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Reviews (188)
Great prof. Always willing to help. Makes bio. interesting!
Probably one of the best on this campus if not the best. Takes an interest in her students and is always willing to go the extra mile.
Ok teacher, very helpful and always anwsers your questions, but she's kinda boring
If your slow like me you'll like this professor because she clearly explains everything! SHE's not CONFUSING and she teaches very well!
My favorite teacher by far!! She's so sweet and she is always doing whatever she can to help. Always makes herself available to her students. If you are taking Bio 101 or 102, take it from her!!!! Definitely one of the best teachers on the whole campus
She is an excellent teacher. She cares about her students and is always willing to help. I would reccomend her to anyone...
She is a wonderful teacher who is willing to help whenever you need it. The study guides and notes are wonderful aids for the tests. I highly recommend this teacher for any biology course to anyone.
Dr Thomas is the reason I passed freshman year. If it weren't for her help and dedication I never would have gotten past bio. She worked with me one on one for every test and was so willing to help me and take up her extra time. take her!
She is unclear and i dont understand what she says sometimes
I thought that her class was pretty hard. I had a hard time concentrating because it is all powerpoints. She is very helpful, though, she just didn't get on my level too much. She has a nice curve, but I anticipate a C.
awesome teacher. she's really nice and helpful. The class is easy as heck too, i easily got a B in 101, and am going for an A in 102.. i enjoyed her class so much last semester that i took her for 102 this semester.. I'd recommend her to anyone.
Great teacher. Easy tests and very helpful.
considering i never went to class i did ok. i thought the test were pretty tough, best advice if you have thomas go to class her test are a lot of the lectures
She's a really sweet person, and I believe she wants us to succeed... But she is a really boring lecturer. She's kind of monotonous and it's hard to pay attention (or stay awake). Her tests are challenging as well.
Awesome. She really has patience and goes over the material well. if you come to class you will do great. lots of extra credit and easy quizzes if you attend. gives great study guides for the tests. all around i think she is a good teacher. i am taking her for 102 next semester. great teacher!
Nice lady but very boring class, hard to stay awake
She is a really sweet and nice teacher. She is really boring sometimes but she really loves Biology and gets excited about it. I would reccommend taking her.
Great teacher, but more importantly, she's a great person. She explains things thoroughly in class, hands out a study guide before each test, and holds a special review session before each test as well. The class is challenging, but Thomas gives her students every chance in the world to succeed.
she was such a sweet lady and a great teacher, but i DISPISE biology :P take her if you want to learn something, though
Very good instructor! She will go out of her way to help you understand a topic. Tests are challenging b/c they cover a large amount of information, but she gives great review sheets! I will be taking her for Bio 102 as well b/c I liked her so much! (And she realizes that not everybody loves Bio)
Sweet teacher, interested in what YOU learn, difficult teacher but put in the hours and you'll do fine. Very smart, great lecture, the material is boring she makes it interesting. BEST in the Department
a great teacher!
not very clear... very nice teacher. she gets really excited and confusing, forgetting its a non majors course and we're all very confused when she speaks. Very accesible if you take the time to see her. Good teacher if she would just calm down and be more thurough in the class.
Tests are very hard. Very nice lady
She is sooo nice. Sometimes the tests are a little bit difficult because she covers so much material. She usually curves the test by almost ten points though. If you ever need help ask her because she will do her best to make you understand.
She is a very good teacher. She explains things very well.
Without ever reading the text book it is easy to get a good grade. She loves BIO and wants the class to understand it. She gives out extra credit for attendance sometimes and has study sessions before the multiple choice tests.
very good helpful teacher. The tests are alwyas easy she gives you a study guide for all of them and curves grades.
shes one of the easier bio teachers so shes the best choice!
she is 1 of the easiest bio teachers, do the study guides, she curves the tests and explains everything very well
Easiest Bio teachers. She gives extra credit a lot. She gives clicker quizzes that really help your grade. She gives study guides. Easy tests. Makes class fun. She loves teaching Biology. She is enthusiastic to teach every day, no matter what time. No hw except reading and studying. Curves grades.
MOST BORING CLASS EVER!!!!!!! the only grades are tests, and clicker quizzes for attendance. the extra credit is a big joke b/c it adds on to ur attendance points instead of the test.....makes no sense. me and my friends hate the class and try to drone her out as much as possible. kind of hard
Very nice lady and likes to teach, but her class sucks. She gives study guides, but they don't help and her tests are really hard. Take her class if you are one of those people who lives to study. If you aren't one of those people then don't take her class. attendance and quizzes help but not enough
This class is very boring, however easy to get a good grade in. Just do the study guides and show up to class to get clicker points and extra credit and you will do fine!! Easy class to get an A in!
Very good & very nice teacher! She gives studyguides for each section, if your study those, you will be fine. Multiple choice tests & give some extra credit. I recommend to take her!
She is extremely nice and extremely excited about biology. Class is boring, but go and take all of the quizzes on the material and the extra credit quizzes for attendance, they help alot. She gives study sheets which help out alot as well. I went to class, slept, didn't read, did the study sheets the night before the test and almost got a B.
easy class though very boring! If you go to class all the time and get the maximum clicker points then it adds like 15 actual points onto your grade (not percentage points) --study sheets-- :) easy to get an A
i hated this class and i found it to be REALLY boring. I wouldn't suggest anyone to take her. I learned nothing.
Willing to help no matter what the problem... Let me take tests in her office when I panicked during an exam... Never made me feel bad when I didn't understand something, and was always willing to clarify.
come to class every day and you'll get bonus points occasionally for taking the quizzes, memorize the study guides and you'll get an A
Nice teacher
Unfortunately, she's very interested in Biology... I'm not. The class is pretty boring. And there's no textbook for the class so you HAVE to go to class to know the material. She's very willing to help, you just have to ask for it.
Very understanding. Tries to make class interesting, but it IS bio! Good teacher though, has study sessions and study guides
Absolutely terrible. Keeps us until the last minute everyday. Her test information is so ridiculous that by the time your done with the 10 page long study guide you dont feel like looking at anything. Wouldnt recommend to anyone. The only thing that MIGHT help you out is clickers and that is IF u sit thru hell that she calls class.
Great Teacher! She's really helpful and cares about whether or not you understand the material. Go to the review sessions before the test, they help tremendously.
class is very boring, tests cover lots of information
she is AMAZING. I'm an english major and she makes bio fun and interesting. if you go to class youll easily get over a 100% for participation and it helps out a lot. tests are easy if you read the book and pay attention, just takes some time if you want an A. shes great w/ extra credit and super nice.
The class is fairly easy, and the teacher is very clear about the material
Easy if you just attend
Its an easy class if you go. I didnt and I still pulled out a C. All the info for class is on the web so the only reason to go is to get extra credit or take a test. Def take this class.
She's a very nice teacher. She gives study sessions and cares about her students. Tests are hard though. Requires a lot of studying.. She posts study guides online but they're very long (usually 10 pages or so) and tedious.. A good but hard teacher.
very well
Great teacher... really sweet lady... love her as a person... but her tests are fairly difficult... takes a lot of studying... do the study guides at least 5 days in advance and you'll be fine
Great teacher, very enthusiastic, extremely helpful. Go to the help sessions before the tests. Lots of material covered and tested on not a super easy class but she will help until you can get an A. Super nice too.
She is very helpful, but tests are somewhat hard. No text book is required for this class. DO NOT TAKE A LAB for this class. It is an extremely time-consuming lab class and you get only 1 credit. TAKE OTHER LABS!!
Taking boil 105 with Thomas is like going to heaven ahh
Prof. Thomas LOVES Biology! She is so enthusiastic about what she is teaching. However, she didn't cover material that she tested us on. It was really frustrating.
Mrs. Thomas is one of the best teachers you could ask for. She is a very nice lady, very helpful, and a GREAT teacher. She loves teaching. She'll help you all she can, and she does a good job. If you take responsibility for your grade and don't procrastinate, it's an easy B. My fave teacher in 7 years.
She is a really sweet lady. She clearly knows what she's talkng about and loves talking about it. Content is pretty interesting; pertinent information. Tests are a little difficult only because 1/3 of the questions come from readings not covered in class. Read the online text and be sure to take notes... should be a really easy B.
Somewhat difficult. STUDY SHEETS are just about every answer on her tests. Learned the hard way. Gives a final and a midterm. Lots of easy homework quizzes and clicker points.
Great teacher..Very helpful...She gives you the study guides to the test and she has study sessions where she basically gives you the answers..Almost every question comes from this..Do that, and you'll be sure to get an A in the class
Good, Interesting, Clear
Such a great teacher, is SO helpful has study sessions and gives study guides for every exam. Really knows what she is talking about and will help you in anyway if needed
AMAZiNG professor! One of the best Biology teachers I have ever had. Very nice lady and is always willing to help you. Office hours, I would say, would be the best time to ask her questions. Study guides for each test and the study sessions help and are very informative. She really knows what she is talking about and you can tell.
The tests are hard but the clicker questions really help your grade along with homework quizes, also curves tests!
This class was not as easy as she made it seem. True there are many clicker points but they are only 5% of the overall grade. The powerpoint project is important to do well on since it is worth so many points. The quizes are tough but she is always willing to answer any questions.
Excellent professor. Knows what she is talking about and explains it clearly. Review sessions are helpful.
Nice, easy to understand but repetitive.
Teaches very well. Provides powerpoint slides before class. In class clicker activity. Curves to around a 75% class average. Very nice personality. Loves to teach and loves the subject. Would recommend her!
do NOT take this class. her lectures are awful. she is monotone and puts you to sleep during class. her tests are a hit or miss, no matter how much you study.
Seems like a nice person but honestly not a good teacher. BORING, puts me to sleep. I haven't learned anything yet. Her study guides are hard to follow. I wouldn't recomend this professor.
LOVE this teacher! She is very helpful and loves to teach. Study guides are very helpful!!! power-points are useful if you take notes with them. Easy class if you put some effort into it, you will do well. I highly recommend!
She's a very good and helpful professor who is enthusiastic about her field of study. Attendance isn't mandatory, but you get credit for clicker questions in class. Tests are pretty easy as long as you study the study guides, and when the class does poorly on the test, she makes sure to help people boost their grades.
She is absolutely wonderful! She is very interested in the subject matter. Her study guides are so helpful if you take the time to do them, and the class itself is pretty easy. I definitely recommend her.
LOVED THIS PROFESSOR! She was extremely helpful and made sure to clarify if students didn't understand. If you know everything on the study guides, you are sure to get an A. Tests were basically right from the study guides! I don't like biology, but I didn't mind it with her because she made it interesting! Highly recommend her!!!
I loved E. Thomas. She was very energetic and made biology fun to learn. She is extremely knowledgeable in her field. Read before coming to class and print her and class notes. It will save class time. Study her study sheets for the tests!!! Very Important and helpful. I loved this class!
She's so nice always helping people the tests are just like the study guides she's awesome def take her
Class is very easy. Her lectures can be a little boring, but they are very helpful. Her tests are EXACTLY what is on the study guides. If you attend class and do the study guides you are will get an A.
She was absolutely wonderful. She clearly enjoyed every subject mentioned and showed a lot of enthusiasm. As long as you attend class and give her your attention you will have no problem getting an A. She is so nice and always willing to help. Definitely take her class. Best professor I've had at WVU by far!
Good professor! Her tests are hard! however dont let that scare you, as long as you complete all of the homework, attend class, and attend review sessions you will have no trouble getting an A or B. I would def. recommend her!
Highly recommend this class and professor. She is a great teacher! Do the study guides, go to the reviews, make an A. She is really helpful and you can tell that she does truly care about her students. Great class.
Incredibly difficult and boring. Classes drag on forever. The tests are beyond difficult, and she doesn't give you any way to teach yourself outside of the classroom. She asks nothing from the book so it is basically useless. Avoid her at all costs
anyone who says this teacher is bad is.. well and idiot. She is MORE than fair. If you print out her notes and jot down what she says in lecture it hard not to get at least a b. She curves all test and is excited about BIO. The test are easy and her homework you get 3 tries on. I got a 104 in the class and a 99 on the final not studying at all..
GREAT teacher, one of the best ones I have had since my time at WVU. Very helpful, goes out of her way to make sure you understand material. Book is very helpful for exams.
She's very pleasant and goes out of her way to help students. She rarely gets upset and is genuinely interested in her field. As a first year lecture, the class is pretty boring, but she does her best to make the material relevant and to inspire interest and discussion for students. Her tests are fair and always curved, but you MUST study!
She was a great teacher, she always made sure the students understood what was going on and the exams were always fair.
Elizabeth is my best teacher in WVU, she is helpful, understandable and caring. Her testes were easy if you studied her notes. she allowed to take the exam on her office hours. I really recommend her.....she is the best
Excellent!
One of the 2 best professors I have had at WVU!
She really cares about her students and will help almost anyone. One of the nicest and most caring professors I've ever had.. plus attendance is extra credit. It's an easy A as long as you put some effort in.
Hands down the BEST teacher I have ever had for biology. She is so passionate and energetic when she is going over the different subjects. She is very willing to help students. She also gives you study guides for the test which makes it super easy to do good. Her test are pretty easy, their the study guide word for word, highly recommend her.
She's really nice & helpful. You have online tests with 3 attempts so you'd have to be a moron to fail it. Attendance is important so you can get points for clicker questions. She's easy to understand & gives study guides; I never used the book and I aced all the exams. She also curves exams. TAKE HER, she is great :)
I had her for another bio and absolutely loved her, but when it came to this class she was a nightmare.
She is the best biology teacher ever. She will go out of her way to help you if you ask for it. She really cares about her students and gives out tons of points to help you receive a good grade. Take this teacher she is absolutely amazing!!
Absolutely LOVED Professor Thomas! Gives tons of clicker questions, curves every exam and gives bonus points! Very nice and helpful, always! TAKE HER
She is so sweet and kind. Her environmental bio class was interesting and I learned a lot. She is a great teacher and super helpful! Take her class for sure!
Grades people based on how environmentally conscious they are rather than their understanding of the course. Did not care about a medical emergency that caused me to miss class and offered no make-up.
I don't understand how people could fail this class. Lots of curving, and test questions were simple. Did not even listen half of the time in class and still got over 100% average. Don't bother buying the book though, tests are based solely on lecture material and common sense.
One of my least favorite classes ever. She is flighty, monotone, and redundant. She makes it difficult to concentrate in her class and her lecture notes are unorganized and hard to follow. she jumps all over the place in lecture and gets caught up on one topic without elaborating on others. The material is easy to learn, just poorly taught.
She is a great professor in the biology department at WVU and I would recommend taking her. Its great to have a biology teacher who actually speaks english!
Professor Thomas is a great professor! The material of course is kind of hard because its biology but she teaches it great and is always in her office hours for any extra help. She also holds review sessions the day before an exam for any last minute questions. Totally recommend taking her!
Great Professor. Will do anything to help you succeed. Class is more than fair and tests are curved. Received an A on all tests with a few hours of studying the night before. Would recommend Thomas to all.
Very nice instructor but she's all over the place with her lectures. Gets sidetracked very easily, and has a hard time putting emphasis on material that ends up on exams. Slides are a jumbled mess, and her study guides are an even worse. If you miss a class and try to go through the power points, half the info is left out.
awesome
Great teacher! Very passionate about all topics! You can tell she loves teaching and is happy to be there! It really makes you excited to go to class. She is nice, fair, and helpful! I definitely recommend her! A++
Her Tests are unclear and some of the questions are just random, I asked her for help and she didn't give me very much. Kind of all over the place and frantic. She can be nice and rude all at the same time. Really do the study guides thoroughly and be nice to her and maybe she'll like you enough to help you
Took Biol 105 for a GEC, class was super easy. She curved every test, I got A's on all 4 test, and only spent like 8 hours on the research project that is due half way through semester and got a 90% on it. you can skip class and get an A still.. but she offers extra credit for attendance which adds up to 6% of your grade.. so it really helps.
She was all over the place, she made it had to concentrate, no text book, only PowerPoint, and the PowerPoint was incomplete. the test were very specific on info that are not in the PowerPoint. I would not take any class with her.
Over all Ms. Thomas is a great teacher. She is very clear when she speaks and her office hours will bring light to any questions or problems you have in her class. She sometimes has long lectures, but for the most part she is really good at teaching the basics for biology.
Professor Thomas is an excellent instructor. If you take the time to review the lecture slides and put in some added effort to studying certain ideas she brings up in the slides and in lecture, this will help you a ton, and you'll understand what she's saying all semester. Super helpful, nice, and enthusiastic. Textbooks not necessary, use YouTube.
It is true; a lot of the material on tests was not included in the Powerpoints. But they were literally straight from the book. And on the syllabus she gives you are the chapters and sections that you need to be reading along with every lecture. Seriously, help yourself a little and her class can be enjoyable and easy.
She is excited to teach, which makes it way more interesting, especially at 8:30. I barely used my book because she covered everything for the exams and then some in her lectures. Take good notes and you will be fine. Probably my favorite professor.
DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER EVER. She is not clear with her lectures and all of her power points are so confusing that they are no help when it comes to studying. Her exams are the hardest things that I have ever taken and I do not recommend her. She never explains anything to where you can actually understand it; I did not learn anything at all.
She is all over the map do not take her. If you don't understand something you get left behind. She makes study guides that are each 3 pages long and narrow down nothing. You're better off just looking at her unhelpful powerpoints.
She is awful! Do not take this professor! She is extremely unclear in lecture and emphasizes things that are not important. Her tests are worded terribly and the study guides do not help.
Gives study guides exactly like exams, powerpoints posted online, don't buy book
SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST CARING PROFESSORS I MET MY FIRST SEMESTER. IF YOU NEED HELP SHES THERE FOR YOU IN AN INSTANT. LECTURE IS FUN AND EXCITING EVEN IF THE MATERIAL IS BORING. IT SO NICE TO SEE A PROFESSOR SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY TEACH. I WOULD SO LIKE TO TAKE ANOTHER ONE OF HER CLASSES LATER ON IN MY COLLEGE CAREER AFTER MY SCHEDULE IS OPEN.
AWFUL! I would never take her as a teacher. she is all over the place and makes no sense. she asked me for my opinion because she doesn't know how to word tests in order for them to be clear. I have never had a worse teacher than her.
It's laughable that other people are rating Dr. Thomas low... they obviously didn't come to class to learn. She's a great professor, straight-forward, and easy to approach. Yes, you must read the book... you're not in college to get auto "A's", you're there to LEARN. If that's your intent, Dr. Thomas will pave the way for you to succeed.
Great professor!! Sweetest lady you'll ever meet, she actually cares about her students. Does a lot of clicker questions and you get 20 points for being there so expect to come to class. Memorize the study guides and you'll ace the tests. Definitely recommend. Don't need the textbook!! Just learn the slides in her powerpoints.
Mrs. Thomas is an amazing professor. She gives amazing review sheets that will prepare you for the test, the slides are posted online, and the lectures are very clear. She is so passionate about the subject and draws you in. If you do not do well it is only your fault. She is amazing I would love to take more of her classes.
She was an amazing teacher I got an A with hardly doing any work besides studying before the test. I got the book and I read it, but only because I bought it. You don't really need it.
She is the most amazing Bio teacher I've ever had. There is no way you can fail this class because her lectures are so clear that you don't even need to read the book. Just come to class to earn some clicker question points, do your HW and read the study guide for your exam and you will do great in this class. You will end up with at least a B+.
I never went to the class, so it was most likely the reason I failed. But she was very nice and helpful if you take the initiative.
Professor Thomas is a very astute woman who knows what she's teaching and is passionate about it. She genuinely wants you to do well and pass her class. I found her lectures interesting, tests are difficult if you don't study but she gives you all the tools you need and has really helpful review sessions before tests.
If you truly study before every test you'll get an A. If you dont show up to class, dont study, and dont put any effort into the class you'll fail. Just like any other class. The professor speaks monotone but puts all of her power point lectures online. She also sets up review sessions the night before the test which I STRONGLY recommend going to.
Ms. Thomas is great! If you study for the exam you'll definitely get an A!
Thomas is very devoted to her students and loves what she does,which makes it even more enjoyable. Her tests are difficult, but if you go to her for help, and do her study guides, they are the test basically. So just study, go to class and ask questions, and you will do well.
One of the easiest classes that I have taken here. As long as you do her study guides the day before an exam you are guaranteed an A. She also gives a lot of bonus points on exams.
Don't take her online she literally makes no sense and is so unorganized.
I LOVE HER. EVERYONE TAKE HER.
First of all, there's barely any grades in the class. There's 4 tests the whole year and a few quiz's. There's also one assignment that counts as a test grade but it will take her forever to grade it. Trying to study outside of class is basically impossible since her powerpoint slides make no sense and her study guides are a mess.
Shes an amazing teacher! Def can get an A in Bio 105 with the study guides she gives out! Class isn't mandatory , attendance is extra credit.
Lectures are long without much clarity. She has study sheets for us yet we have to fill in the stuff ourselves from the slides when not everything on the slides match the study guide so using google. There is extra credit and grading curves yet doesn't help much. A class average for one of the tests was 69%. Barely any grades.
I absolutely adore Professor Thomas. She is so enthusiastic and cares so much for biology, which I think is super important. If you reach out to her she will be more than happy to help you. She only gives about 8 homework's and 4 tests so you have to work hard because there aren't many opportunities to raise your grade. I loved her and the class!
I love Professor Thomas. She really knows the material and genuinely cares. Always available for office hours, very understanding. Tests are hard and can kill your grade, but if you study, you will pass. Her exam review sheets are extremely helpful. If you get the chance to have her, take it. She is just wonderful!
BORING.
Professor Thomas gave very thorough lectures and I felt like I had a good grasp on the material after the lecture. She had a great attitude and was very objective!
Thomas is a great professor who goes out of her way, in and out of lecture, to explain thoroughly what you don't understand. This class is on the difficult side, but as long as you attend class and take good notes, put in the effort outside of class, and study a few days before the test you'll get an A. Very sweet and helpful. Would take her again.
She's an interesting professor and clearly cares about the course material and her students' success. The book could be helpful but frankly I've done fine without using it much. Biggest complaint is test questions are sometimes worded ambiguously or worse, on specific trivia like dates, but for the most part is fair and done well.
Dr. Thomas is awesome! She's so enthusiastic, which was great at 8:30 AM, because it kept us awake and engaged. She took clicker points and gave some participation credit for them even if you got them wrong, as like an attendance grade. Tests weren't hard as long as you paid attention to lecture. She's also really helpful outside of class!
She's such a sweet professor. I really enjoyed her class. She gives 20 extra attendance points so if you miss a few classes you still could have a 100 attendance points. I highly recommend her lecture.
Nice lady, took her for an 8:30 class (which is already bad enough), she is very monotone and not very interesting. It is really hard to follow along if you don't have a passion for plants like she does.
Nice enough lady, but the tests were pretty hard to pass. It's not that the information is hard to understand, she just expects you to know A LOT of information. So unless you really like learning about trees and lakes (etc), I don't recommend this class. There are a lot of other grades in, so you can still pass the class if you fail the tests.
summer online easy class but alot of work
Ms. Thomas is one of the best professors/teachers Ive ever had. She cares a lot about her students grades and is willing to help. You can tell she is passionate about the material she is teaching and explains it well. Tests arent bad at all as long as you pay attention in class.
Her lectures can be boring but if you do not pay attention, you will not pass. The tests are based on a lot of information. The review sheets are very helpful and a lot of the tests questions are repeats of the review sheet.
She's very passionate about biology. She prepares you very well for the exam and even offers review sessions for your benefit. Very friendly and is willing to help you. I love her.
I have really enjoyed class with Mrs. Thomas. She is very knowledgeable about the subject matter and really wants her students to succeed. Lectures are thorough, PowerPoint slides & study guide material very important for exams. Do read the book as well to ensure you know the material. She is accessible outside of class & does review sessions.
This class is required for my major but the subject matter is incredibly boring to me. I'm one of those people who will regularly skip class and then read the book and then pass the exams. You CANNOT do that in this course. There is no textbook, and the slideshows don't provide you with the information necessary. Take the summer version.
Professor Thomas was an incredible professor who is very interested in everything she teaches. Its nice to have a professor who is passionate about the subject. I would definitely take her class again
She may give out study guides to fill in during lecture however, she doesn't go in order, she doesn't cover everything that will be on the test, and she lectures from start to the very end(even past) class time. She expects everyone to get an A+,but she is just terrible.
Professor thomas is such a sweetheart. She really works hard to make sure everyone understands everything. Tests are somewhat hard but as long as you study youll be fine. She normally curves the tests. Getting an A is fairly easy.
Professor Thomas was a great professor. Like most lectures, they were long and often boring. However, she really tries her best to keep them interesting. You can tell she's really passionate about the subject. As long as you do the study guide slides on the powerpoints, you'll be prepared for the exams.
I absolutely loved Ms. Thomas, best professor I've had in college so far. If you attend class, and do the study guide slides you should not have a hard time getting an A in the course. All tests are multiple choice and have clear answers as to what is right and wrong. She also weights her tests and gives plenty of extra credit for attending class.
Mrs. Thomas is very passionate about the course material and goes out of her way to make sure you understand. I never used the book and got an A in the course. Tests are usually curved up a few points. As long as you come to lecture, this class should be fine. Powerpoints are posted on ecampus, as well as study guides- helpful for tests.
Great professor. She provides extra notes that are helpful if you cant keep up with the pace she lectures. She also gives study guides that help a lot. You should pass the class if you do your work and study study study!!! You dont really need to buy the book but it is helpful.
Dr. Thomas is a great choice for Biology. She clearly has a passion for the course, and I truly believe an A in this course is obtainable by everyone if they appropriately study. Her lectures are not boring at all, but 8:30 a.m. classes were a slight struggle for me, but I obtained an A without much effort. Don't buy the book, literally not used.
She gives good lectures, and lots of information is clearly stated. The exams are fairly easy, but you do need to study. You should definitely pay attention in class because she cares a lot about your success and wants everyone to pass. There are activities, but she helps you. She also gives study guides and plenty of time for homework.
Professor Thomas is passionate but I often felt like her lectures were extremely slow paced and she'd repeat the same thing over and over. She barely puts any information in her powerpoints - you're supposed to bring them to class to fill out during lecture. She gives study guides and curves each exam, but her slides are unorganized.
Attendance is a must
Really tough to listen to in lecture, there is nothing fun about this class. BUT, the exams are easy if you study. Very straightforward.
Thomas was very passionate about teaching, but definitely lecture heavy. She was nice but I also never spoke 1 on 1 with her much, but very understanding when I did. There was a paper due & online quizzes that you can take multiple times, but the answers can usually be found on quizlet. Your grade is mostly reflected by exams.
Ms. Thomas is my favorite teacher I have had at WVU so far. She really cares about her class and her students. She makes her lectures interesting by walking around the lecture hall and relating the material to things the students are familiar with. She hosts optional study sessions before every exam and answers questions and recovers things
She really knows what she is talking about. The tests are all multiple choice but were a bit hard. Other then tests, a few quizzes, participation (clicker points) and one paper is your whole grade. Did not have much work outside of class besides studying.
Very good at teaching the material but lectures can get boring, do not recommend taking the 8:30. Make sure to show up and review the study guide she provides. Every single question asked on the test is practically on the study guide. You will get docked points if you don't answer the clicker questions so make sure to show up, and pay attention.
She was by far my favorite professor this semester. You can tell she really cares about her students. Biology is not the easiest class, but if you go to class and take notes, you'll do fine. Homework quizzes, activities, and in-class participation questions will boost your grade. She also offers a review session the day before an exam which is nice
Overall a good teacher and she respects her students
Skim the book for lectures, show up to lectures, and do a little bit of work each day throughout the week and there is no reason you shouldn't get an A. Very nice women and is a great help if you go to office hours. Exams are off the powerpoints and there is a built in bonus with each exam and she usually curves the exams. Overall easy, fun class.
She goes over everything that will be on the tests and makes sure you understand the homework. She's really great. All you have to do is take notes (and study) and you will pass. Dont bother getting the book for this class because she goes over everything in class
Best bio teacher by far. Shes really nice and teaches better than the other lady whom you can barely understand
I really enjoyed this professor for this class! Her tests were pretty much straight forward from the notes, so take notes and just study from that. I rented the textbook for this class and never even opened it, so don't bother. She is very understanding when you are confused and need help.
She is a great professor and super sweet. She goes over everything in detail and the class is not difficult to pass. The lectures are not always the most exciting but if you go, you will pass. Tests and quizzes are easy.
Okay so I love biology, biology makes sense to me. However, the exams for this class made absolutely no sense to me. The questions were oddly specific and despite completing the study guide, going to class, and reading the textbook the highest grade I could manage to get on a exam was a 78% which destroyed my grade for the class.
Loved this class. Ms. Thomas is very helpful especially if you have questions during exams. I suggest going to this class. I never touched my textbook and got all A's on all the exams, but you defiantly need to study. Use her study guide to your advantage. studying the clicker questions helps as well. I think her exams align well with the content.
Professor Thomas has long boring lectures in class, and they can be even very confusing at times. She goes back and forth to different slides quickly and that makes it difficult to take notes. Her quizzes and tests will be cake with good notes, and readings every article she gives you.
The lectures can be very long and boring, but if you show up and take notes you should be fine. She gives good study guides and curves the exams a lot.
I honestly enjoyed this class! Ms. Thomas is super sweet and really cares about all of her students. The lectures can be long and sometimes boring, but if you take notes it helps. She curves every exam by a lot, and the exams are easy if you review the slides and complete the study guides. I would definitely recommend taking her class.
I absolutely love Professor Thomas! Her lectures are incredibly interesting and all of the assignments work well together. You have lots of opportunities to bump your grade and honestly the course work is so interesting and current that it would be difficult to get a bad grade in this class.
Overall an enjoyable class and you can tell she cares about her students!
Professor Thomas' class was very easy while being informative. Never had to touch the textbook, her lectures are more than enough if you pay attention. Exams come almost completely from the study guide, class activities, and iclicker questions. Come to class and pay attention, you will do just fine.
Great professor who really cares about students and loves what she does
Biology is not my strong suit, but I finished with a grade of over 100%. I never opened the book, just came to class, took notes, and paid attention. The exams are almost completely from the study guides (which go along with the slides), iClicker questions, and homework quiz questions. She is very kind, ready to help, and open to questions.
Professor Thomas is an amazing! The exams are fair and not too difficult if you study and understand the material. She gives you every opportunity to ask questions in class, and it is easy to get ahold of her to ask questions outside of class. Show up to class, answer the clicker questions, study the material, and you will be more than fine.
Thomas is amazing BUT watch out for the lab, it's not taught by her and you DEFINETLY DONT want your lab instructor to be JAMES COLLINS he goes by seth. Switch immediately, I never received 100% on ANY assignment. He barely understood how to do the labs and grades like its grad school, every other ta grades so much easier don't take him he sucks!!!
Got a decent grade in class BUT her TA "Seth" Collins is AWFUL!! Nice guy but has no understanding of the subject or why he is there. He has no answers yet speaks all the time. I never got 100 on any assignment because he is oddly particular. Ex: "You gave the right answer but it's not the word I would've used so I'm taking off 2 pts." AVOID him!
Beth is an awesome professor whos passionate about biology. If you go to class and pay attention there's no reason you cant get an A. Shes available to help, and answers questions after class in depth. Top few professors ive had so far. The lab is hard that goes with it, collins TA is NOT good. I barely got an A in lab bc his grading is ridiculous.
Professor Thomas is passionate about biology. Attend class, take notes, and use the study guides - you'll do well. The labs can be tough, but Unstuckstudy is a great study tool to supplement your prep.
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