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PSY150 - 5.0 rating“Teacher does a very poor job of teaching the class”
PSY150 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (116)
Her class is laid back and relaxed. She is very funny and nice.There is not much homework, but when there is it is long and detailed and sometimes after pages of work you don't even get a grade.Just a check mark, which is frustrating. 4 Exams through out the semester.You need to memorize EVERYTHING.Also 4 written essays and about 5 pop quizes.
Mrs. Norton is a great teacher, not that much homework but it is a must to study for the exams..make sure you read the modules prior to class also and attendance is important because she goes over each module with a powerpoint and plus the questions on the exams can be of what she talked about in class!! Overall I would take her again if I had to!!
She's hot! Her tests are not hard at all, I always got >100. Just know the terms, listen to her in class, easiest class ever! The terms in book explained very hard to understand, but she makes them easier by explaining in her own way. It's social study class, so essays are inevitable. Highly recommend her!
Ms. Norton is cool just study and pay attention but I will probably have to retake this because I caught on too late
A great professor and a great class. I highly recommend taking this course with her. Unlike many, she is respectful and personable. Given the chance I'll certainly take another class with her.
A great professor and interesting course! Highly recommended!
She is one of the best professors I think I have ever had. Her lectures are extremely helpful. She is so positive and helpful. I wish she taught more than psy 150 and 241! As long as you read the material (which is very interesting) and attend lectures you should have no problem in her class!
Great professor!! - passionate about the subject and experienced in the field. Extremely compassionate - always provided study guides and extra credit opportunities. Book was already great but Norton lectured on the material in her own words. 4 exams, 50-questions, multiple choice along with several written assignments and a course project.
Awesome class! I loved her enthusiasm and passion for the subject. More so her passion towards her students. She is an incredible person and a great teacher! She made Psychology very easy to understand!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS TEACHER! She is beyond nice & helpful. She does a really great job of giving you a big word then relating it to an example you understand. She likes to play music to get class started & loves class participation. A few take home tests and she adjusts her grading scale/assignments to fit the class- Absolutely Awesome!
Amazing teacher. Knows her subject and very good communicator. Kind and generous with her time. Would love to take more classes with Norton.
Always cheerful during class and not only makes an effort to provide her students with an interest in the subject but succeeds while doing just that! Takes a strong interest in her students and is understanding in that she provides extra credit and is wise in terms of grading. Would love to take abnormal and psych with this instructor!
best teacher Ive ever had, very clear in lectures, very helpful and will work with the student. If you have to take psychology I 100% recommend Mrs. Norton
She is the best psych teacher! Extremely encouraging, clear on her notes--absolutely take her! Even though I took her 8 AM class I was still excited to attend each morning!
Best teacher, not a lot of assignments. We only read slides during class just about every one of our maybe 7? Assignments are papers which she says exactly what you need to define. Papers, 4 tests, final all we did. She also gave us a worksheet with questions almost everything asked on e test. Nice teacher, boring simple class.
She is an amazing teacher! You are very lucky if you have Professor Gillian for PSY 150. She makes learning very interactive and fun as well as engaging. She gives you help if you ask after class or through an email. Make sure to print out the power point notes she puts on blackboard and use them to study for the exams which are straight forward.
I learned so much in her class. She is a wonderful teacher. She is very understanding and helpful.
Fantastic instructor. She begins class EVERY day with a smile, and continues smiling the whole time. Very informative and knowledgeable about her subject. I would strongly recommend taking any of her classes.
Very good teacher. Lectures aren't all that, but they are informative. Make sure to read the book, that is what 95% of the test consist of. She us extremely pleasant and helpful. Very strict on side conversations and cell phone usage.
Mrs. Norton was the best professor I ever had. She knew what she was talking about, and tried to make sure everyone was on the same page. I honestly don't know how anyone could've failed her class. She constantly offered help and was just all around an excellent teacher. Take her class, right now.
Very good teacher. Reads off powerpoints which are also the quizestests. Super nice and very helpful.
She is a nice teacher. She is very helpful during her office hours. Always willing to revise student's journal reflections. Test are kinda hard. You have to read the textbook in order to get a decent grade on the test. The weekly quizzes are easy.
Mrs. Norton was great. Good lectures. Tests are tough, gotta study! Recommend the Myers Briggs! She's a sweet teacher and ultimately cares whether her students pass.
Mrs. Norton is one of the best teachers at Wake Tech. She will help you with whatever you need help with. There is no reason why anyone should have trouble in her class with the amount of extra credit and help she gives out.
The professor is the nicest I met since starting college. I really struggled to open up. I talked to the professor, and the more I talked I became more open. I really became honest with myself. I never had someone to turn to besides this. I enjoyed it, and she helped me recover the worse from previous semester.
Straight forward class. -Read and take notes before class -Listen to lectures -At home quizzes -Smart Goal project (Easy and graded easy) -Tests (only 4) -Essays for tests are easy and are done at home before test -Sometimes open note tests -good extra credit oppertunities She responds to emails gives great advise to help be successful
Awesome instructor. I had this class 8am on Mondays and I never fell asleep or felt bored. She made very interesting. She really knows her stuff and is very nice. If you read, study and come to class, this course should be an easy A for you. Would definetly take another class with her. So far the best professor I've had at WT.
She is by far the BEST TEACHER I have ever had. She is very helpful and tests are straightforward. She makes everything so interesting.
She's a wonderful professor who is really passionate about her field. Her back story is inspiring in a way and her love of teaching is very apparent. I would definitely take a class with her again. NOTE: I had her during a 5 week intensive summer session, and the 3 hour long lectures can drag on sometimes.
Awesome instructor and so nice. She really does care for her students. Lectures were never boring. I took her class in the morning and I'm glad to jump start my day with her class than my others. She was my favorite. Tests were cumulative, but pretty straight forward if you study. Do the big project; its' a big part of your grade, but not hard.
Shes very sweet and usually the tests are on her in class lectures. Papers are not too difficult to write, just don't be disrespectful. She gives out toys and candy, I love it.
my fav teacher .take her!!
Love Mrs. Norton. Great personality, makes the material interesting, gives plenty of time to complete assignments.
Instructor Gillian Norton cares about her students and takes pride in her teaching ethics. She is very inspirational and puts forth every effort in providing informative information and materials in order to help students become more successful in passing her class with a high level of degree.
She gives great examples from her own life to apply psychology, which makes me remember the material better. She is fun, and really cares about her students!
Great teacher with a great quirky personality, cares for students. Makes lectures less boring with her stories and examples that we can relate to. If you ask questions she will give informative feedback.. for papers I let her look at it before to revise it and by doing that I got A's on all 3 papers. Don't expect an easy A by cramming last minute
LOVED HER! Classes were always fun, she's very energetic, turn off phones she gets distracted easily (Squirrel) lol I would love to take her again. Best professor ever!
Mrs. G was a real joy to have for an instructor. Great feedback and genuinely wants her students to succeed and will help you do so. Fairly easy grader, as long as you read what you were supposed to, her tests were fairly easy. Plenty of extra credit and helps you learn and correct what you may have gotten wrong on a test.
She is a very good teacher. Participation is key in her class and the lectures are very informative
She's easy to get along with. You'll definitely be caught off guard when you first adjust to the lecture style, but it's easy and can be rather enjoyable. If you just do the assignments, you'll do well enough. Studying doesn't take too much to get an A in her class, and it's easy enough work. You'll get a platform to learn more about psy from.
Mrs. Norton is awesome!! I loved her carefree spirit and passion for psychology! She had just the right balance between talking about herself and talking about the course material. She works with you if you are struggling, and as long as you don't use cellphones in class, don't have side conversations & do all of your work, t will be an easy A!
I took Mrs. G for psych 237. Mrs. G is so cool and gives great lectures. Most of the quizzes she gives are on quizzlet and the thought papers you do throughout the semester are super easy. She will always be willing to look over it before you turn it in if you ask her. There are only online quizzes, papers, a midterm, and final in her class.
If you bring the papers to office hours and make the corrections, you'll get 100. Allows cheat sheets on some tests and final. Pay attention to examples of studies because they are on test. Structures lectures to aid in note-taking.
If you're looking for a middle school class with college credit--this class is the one for you. Don't take this if you took psychology in high school because she does not go more in depth than you did then. She is very cooky and moves very very slowly. Easy A.
Teacher does a very poor job of teaching the class. Lectures are full of distracted rambling. Rarely is there any concrete information given, she talks about a lot of stuff and is very hard to follow. Due to poor teaching I've had to rely on what I learned in AP Psych to pass this class.
She gets very distracted and I feel as if the reason why the majority of her class is failing is due to her lack of correlation to the book. We will read the book, then hear the lectures, and then start seeing things in several different dynamics. Im Aceing Microbio- but failing psych?
Great professor and class
Mrs. Norton is a really funny and inspirational professor. She'll often apply her own life to what we're learning and somehow make it interesting and hilarious! Stories are what you'll hear almost every class which is great, but sometimes distracting. Overall, she's a great choice!
Mrs. Norton is my favorite professor at Wake Tech. I've taken two classes with her and I would take more if I could. She's very kind and she cares a lot about her students. If you make an effort and you try, she will work with you, all you have to do is ask. Plus she's great at relating the material to life in a meaningful and insightful manner.
Shes a little crazy but thats what makes her fun. Only 3 tests the entire semester. There was weekly quizzes but they were a walk in the park
She is a great professor. If you just listen and take great notes you will pass. If you need help on assignments see her before class and she will tell you what to fix. Take advantage of extra credit work and pay attention. She shares personal stories that relate to the class. Oh and turn off your phones. She is serious about it!
Mrs G is very caring and you can get straight A if make you make efforts. I took the class during summer and i go to her during her office hours if i needed assistance. Her class is interesting all the time. i will definitely take her again. Although she can be strict in making, she gives extra marks as well.
She's extremely informative and knows what she's teaching. She's also really funny.
Think of a preschool teacher with a bubbly, caring, optimistic personality and trying to provide a comfy safe space for her chillins. Now add in-depth psychological knowledge and a few degrees. This is Prof. Norton. She's a great person and a good teacher. You may need the textbook as the lectures are somewhat scattered, but she does get everything
I absolutely loved this class and Ms. Norton. Her instructions are clear and she genuinely cares about her students. Just be ready to write an ethics paper weekly, but actually say how you feel and back it up. She is easy to get in touch with and her tests are super easy to study for. Know your definitions for the final.
Very nice and obviously cares very much for the material and for the students. Gives you plenty of chances. Participation was worth more than the quizzes. Got an A without ever buying the textbook.
The only issue I had was that she wouldnt bump me from an 89 to a 90. Other than that she was great. I really enjoyed coming to class and when I saw her outside of class she really helped with feedback on my papers.
Fun lectures!
For students who like organized studying and lectures and those who like to use a book as a support this teacher is not the best one. This class was hard for me because it didnt have a good structure. The lectures were not supported by information in the textbook and she didnt not have the lecture information written anywhere else.
She was awesome! Highly recommend her!
Professor Norton is very specific about explaining what it takes to receive a good grade in her class, and clearly wants her students to succeed.
Professor Norton is amazing. She is so caring and knows how to relate even complicated concepts to real life. Her lectures were always interesting and she is hilarious. She is not the most structured, but always gives you enough time to complete assignments. She really wants her students to succeed and will help however she can!
Mrs. Norton is an amazing, caring professor. I had her for General Psych in the fall and am taking her Social Psych class this spring. I am also minoring in psych because I fell in love with her class. Pay attention in lecture and write down as many notes as you can. Three papers- all easy to do and clear what is expected.
I loved her class! She has great lectures and connects each of the topics to story or something outside the textbook which makes it so much easier to enjoy and understand. She also provides numerous extra credit opportunities if you need them.
Great person! She makes papers and test simple. Her powerpoints are not in the same order as the textbook, however, her exams are mainly on lectures and quizzes are on textbook readings. She really cares for her students and makes a joke out of anything. Her personal experience and background tie nicely with the class material/content.
Words questions in a way that is meant for you to not click on the correct response even though you read the material several times and completely understand the context. The part amount this is vital because if you're aiming for a great grade how those questions are worded really matter. Just pissed me off knowing that I understand something but..
Mrs. Norton is the best instructor that I have ever had!! I wish she could teach all of my classes. She's so nice, funny, and a wonderful teacher. Her exams are very fair and I can tell that she really wants her students to succeed. Best teacher at Wake Tech!
Mrs. Norton's my favorite Psyc professor by far. She's a great professor and is always willing to help outside of class. I love her. She inspired me to be a psychology major. You should def take her classes!
The best professor I have ever had in college.
I took PSY-150 over the summer with Mrs. Norton. She is a very nice person, she really does care about her students very much. For a summer class, she went through every topic thoroughly and she provided examples which made a really hard topic easy, I found that very helpful
Professor Norton really cares about her students learning the material. She gives great feedback and insight on her own personal experiences. Great class!!
If you're a visual learner/like to write things down, this class will aggravate you. Class consists of lecture which is storytelling. She locks the door so you need to knock to enter even if you're a minute late. She speaks to the entire class like we are all children even though this is a community college. If you need the credit for nursing, skip
I love Professor Norton as a person but her teaching style didn't fit me. She tends to draw her lecture out as a diagram and explain it through a real-life story which can be a bit confusing. Her papers are 1 page and fun to write, but quizzes are not easy to pass.
I took General Psychology with Professor Norton and loved it! Her lectures were very informative and interesting because she would relate corse concepts to daily life. She was very funny, caring, and gave plenty of extra credit opportunities. If you pay attention in class, the exams/quizzes are fairly simple. Overall a Fantastic teacher!
Not good at all
Mrs. Norton is the best teacher I have ever had! I wish more were like her. As the semester is coming to an end, I find myself sad. I wish I could take more classes offered by her. Her lectures are never boring! She relates everything to the real world, and there is barely any homework, also not a tough grader. Very sweet, caring and compassionate.
Gives bonus opportunities for exams
Prof. Norton was a solid general psych teacher. She cares a lot about her students and is very willing to help outside of class. Her tests are based on the in-class lectures and online quizzes are based on notes from the textbook. I found her to be a tough grader on the essay and outline assignments but she wasn't unreasonable.
Professor Norton was absolutely amazing! She really is passionate about her class and actually wants us to understand and learn psych in a fun way. SMART-Goal is very easy as long as you really understand the material. Doesn't give homework and gives out tons of extra credit. She has candy in her office :)
Very positive teacher and encouraging for the world of psychology. Be sure to write well detailed responses in your weekly discussion board assignments. Tests were ok, one was mandatory proctored.
Best teacher I've had at Wake Tech. Very caring and wants you to succeed. No big papers, easy quizzes every week, completion grade for hw, and amazing lectures. Makes course content relatable and easy to understand. The class is not hard and the exams are straight from class lectures, so don't skip class. Only two exams, midterm and final. Amazing!
I literally LOVE Mrs. Norton! She is the BEST professor at Wake Tech. Her lectures are very understanding and interesting. She wants the best for all her students. We have weekly homework but they are only 2-5 questions. I would definitely take her!
Professor Norton has been my favorite professor at Wake Tech. She is compassionate and non-judgemental. She is a reasonable Professor, and she is always willing to answer questions. I definitely reccomend her.
Great professor, really cares about her students.
Professor Norton is the best. I wanted to get my review up since I know people are registering for classes right now and need to pick their teachers. She makes the class still enjoyable and understandable, even with everything being online. She is super caring and motivating, gives you everything you need to stay on track. I highly recommend her!!
Easy. Loved this class and Professor Norton! You won't regret taking her! She is so fun! We read a chapter, took an untimed, open book test, watched some Ted Talks and wrote a little discussion board each week. She wrote us lots of announcements and is just a sweet, charming, encouraging, person. She loved us and loves teaching. Highly recommend!
The online class is easy, just a test each week and discussion board. HOWEVER, she is a VERY petty grader.
if you're still doubting, take the darn class with her! i had the best experience. course work is not so bad. discussion board and a quiz every week. she got feedback from my class so the quizzes weren't timed and open book. i did fairly well without studying. this isn't an easy A, but it's definitely a great class.
She is a very nice teacher and she is always willing to help. Its not hard material and you'll pass the class if you keep up with the work.
Took this fully online, asynchronous, and it was a pretty good experience. Weekly work is repetitive and quizzes were given unlimited time and open book. She offers a lot of ways to learn the material and I did not find it difficult as long as you keep up with the readings/power points. She is really kind and cares a lot about what she teaches.
Best psychology teacher at Wake Tech! Makes the material easy to learn and great lectures. The usual amount of work. Fair grader and gives great feedback. Really engaging class. Informative ted talks each week which help with understanding material. Fun class, would definitely take again!
Professor Norton, is a very nice professor, she cares about you, she cares about the students, it does not matter is you send her an email during the weekend she is always there for you Her class is very easy, you have to read a lot but trust is super easy. there are 2 quizzes per week and 1 discussion board. I would take her again as my professor
I LOVE HER! PLEASE TAKE HER CLASS! She is such a great person, and I haven't met a great professor like her. She really cares about students. Exam, Quiz, and Paper are easy if you follow the instructions. I highly recommend this class.
She is such an amazing professor. She gives you all the resources, and more, that you need to succeed and it's obvious that she cares about her students. Personality-wise, she is very encouraging, enthusiastic, and passionate about her job. This class is fun, interesting, and worth taking with Professor Norton.
Professor Norton made learning Psychology easy. At first, I thought everything was a bit overwhelming in Blackboard but after awhile I got used to it! She really cares about her students and it shows! Quiz and discussion board every week, which were not too hard AT ALL. Take her!!
This was my second class with Professor Norton and I love her style of teaching! She is laid back, caring, and helpful while also providing good feedback and answering emails promptly. Do the textbook reading and you will do well with the quiz and discussion. 10/10 recommend she is so nice and funny :)
Professor Norton is a great instructor. she gives great lectures. and she goes out of her way to help her students. she is very flexible, she can arrange meetings even on weekends and holidays. She communicates very well. she answers emails in a couple of minutes .she provides a lot of resources for the course. She is the best professor.
She responded to emails quickly and I loved all of the cat and dog memes.
Professor Norton was great. She is very helpful! I went to every office hours she had that I could and we would just talk about things and she would relate whatever we were discussing to whatever we learning about in class at that time. She really cares about her students. She is perfectly suited to be a psychology professor in every way.
Professor Norton is the absolute best! She cares so much about her students, responds to emails quickly, and really takes the time to help in case you need it. An amazing professor and a great class!
She was very nice when I took my term with her but it was like her grading was very picky with me, overall she is sweet and you can tell she cares about her students.
Professor Norton is a ray of sunshine. She is very modern in her way of teaching and is so easy to reach through email or teams. She always tries to make class fun and entertaining at the same time as learning the material. Would recommend taking a class with her.
Even though I took this course online, she was very nice and helpful and would encourage questions about assignments and was always willing to help, also answered emails very quickly. The course was fairly easy and it was not hard to get a good grade. Definitely recommend.
Very sweet and caring professor. However, tests were pretty hard. They are difficultly worded, so make sure you watch the lectures to gain complete understanding before taking the test! Exams were proctored
Overall great professor. She does a great job influencing me to get my work done even virtual! I honestly think she is the best professor I have had here!
One of the best teachers I've had! She really cares a lot about her students, and genuinely wants to help. She has a grace period for assignments, and you can miss 2 days of class and not get docked points. Go to her office hours too, she was helpful when I reached out for help! Open note final and midterm, so take good notes and you'll be fine. :)
This was my second time taking PSY150 for a better grade. This class is very well put together and easy. Read the material, do the assignments and you will do just fine. Prof Norton is awesome and very caring. Allows late assignments if need be. 1 big project split into 3 parts through the semester. Follow all criteria for assignments to pass.11/10
Very enjoyable to listen to. She brings an eccentric teaching style to the classroom. A few group activities in class made the time go faster. The activities could be slightly odd, but they entertained the entire class. She has a few easy strict rules, like no side conversations when she is talking, but other than that, great professor!
She was a great teacher! Learned so much from her. For sure take her in person because its just so much better. Makes class enjoyable. Beware the final next semester will be lockdown and youll have to show camera.
Two day late period. Highly recommend talking with her over her smart goal, as it seems she has unusual request, even when outlining what she wanted. Final test not like the other test, it has long scenarios you have to read out while you have to look back over your notes (cumulative). She's very fun tho great personality! I hate psych now tho.
I took a hybrid course that met once a week. She provided the textbook online for free, and in-person classes were activity based. Each week there's a quiz with unlimited retakes and solutions shown. Each module there's an open-note test. No midterm, final was online open-note. The semester-long project is easy and she gives clear rubrics.
Professor Norton is fantastic - she really cares about her students and is always willing to help. Lectures were engaging, and unstuck AI was a great study tool alongside the textbook. Definitely recommend this class!
Mrs. Norton was great. I had her online and she cared a lot for her students. There was a test every week with 40-50 questions each and they're all from the textbook. There were 2 one-page thought papers that were based on personal experience. She always would ask how you were doing in the tests and genuinely cared about what you said.
Professor Norton is phenomenal. She is a lenient grader, but that's because she just wants you to do your best and connect the concepts to the best of your ability. She is genuinely passionate about what she teaches, and it is obvious she cares about her students and wants them to succeed. I couldn't recommend her more.
Watching Prof. Norton's lecture videos genuinely made me so happy because she loved the subject so much. Beware that PSY-150 requires a good amount of reading and note taking. It is not a "just attend and get an A" kind of class, but if you put in ~3 hours of effort per week, an A with Prof. Norton is easily achievable!
Honestly such a great professor. she really cares about her students and sent me multiple emails saying how proud of me she was for different grades I got on assignments. You get assignments each week and get monday-sunday to complete them. To me, Its impossible to fail this class unless you don't do the work 3 exams 1 final 100 questions
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
93%
Textbook Required
13%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
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150
5.0
(1)42025
5.0
(1)PSYCH150
5.0
(3)PSY241
5.0
(2)PSY155
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(1)Difficulty by Course
PSY123
5.0
PSY155
3.0
PSY150
2.4
PSY237
2.4
150
2.0