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Bad powerpoints (posts them online) and speeds through. Rarely anyone shows up to class, but I think she does a decent job explaining stuff sometimes. Homework is a LOT more nuanced than what she covers in class. Gives partial credit on exams, doesn't drop the lowest. She's new to Binghamton, not sure about teaching in general but seems like it.
One of the nicest professors I have ever had. If you show up to lecture and read the textbook and ask questions, you will do well. The tests are not hard, they are just representive of all the material, she just wants to know you have some idea of what is going on. THE AVERAGE IN CLASS WAS HIGH, compared to other stats classes in Binghamton.
Mediocre professor. Lecture isnt bad, most people dont show up. She had six "quizzes" which were basically exams. Makes easy material more difficult on the exam and it trips people up. Class average was in the low 80s which is silly for the material. Paper/projects offshoot your grade even if you do well on exams. TA grades everything.
There are 4 tests a semester, and each subsequent test is harder than the last. There is HW on Mindtap, so you have tobuy the online txtbook. She posts the lecture slides,so you don't have to go to class. First half is easy (mean,median,mode stuff) but second half is more difficult and she can get easily tripped up when teaching. Txtbook is helpful
Her lectures are straight from the textbook, dont really need to attend class if you keep up on readings, tests are extremely long which can be frustrating when you know even the smartest person in the class cant get an A because he/she did not have enough time to finish the test. Is not weighted even though she says she does.
She is not the most knowledgeable in statistics, as she would make mistakes in class frequently. Although she is understanding, the material was sometimes more confusing because this is not her area of expertise. There are 4 exams, first two exams are extremely easy, and the last two have significantly harder material. Homework goes into grade.
She was absolutely, 100% okay, not life changing and not horrible. Class is optional, as you can get everything from the slides she posts and the mindtap hw. It's not a terribly hard class if you have algebra down and can memorize some formulas until they start giving formula sheets. That said, it is very test heavy. Again, not bad or great, but ok
Supposed to be an easy course but Jant made it harder than it should ever be. The material does get harder but isn't unbearable. However, by the 3rd exam no one was able to finish the exam. Not sure if it is her first time teaching but definitely needs to work on time management for exams & teaching is only sub-par.
Erin made this class harder than it should've been.
She's okay. I learned more from the textbook than her class. She would easily make mistakes on problems and wouldn't answer questions clearly. The third test was horrible where no one finished. As long as you do the homeworks on time and study hard for the tests, it shouldn't be too bad.
You could honestly not show up to class and still get an A. To be fair, Jant was pregnant and new this semester so her lectures weren't the best. However she was really fair in the grading curve given that no would be able to finish her exams. If you do the readings, go over the slides, and actually do practice problems you'll be fine.
If you want to make a connection with her or really enjoy learning about research methods, do not take her class. She really doesn't care and when she taught us last semester she was pregnant. She barely came to class and didn't even tell us that she was going to be absent. If you just want to take it, the TAs will be your best option to learn.
Exams consist of 5 chapters, plus all the readings, and information from any videos that you watch online. 65 MP choice questions and you have about 1hr30 mins to do it.
you basically get 8 quizzes that are very specific and are usually based on like 80 pages of the textbook. The tests are overall 6 chapters, so roughly 300 pages. You don't really need to go to class because the slides are the same as the textbook but in class she tells you when you will have a pop quiz. Overall, just alot of reading
psych stats is not anything to worry about. Jant doesn't seem to really know what she's doing, but it doesn't really matter because the textbook is all you need. The final was like 10 questions and was very simple, and all the homeworks are easy 100s. Very reasonable class, not too hard to get an A in.
Jant is not the least bit engaging, but for the most part sticks to the textbook. Tests cover about 300 pages of the textbook at a time, so you have to study to pass. Attendance isn't really necessary, but she does give the occasional pop quiz.
Pretty bad - the class is graded only on 4 exams and the homework assignments, which leaves you very little room for error. Grading rubric is pretty unfair - decent test scores like 80+ will still get you a low B or high C in the class. No dropped exams/homeworks either so if you don't understand a topic, good luck. Ridiculous.
The way she grades this class makes it impossible for you to get an A if you slip up even a little. No drops on exams and a 93.94 is an A- which is absolutely ridiculous. Crazy amount of reading, on top of that she assigns additional readings. Makes the course super hard when it's supposed to be an easy one. Avoid if you can
An Easy A! It is so similar to 111. Many people skip lecture but it is beneficial to stay. She isn't the most interesting lecturer but not the worst, either. She really tries to make the class relatable.
Nice professor, lectures are verbatim from textbook, barely provides any information that differs from textbook. Seems visibly awkward during class at times
She does a great job explaining the topics however you will only be graded on four exams and homework. There is practice for the homework and she does a good job picking homework questions that help you learn.
Tests start off easy and then progressively get more difficult, luckily the final is not cumulative. Nice lady overall but has a bit of a temper. Is not very knowledgeable about the topic she teaches so you are stuck having to read the textbook and teaching yourself
Sometimes she spoke so fast that it was impossible to follow, but if you pay attention in class and study it really was not hard. Tests are fairly easy and definitely reasonable.
Jant does not add any extra content of enhance your understanding of the material more than studying the text alone. At times going to lecture made the content more confusing than reading the textbook had. Be prepared to teach yourself the material.
Ok, heres the thing: for Development Psychology, you HAVE to CARE about what you are learning! So many students take this class, assuming it is an easy A because it is about children. So many people get butt-hurt after the first test because of such assumptions. This is a challenging class because she CARES. So she assumes you should care as well.
The class was psych stats and was overly difficult with not enough reason. I'm a firm believer that your homework grades should reflect your test grades. This was not the case for me, where she will set you up to study one thing, and test you on something you are not used to. Lastly rounding grades 83.94 B- and 83.95 B. 0.05 will determine grade
Easy A if you attend lecture, read text, and study a little. I liked that the final was not cumulative. Dr. Jant knows a lot about her field, but sometimes I felt that teaching doesn't fit her personality very well. She didn't have great "control" over the class, and people took advantage of this by talking, and packing up early. I learned a lot.
I have Prof. Jant for Developmental and I love this class! She is great at asking us questions and answering the ones that we have. She knows a ton about her field and this is my favorite class this semester. She is so fun! I also had her for stats last semester and I definitely would have dropped without her help.
Take Developmental with Dr. Jant! Lectures are super interesting. There are pop quizzes! Overall I really like her class and discussion during lecture is great. She really cares about students.
This class is not easy. There's a lot of hw and a lot of studying. She explains things kind of, but not very well. She moves super quickly and a lot of the test questions are way harder than examples in class.
Very interesting and involved seminar with many chances to get a good grade. No tests but plenty of presentations and papers. You have to be able to read research articles like the back of your hand. Also you MUST participate in discussion so get ready to speak on the material assigned for readings. Great seminar!
She's nice and her lectures are interesting and clear, but she seems like she want's to be a stay at home mom more than a professor. She cancelled 5 out of the first 7 lectures and almost never shows up to her office hours. Class is fine if you study though
Dr Jant is your average psych professor for an average psych course. Overall, the course is basically common sense but you need to do a lot of reading in order to insure that you get good grades on the tests. She drops your lowest homework and quiz grade, and the final isn't cumulative which is a huuuuuggggeeee plus! Would take again
Nice woman and very passionate about her field. Although the classes are hard and sometimes dull, she tries to make it engaging and welcomes questions. Overall, a humorous and decent teacher.
Took Dr. Jant for psych stats and hated the class/experience. However, taking her for a senior seminar is a totally different experience. She is very knowledgable on the topic and understanding when matters arise. Show up to class, have something meaningful to say, do the projects and paper and you'll be fine. I would take her again if I could!
she's very enthusiastic about the material but the lectures are very boring. she's not always great at explaining things. i basically had to teach myself the course. not super difficult material but it's a lot and the tests are way harder than the examples from class. highly recommend doing the online practice problems
Not a difficult class if you do the readings and go to lecture. She has pop quizzes every 3 classes or so and they're usually word for word from the Chapter/lecture. Lectures aren't bad & she usually includes 2/3 videos to break the time up a bit.
She is very unorganized. She uses a test bank so as long as you get that you should be fine for the pop quizzes and tests. MUST read the textbook in order to do well (not if you have the test bank tho). You should go to class bc she asks questions from videos played during class on the tests. It's not that hard of a class if you keep up.
Prof. Jant is one of my favorite profs on campus. I really liked dev psyc and we had discussions that were very interesting. I thought that the class was demanding but if you stay on top of the syllabus and readings you are fine. You have to come to class to get a good grade because test questions will come directly from lecture or videos.
Stats is not my favorite class but Dr. Jant made it as fun as she could. I went to almost every office hours and that was very helpful. She is really good at explaining it. You have to be sure to read and do the homeworks. The exams are just like homework for short answer. It is a hard class but I liked it!
Take Jant for stats! She does a really good job going step by step through the tests that you learn. I really liked that during lecture we always worked through example problems and she answered questions. I liked how she would give lots of examples too and relate it to real world analyses or data that people report. You have to go to lecture!
she missed our first seven classes & moved the test by 2 days. her lecture was useless she just mentioned everything in the textbook but gave no details. Just do the assignments (painfully easy) & show up for class in case of pop quizzes (easy to cheat off someone else). Read every word of the textbook & memorize vocabulary or u will fail exams.
I had her for dev psyc and for seminar in cognitive development. I liked both a lot! I enjoyed the seminar the best. It was super interesting and the readings were a lot but also very helpful. I learned more in that class than many others that I have taken. You have to read and you have to participate in discussion! Take this class if you can!
Prof Jant is great! Definitely take her if you can. You have to read the textbook because it is on the exams and quizzes but so is the other stuff she goes over in lecture that is not in the book. We talked about a lot of research studies and current events. It was a big lecture but discussion made it feel much smaller and not lost in the crowd.
I really enjoyed my seminar with Dr. Jant! It was discussion based and really inspiring. After that class I decided to go into early childhood ed and it was because of everything that we learned and talked about. Take this if you can! She is great and really knowledgeable. Jant will also meet with you outside of class to talk about grad school/jobs
I had stats with her and it was a hard class but she made it fun and was super helpful outside of class. You have to go to lecture to do well because we walked through every step of each problem and practiced in class and she would answer questions and walk around helping everyone. You also have to do the homework which is very helpful.
I really liked dev psych!! Take it with Jant. She is funny and makes the lectures very interesting and relates it to life. You have to read the book and there are pop quizzes!
This seminar was my favorite here. Prof Jant knows so much about the research in developmental. I thought that the discussions were really inspiring. I highly rec this class!
I would not have passed stats without Dr. Jant's help. I liked that during lecture we did examples and worked through problems and she walks around and answers questions and you can work with your friends through problems too. She is funny and very helpful if you go to office hours or make a meeting as well.
This class was pretty hard. Her lectures often were not helpful, and her tests were really hard. The math part was easy to get down with enough practice, but she expected us to remember minutia from the book for multiple choice questions. There was a lot of homework. She gave extra credit the day before Thanksgiving, fyi.
I emailed the professor about a problem with hw due and she never responded to me. This was very frustrating and put on more stress than i needed for a class i was pass failing. The tests are not too hard and there are a TON of easy questions. Quizzes are pop quizzes and hard because they are on what you're learning THAT DAY.
Jant is a nice sweet lady but can't say same for teaching. If you're not interested in development DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. She expects students to know the chapter she is teaching during class. Four tests and pop quizzes which can really hurt your grade if you do not study. Goes through one chapter per class. Would not recommend if not interested.
The powerpoints in this class are directly from the textbook, which means the quizzes and the exams are pretty much on the textbook as well. This makes lectures pretty boring, although with her upbeat personality you can tell she at least tries to make it interesting for us. Usually she told us when the pop quizzes were going to be which was nice.
The tests and homework assignments were not too hard and were pretty fair if you go to class and read the textbook. However, the lectures were boring and the pop quizzes were pretty hard because we took the quizzes before we even learned the topic that they covered. If you aren't a psych major, I do not recommend taking this class.
Jant is such a great professor! She's fair with grading and very caring. She grades based on a good amount of activities and drops the lowest of the quizzes, tests, and other assignments. She always tells us when "pop" quizzes are, so go to class. The quizzes are based on the textbook reading, so definitely read before class. Overall great prof.
I have had this professor three times and got an A- each time. If you read the textbook once you will do well. There is no need to go to the lectures unless there is a pop quiz which she will usually announce beforehand. The quizzes are kind of annoying but if you skim the chapter the day before you'll do fine.
An extremely mediocre professor. Her tests are much harder than what she goes over in lecture. You could understand everything in class and when you get to the online homework/tests and know nothing. Gives in class extra credit but doesn't offer a test drop like other statistics classes.
I loved professor Jant, she is so sweet and really does care about the class. Although I am a psych major, I was not interested in developmental at all but she makes the class extremely doable. The material isn't hard just read the chapters the night before and you will be okay for the pop quizzes! She warns you before pop quizzes so go to class!
The class can be slightly difficult at times, especially with pop quizzes. But, you can tell she really cares about the subject and her students and if you put in the work she'll definitely take notice.
She's a very nice professor who generally wants to meet her students. Her lectures are the most boring I've ever attended. She directly reads from the slides taking anywhere from 15-30 minutes a slide. She pulls more from the text book than her lecture for exams. The creditability of the textbook is arguable and outdated. Exams aren't difficult.
Funny and interesting lectures but quizzes are from the book and often challenging. Tests are full of easy questions. Easy to pass the class but hard to do well in it. Never responds to emails.
Dr. Jant is an amazing professor. She does as much as she can to make it easier for her students and it is evident. This class was kind of hard because of the material, but if you like math, then it is very doable. Class averages on tests were low, but no curves, so you have to study relatively hardly to do well. Do the extra practice on Mindtap.
Presentation heavy, but honestly way more manageable than I was expecting a senior seminar to be. Whole class is virtually reading exp. studies/scholarly articles which can get old, but it definitely made me better at dissecting them. Since almost every class is student presentations it can get boring, but easy A. Plus she's secretly hilarious
Jant is a really nice woman. She can come off intimidating at first but once you step into her office even once she becomes the most open person ever. I would definitely take her again, just for a different class of a smaller size.
She is a caring professor and really passionate about her work and also funny. There are "pop" quizzes but she usually warns us beforehand and you can drop a test. She is a great professor to make connections with. This class is textbook heavy but her tests are extremely fair if you are prepared
Jant was okay as a professor. She just reads straight from the slides and it seems that she doesn't like teaching Psyc stats. I would try to take Psyc stats with a different professor. 4 exams and homework sets. Screw up one exam and you're done. Math requires constant practice and the homework is super easy compared to the exams. Try to avoid.
It's really not that hard to pass psyc stats with Jant. Tests are fair and there is a hw set for every chapter and the hw is honestly harder than the tests she gives plus you get to drop 1 hw. If you like math then you'll get an A and if you don't - as long as you study and show up to review sessions or office hours you will be fine!
Definitely take Jant for a psych seminar. As with most seminars, it is discussion based in which you have to show up and participate. Reading heavy, but you learn how to dissect articles. 2 presentations, weekly discussion questions (you create 3) one final paper. I find Jant to be hilarious even when the class material and discussions are dry.
Jant is an okay professor. I'm not the best at math, and Jant mainly read off of her slides for most lectures. I felt like I had to really sit and teach myself a lot of the material. Moving to online she was generous in giving us one test drop. I feel like she didn't like teaching stats which made it harder for her to get the info across. I'd avoid
While non-psych majors might enjoy her classes less, Jant is an overall wonderful professor. She truly cares about her students understanding class material and their overall success. She is intelligent, funny, caring, and has no interest in making the lives of her students more difficult than necessary.
Prof Jant is ok. Her lectures are all over the place and you have to teach yourself a lot of the material using the online textbook/homework. When we went online, she went MIA for like 2-3 weeks and didn't post lectures timely. Other than that, she's funny and sweet and tries her best. The online homeworks help a lot.
It was straightforward to do well in this class. The lecture slides were helpful and had a lot of practice problems. You have weeks to complete homework sets and they were harder than the test so it was a good way to study. The textbook helped as the material got harder but overall I put in an average amount of work compared to other classes.
For a math class, Jant does a fairly good job. Her tests are fairly difficult, but if you study they should be okay. Lots of memorization needed to succeed, especially with some formulas. The homework is tedious but helps you understand the material. Lectures are very dry, but that's unavoidable.
Most of grade is 4 exams, but you can bring it up slightly w/ hw. Lectures go exactly by textbook; the math itself is very basic. Most difficult part is having to memorize formulas for the exam. Jant is easy to understand & accessible for help in office hours. If you do practice & stay on top of material, it's very possible to get an A.
Very good professor, I really enjoyed taking psych stats with her. She made it fun and easy to learn. Her tests are exactly what you learn in lecture, requires some memorization (formulas and concepts), but as long as you pay attention and do the homework, youll do well in the class.
Jant was a good, clear-cut prof and made the class easy and enjoyable. Her tests were really fair and straight-forward. The HW is the hardest part of the class and is much harder than any of her tests were. She was also amazing at handling the transition to online. She's really sweet and approachable and does checkpoints in class that help a lot.
Terrible teacher, you have to teach everything to yourself.. tests are really hard even if you study do not take her if you can
Basically been Khan Academy but far less helpful and way more expensive. The class is asynchronous so you can't ask questions, her only office hours session is not during any of the regularly scheduled class periods, and she refuses to accommodate people who can't make it because of another class. If I learned anything it was not because of her.
Took this course while it was asynchronous during Covid. I liked not having to be present during class times. Your grade is almost completely based on the 4 exams though, and the homework barely does anything so there are very little grade boosters which sucks. You basically need 90s on all the tests to get an A in the class which is majorly hard.
If you watch all of the lecture videos, do the homework, and read the textbook (not necessary but helpful), you can do really well. I like Jant because her videos are clear and she explains things relatively well. The homework's are harder than than the tests so it's great practice. Drops two lowest homeworks. Gives out extra credit opportunities.
Getting an A in the class is very possible if you watch all of the lecture videos and do the homework. The homework is harder than the exams! She does not drop an exam as the other professor teaching this class does so keep that in mind!
This class was very difficult. If you can, please take this class with another professor. The lecture videos were from a previous semester and you had to learn everything yourself. There was no teaching involved. There are 4 exams and if you do bad on one it is very hard to get your grade back up.
I don't think the material in this class was difficult, but the way it is set up online makes it difficult. You teach yourself the material because her lectures are prerecorded already and in the exams you can't backtrack. Probably would have done better if the class was in person. She doesn't drop an exam like the other professor so consider that.
Horrible horrible professor. Literally dont take a class with her. I did all the extra credit, studied for all the tests, went to supplemental instruction weekly and watched all lecture videos and still didnt do as well as normal. Shes very disorganized in the lecture vids and does not explain well at all. Nearly impossible to do well.
Dr. Jant made it impossible to do well in this class. The class is made up mostly of 4 exams, none of which can be dropped. HW assignments barely boost your grade. She claimed that our class performed highly this semester with a B average, while the class average in previous semesters were a C+/B- at best. She did extend a few EC opportunities.
Doesn't respond to my emails at all, have to depend on the TA all the time even if they don't have an answer for me which is not their fault but it is super frustrating.
She is a very kind woman. She cared about the needs of her students, and she looks out for you. However, if you are bad at math, do not take her class. Her lectures were not very helpful (lots of background noise), and most of the time, not needed for tests. If you read the book and do the practice questions you will easily pass.
I took psych stats with Jant to fulfill my math gen-ed. I highly recommend not taking her for this class. She seemed super nice, but lectures were asynchronous so we were very disconnected. Tests were relatively hard and constructed so if you happened to do poorly on one question you could end up getting a low grade on the test.
Jant is a great professor! Ive had her for in person and online and I loved both. Stats is a tough course but she makes it fun. You HAVE to format your emails correctly if you want a response. I met with her almost every office hours and it really helped! She is the most caring prof at bing Ive had!
the homework assignments really help. her lectures are boring and she is very disconnected from her students (but it is an asynchronous class, so I don't exactly blame her). attending her optional study sessions are somewhat helpful. i'm not good at math, but i needed this course to major in psychology; this was an extremely difficult course for me
To be as honest as I can, just take this class with another professor if you are not good with math. I withdrew because some tests killed my whole grade so I am retaking it in the fall with another professor.
Heard that this class was really hard and as someone who was never really good with math it wasnt bad at all. My whole class was (asynchronous). I mainly used the textbook and never really watched the lectures (because video lectures not my learning style) If you do homework and practice in the textbook youll do just fine.
The online format of this class was very difficult, very lecture heavy and grade is solely based on the exams which are so hard no matter how much you study. If you're taking psych stats take it with a different professor, I don't recommend.
Dr. Jant was a great professor I was nervous going into the course because I know for psych stats she is a harsh grader. This class was the only one I actually enjoyed going too. Its fun discussion based on topics we discuss that student run discussion with her present. You have a paper presentation and other things but definitely recommend her
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