind in the class schedule very quickly.

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ENGL101
Nov 12, 2010

shes crazy. she looses things but it only helps your grade. you really wont learn much but its an easy a. grade is comprised of 4 essays that can be bs'ed and still get a good grade. participate and she'll love you! doesnt mind texting or sleeping.book is a must have but reading is dumb, she checks no homework and barely discusess what she assigned

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ENG102
Nov 18, 2010

Comprehensive assignments. Was a great help to me in and out of class. Sunny disposition. Someone I will remain in contact with throughout my tenure at Edinboro and beyond.

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NONFI101
Nov 26, 2010

Very nice professor. Easy tests and quizzes. Key to class is reading and printing out assignments for journal responses. Her only downfall is shes unorganized but class goes by fast.

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ENG119
Dec 14, 2010

I refer to her as C.D. short for Cruella DeVille. Hands down one of worse teachers I have ever taken. She assignments things that do not even pertain to the class, our class discussions has NOTHING to do with anything. You are seriously better off not even going to class because when you are there, she just pisses you off. Her voice is annoying.

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ENG101
Dec 14, 2010

Caroline A Nobile is an evil woman, she is super disorganized and rambles the entire time during class. She grades hard so make sure you proof read proof read proof read she assigns homework but never collects it when its supposed to be due but keep hold of it because she'll probably want it a month later. I will never take this professor again.

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ENGL119
Dec 15, 2010

She is the worst professor, ever. She gives way to many useless assignments. She treats this class as if everyone were an English major. She is always late to class, and she is very unorganized.

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ENGL311
Dec 18, 2010

I'd love to tell you she is a good teacher but I'd be lying. She constantly is saying things that she has changed her mind on by the next class. Even the textbooks had a last minute switch. I want to warn you to expect the insane and often times ridiculous amount of work for any if not all of her class. Save yourself the headache, don't take her!

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ENG119
Dec 22, 2010

She is a horrible teacher and really needs to stop teaching. I'm a pretty good student and yet, i received a D. That grade was based of nothing. I only received to 2 grades lower then a C and somehow i have a D. She clearly can not do math either.

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LIT117
Jul 15, 2011

She is a nice enough person, but VERY scatterbrained. The class wasn't very hard at one point I stopped reading and still got a good grade. The discussions during class actually were helpful and semi interesting. But she often went off on unrelated subjects. Her assignments are daunting and she doesn't pass everyone, work and you are fine.

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ENG119
Oct 27, 2011

She is CRAZY. she never kept to the same schedule and showed up late to class very ofter. I will never take another class from her. She rambles on in class about stuff and sometimes will expect large amounts of reading to be completed. Most of work is done online so going to class can be a waste of time.

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ENGL101
Apr 17, 2012

Her essays are not very hard to do, but she is a very opinionated grader. She will give you an A on something you did last minute and then when you actually take time to do an essay your grade will be a C.

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ENGL319
May 5, 2012

Normal teacher during regular class times. When exams (midterm and final) come up she goes off the deep end. For the final this week she expects us to write two separate three page essays. (Plus the real final). Nice lady but has unrealistic expectations for her students.

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ENGL101
Jul 16, 2012

Dr. Nobile can be sometimes a huge scatterbrain. I took her for an online English 101 course over the summer and she was very lackadaisy about everything. She rarely checked her e-mail and responded to student questions. I did, however, get an A in the class. She grades fairly easy. Her class wasn't too hard but she is definitely out there.

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ENG101
Dec 14, 2012

She is so scatterbrained! She loses everything! She lost my paper and tried telling me it was my fault. I went to my advisor and a few over top of her and received and A on the paper. Just watch your stuff. She is very opinionated with grading.

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ENG101
Oct 18, 2013

No. Just no... DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF!

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ENG101
Oct 25, 2013

Can't sing.. but thinks she can..

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ENGL10111199
Nov 22, 2013

She is incapable of exercising her mind and developing an abstract idea is something she will never be able to do. She is insane, a good enough person, but not worthy to be kept at Edinboro. DON'T. TAKE. HER. PLEASE.

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ENG102
Apr 14, 2014

She is not as bad as everyone is saying. Yes she can be a little scatterbrained but shes very nice and helpful. Sometimes she might be a little confusing on what she wants done, but shes really not that bad and her class is pretty easy. If you come to class everytime you will get a good grade cuz attendance is a big part of ur grade. I like her.

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ENGL101
Grade: B+
Jul 28, 2014

Probably the worst English Prof I have ever had and I had her for 101 and am also an English major. She is nice but if you're a talented writer, she'll accuse you of plagiarism when you clearly haven't and have a reference list to prove it. I would never take a class from her again.

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ENGLISH
Grade: B
Oct 22, 2014

She really is unorganized and she forgets everything.

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101
Oct 29, 2014

Dr. Nobile is truly absent minded. She won't get to know you or even recognize you so don't even try. Her grading system makes no sense, but she is easy to get along with. There are only four essays the whole semester so those are your only grades. I would not recommend her.

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ENG119
Grade: A
Oct 29, 2014

She has no grading scale for essays (which sucks), but we didn't do much writing anyway. Can be scatterbrained at times, and she comes to class late a lot. As long as you come to class read the books you'll do fine.

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ENGLISH119
Nov 17, 2014

She is extremely confusing and you will never know what to expect from her. Very sassy if you ask for help.

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ENG101
Grade: B+
Nov 20, 2014

She is a very nice professor. She is very engaged in the stuff she teaches. Papers are not the easiest though because more often than not she is unclear of what she wants in your papers. Class is participation is easy, so that's a HUGE plus. As long as you ask for help she will try to help you the best she can.

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ENGLISH101
Grade: A-
Nov 30, 2014

She rambles the entire class period and never actually teaches us anything. I have no idea what her expectations are. The rubrics are vague. When you ask her a specific question, she just rambles, never answering your question. She has no point value system for what she takes off of your essays.

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ENG102
Grade: C-
Apr 27, 2015

Absent minded, no reason for how she grades anything

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ENGLISH102
Apr 27, 2015

"Doctor" Caroline Nobile is by far the most absent minded, careless, and just utterly ignorant professor whose class I've ever had the misfortune taking. Her due dates are subject to change, her grading is 100% subjective (she had a good day so you get an A), and her instruction is far less than adequate. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

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ENGL242
May 6, 2015

Dr. Nobile's idea of education is simply rambling for the entire class period. She assigns large amounts for homework that she never grades and when she does grade them, there is no clear reasoning behind the grade. She commonly skips her office hours and is little help when she does decide to show up. She also never responds to emails. AVOID HER!

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ENGL101
Nov 11, 2015

My high school teachers make her look like a joke. She is never organized or on time. She is never on topic and God forbid do not take out you phone. Make sure you ALWAYS have your book. She doesn't have a set grading scale, she gives you what she feels like depending on the day and she never checks the homework. Good luck, her class drags on.

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ENGL101
Grade: A
Dec 19, 2015

You need the textbook for sure. The class was manageable. Easy A if you ask for the help and put in a minimal amount of effort.

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ENG242
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jan 28, 2016

I took this class for three days and knew I had to drop it. She seems like a nice person, but is awful at teaching. She assigns study questions that she doesn't even tell the class about until the third day. Seems to be very disorganized and scatterbrained. I wanted to get my money's worth and knew immediately it wouldn't happen with this prof.

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

71%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

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Predicted Grade

B+

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 8 reported grades
B+: 2
A: 2
B: 1
A-: 1
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