Thorough and clear, expects students to listen and take notes. I LEARNED SO MUCH!! EXCELLENT TEACHER!!

If you can do fine by just understanding her lectures, you will do fine in the class, although her exams are dead hard! She also gives discussions that give you an automatic 90 on the discussion grade if you say a little something!

The negative comments about Dr. Ables are somewhat absurd.Yes, she expects you to take notes,listen and participate. HELLO! That is why you are in class.She is very knowledgeable in her field and she makes her expectation very clear. Just do your work, it’s not difficult. Geez. If you want excellent teacher that knows how to teach, take her class.

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Im in this class right now and it is great. I am really interested as well. Lectures are great, and you can be interactive with them. Discussions are good. Excellent class.

I disagree with most comments. Guys, keep in mind you are in COLLEGE!! Yes, her class is hard, but you LEARN! Isn't that why you are in college? If you are looking for an easy A class, then she is not your best choice. I studied hard and made an A. I'm very proud of having taken the challenge and walk out with A LOT of good knowledge.

i have never been interested in history, but ables makes it so interesting. its easy to pass her class, as long as you show up and particiapte... you can fail a test but still pass easy as long as you do her web assingments, and participate in disscussions....!!! she us great, and i have been happy so far.

I took both History classes from Dr. Ables and I enjoyed them both. I learned a lot and developed a interest for the subject BASED ON THESE CLASSES! There is reading to do, reports, discussions, and even watching a few films. Dr. Ables was always willing to help. If she taught more courses, I would have taken those also. Great instructor!

A very good teacher but hard to get points in her class. she only wants to read what she has taught. nothing more, nothing less.

Very good teacher, loved the class :)

well i am still taking the class i find it very difficult than any other subjects. discussions are good but not the exams its really tough but she is a nice teacher.

Great Teacher, she goes very quickly. If you read the books, do assignments and attend classed its an easy A! She is a challenge! I liked her a lot!

She is a very smart and good teacher, she knows what she talks about. Lots of reading, discussions, web assignments. You have to read a book and write an essay on it. She is always there if you have questions. If you keep up with the reading and attend class ifs not so hard!

Amazing...enough said!

Her participation grades are very easy to get an 'A' in group discussion. Homework assignments pretty easy, reasonably short length on papers 1 - 1.5 page or so. Reads everything off of her slides.

I LOVED this teacher. Her power points for each lecture were extremely helpful and allowed me to be sure I was taking good notes. She requires you to work and read the text, but she makes it really interesting. Her discussions are fun and super easy. Her web assignments are also pretty easy. AWESOME TEACHER.

Makes class lectures fun and easy to understand. I actually enjoy History for the first time in my life. If you want to make an A in her class you have to attend class lectures and do you review for the tests. I took HIST 1301 with her in the fall and now I am taking HIST 1302 :) And for those people who say is super hard you are just being lazy.

She is a good professor. She makes sure her students understand. If she sees a student having problems she will ask student to make an appointment so they talk about what is going on. I would recommend her to everyone. =)

Her lectures are easy to follow you must read your book and take notes on what you read cannot stress that enough. Her multiple choice part of the test is hard but the essay portion is fairly easy.

Excellent teacher. Her syllabus sets you up for success and her lectures create interest and compliment readings from the textbook. She doesn't teach from the book. she teaches what the book won't teach you. That is a real teacher. I highly recommend Dr. Ables. Very structured class which means no surprises. If you fail, it's your fault.

If you follow the syllabus, the class is very straight forward. make sure you read your text book because I always had trouble with the multiple choice part of the tests and start the Benjamin Franklin book ASAP because it's a drag to read. She knows her stuff and I thought she was a great professor.

She is a good professor and she manages to make the class interesting, but there is a lot of work to do. Tests are 25 multiple choice questions, straight from the book, + an essay straight from the lectures. There was a 300 page book to read and the paper was worth 20% of your grade. TONS of reading + TONS of work + mandatory attendance.

Dr. Ables an exceptional instructor. The syllabus is straightforward and clear. She is organized and concise. If you are looking for an easy "A" without effort, keep looking. If you attend class, take notes, and do the reading; you will recieve a good grade. She is demanding but extremely fair and objective. In my opinion, spectacular instructor!

Note she IS head of the department! No easy A, but she does make the subject less boring. MUST study. MUST read book. Must attend class. ON TIME. B4 each class she gives essay topics. Read them each day and prepare for each one. 2 of these will be on test, u pick 1 to write about. Test = (50 pts) 25 mc from book + (50 pts) essay from lecture.

LOOK AT THE LAST PAGE OF THE SYLLABUS... 10 POINTS OF EXTRA CREDIT CAN BE ADDED TO UR OVERALL GRADE! SHE WONT REMIND U WHEN ITS DUE, SO KEEP ON IT. ATTEND (5) OF THE REEL FILMS IN THE EAGLE ROOM AND ANSWER THE (5) ESSAY QUESTIONS. RAISES U AN ENTIRE LETTER GRADE! NO BRAINER!

She is a very organized teacher, way before every exam she gives out a review sheet, you must read the book, if you do, you will do great in this class, she also will give up to 10 point of extra credit. I highly recommend her. Only students who don't want to do any work, won't pass!

OMG! I am a foreigner, and I simply can't keep up with everything she gives on her lectures. Her tests are so detail. You literally need to learn it by heart. The essay questions seem to be the hardest assignment she gives. Most of the topics expected to be answered on a detail historical analytical level.

It's history so we're all expected to read. I liked the course and the professor. She is very good at teaching and gives a lot of opportunity to earn extra credit. Awesome course and made an A

Dr. Ables is a fantastic instructor. This class is lecture based and includes lots of writing. Don't let that or bad reviews intimidate you. Her lectures are interesting and not straight out of the book. It's hard to get a bad grade in this course. If you show up and participate in the discussions you will should make an A.

Really enjoyed her class! She follows the syllabus accurately, and time given to turn in work is enough. This class is not too difficult, but the reading is time consuming, so use time wisely. You wont pass this class if you don't try she likes to make you think, likes participation.

Her class is really interesting, and she has really good lectures. The only thing I didn't really like about her class is that she doesn't give grades above a 90 or it's really hard to get them Her class is manageable as long as you make sure you have good time management. So don't expect above an A in the class.

Dr. Ables is a good professor. I liked her class. She's not a tough grader, but her grading criteria are not clear. It's true what's below; Its super difficult to get above a 90, but easy to get above an 80. I won't wish to take her again because I need A's. But if you don't care about grades and only wish to learn, then she's perfect for you.

Professor Ables is a good professor. Her class is lecture-heavy, you have to read textbooks but they are online and you don't have to buy them. You have to participate in class discussions and that's the easiest way to get an A.

Professor Ables is a really nice professor. She is also occasionally funny. The assignments are mainly class discussions and if you just talk and participate you'll have an A. However, she doesn't give out anything above a 95 but I think for everyone looking for a 4.0 an A is sufficient.

Pretty good professor. She has a discussion almost every class and if you discuss you get an automatic 90-94 never anything higher. Assignments are somewhat unclear and she grades kind of tough. Although it's an easy A if you're willing to genuinely do the work.

Dr. Ables' lectures are interesting and engaging, and I actually enjoyed them. Attendance and participation are crucial. Hard to get much above a 90 for discussions, but you CAN get higher. There are no tests. Participate, do the required reading, and follow instructions for essays, etc., and you can get an A. I would definitely take her again.

I am currently taking HIST1301 with Dr. Gisela Ables, so far she has been awesome, she explains in a way of honesty and humorously, she is able to effectively get the point of the lecture into your head and does it in a funny fashion, yes she may be a strict grader but to be fair she just wants the students to follow the assignment instructions.

Gisela Ables is the best professor I have ever had. Honestly, if someone rates her lower than a four, it seems like they just aren't putting in the effort to pay attention. Overall, her supportive teaching style really makes learning enjoyable. It's a bit of a shame that she only teaches history!

Dr. Ables grades are based off discussion (which are a large part of your grade) but along as you make one good comment in the in class discussion you cannot get below an A. You really have to try to fail. She grades off format, but wants to see original thought in essays. I love her lectures and she's ridiculously lenient.

I enjoyed professor Ables's class, I found her very engaging & insightful. She is a tough grader, it is unlikely you will ever receive above a 93 or so. Attendance counts towards your grade & participation improves that grade.I wish she gave better instructions and she can be a bit rude in her responses. She is lenient about late work so thats a +

Professor Ables makes the course very easy and the workload is very manageable;I enjoyed her class. I will say that she is very general with her instructions which might cause confusion and sometimes take long to reply to messages. She can be dry with the feedback, but overall she's very lenient.

Make sure to read the syllabus and follow her instructions carefully. She's a tough grader and can come off as rude when giving feedback, but don't take it personally. If you revise your work based on her comments and resubmit before the deadline, she's willing to change your grade. She said my essays were excellent - highest she gave was a 94/95.

Professor Ables is a really good professor, who is clear from the beginning, in how her class works. There are no tests, with everything being graded on three projects, with a lot of the learning coming down to the discussions after the lecture. One thing is that she does not give any 100s no matter how good you do, only 90s. Retook for 1302.