no exam yet - but her lectures are great and very helpful

Great Class

Interesting course

What a nice lady! Lectures are great, like to go to class cuz of her.

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She was okay - pretty helpful and the tests were usually fair.

i have math "issues" and hoestly i'm pulling off awesome marks in this stats class! u have to do the readings before the lectures though...that helps alot, and the review questions in the text are awesome for preparing for the exams....

Great prof. Her lectures include a lot of examples and class experiments. Good course.

Classes are enjoyable and she really tries to make relevant and fun examples. There is a tonne of material in the class and she only covers a bit of it in lectures and pretty brief. So you have to study the book to do well on tests.

She is a great prof. Stats made sense. Her tests were way too looong though. Everyone would have done a lot better if either the tests were shorter or if there was more time.

She is so great. She's a bit flighty but it's what I need to keep me awake in my 8:30 am class. She's always smiling and joking. She's very helpful and clear. A very good teacher.

very helpful and easy to talk to. Has interesting research going on and makes class interesting. The tests aren't a piece of cake but the course is well worth it!

Heather is amazing...she has made stats a wonderful experience for me, even though I've been dreading it since grade 12!!! She is very clear and always helpful...I would definitely take this class with her.

Aside from stats being the devil, this course was very straight-fwd. She made things as clear/consise as possible & has great lecture notes to DL + super diagrams. Her exams are TOUGH, so be prepared! Her stats assignments/MC q's are crazy-hard, complicated & take long to complete. But she's probably the BEST STATS PROF @ YORK, I've heard worse!

She seems like an okay teacher, but I hated how she took pride in calling herself "evil" and treated everyone like a statistic. I got an A on the first test and I was BELOW the class average (!), but she said that that always ended up as a C+ by the end of the year. By her logic, it seemed like I was going to get a C in the course so I dropped it.

The best stats prof! She is funny - keeps you awake in class. Her tests are fair and she uses a great text.

Subject matter can be hard, but she made it interesting. She has a sense of humor, I liked attending lecture, she's a fun prof. However, a hard maker, and the tests are difficult.

Very good Prof

Amazing Professor.

very helpful prof, highly approachable- the tests are not easy but they are fair- fact is, you have to study to do well, it's stats. this prof goes the extra mile for her students. she is excellent.

Dr. Jenkin was a very helpful professor. She was able to take something as dry as STATS and give it a positive and cheerful spin. She doesn't have a condescending approach, and she's a lot of fun. Of course, you still need to study like mad. Test difficulty is purely based on how much you study.

She was an amazing prof!!! She totally made a dry course like Stats something interesting. Of course you have to do a lot of work (i.e., do the practice questions from the text) but you are totally prepared to answer all those questions. One suggestion: if you hate math then don't take this course.

You could not ask for a better Prof. to get students through stats.

I was a little scared to take stats before this class...but it was really enjoyable with this professor. She tries really hard to ensure that the class understands the material. The class grades did go down significantly after the first test though. Still -- I thought she was great.

She made stats easy to understand and I loved how she took up the test questions after which really helped. Very helpful and a great prof to have for math phobic people like me!

Really friendly and nice prof. Makes a boring class interesting, great lecturer all around. Good stuff! her tests are challenging and often have a couple trick questions.

Just perfect. do not fear to ask her questions cause she is nice and willing to help. Goes out of her way to make time for students need help with the material. Plus all notes are online, so there's no need to frantically try to jot down everything she says. Just sit back, relax and learn something!

She allows a formula sheet that you're allowed to make your self. Use #6 font and colour coded formulas, and this is a guaranteed A. I slept through most classes, but her online notes and a little bit of textbook practice got me an easy A+. Just be warned, she will ask you to answer example questions if you like to fall asleep in class!

Makes dull material (stats), relatively interesting. Helpful if you ask her. Easy to understand lecture slides, well presented material. Tests are alright, a couple trick questions, but mostly pretty straightforward. Best advice, do the problems in the textbook.

had her for stats and dev.. took stats as a math and aced it.. barely a B with her as she picks on details.. she has short answer questions in BOTH classes and deducts points for incorrect information.. so if u get the complete answer right and then add a wrong detail, u lose points! definitely wouldnt take her again..

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This professor is one of the best professors I've ever had. I was dreading stats before I went in, but she made it much less daunting. Her lectures are awesome; she breaks down things very simply and is very articulate. I ended up with an A in the course. Take her, you wont regret it.

She's very friendly and approachable. First midterm went well but the second one contained some trick questions. Overall, the class was good, though I feel like I got robbed of my A

Had her for 2110 and 2021, short answer in developmental doesnt always cover major topics, takes off unnecessary points for statistics. The courses themselves are not hard courses however she tries to make them hard through her tests. Very good lecturing.

Great Prof; funny and interesting. Incorporates a lot of anecdotes and examples to make concepts clear. Class is enjoyable. She is very positive and smiles a lot :) Makes

she is really good in lectures. stats 1 is easy easy!! the 2nd stats is harder but yet fair. she is very knowlegable and a great help. make sure that you take the assignments seriously

Great help... very understanding and committed to her work. I had a great experience

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Bubbly and straight forward, she's fantastic for an intro course. She covers a lot of material and likes details, but if you keep up with the readings and attend lectures, there are no surprises on the exam. Very fair all around- uses lots of anecdotes and examples to help you understand larger concepts and relationships.

I love this prof, she is great. Basically do your readings and their are no surprises on the exam! :)

Overall, I think P. Jenkins is really passionate about what she does and it shows through her lectures. She is fasinated with her subject. It gets me more engaged in the material. Read the textbook@@!!

This was a very simple, straight forward class. At first, i attended all the lectures (i was a first year), but after a while, i stopped attending lectures. The tests were super easy as long as you read the textbooks and understand the concepts and defintions. Easy A+ if you study well.

really good prof!!!! teaches with a great sense of humor! love her class!!!!!!!!!!

very nice and helpful. Her lectures can be boring, but you dont have to go because she sticks with the book only. Her exams can be tricky and they get harder but if you read the book really well , you will get a good mark. I would do another course with her.

I love her, she's so fun! She has a quirky sense of humour and I really appreciate her insights as well as real life experiences she puts into her lectures. I would go to her lectures for fun even if I wasn't taking a course with her. She's a fountain of knowledge.

She is a very cool prof. She has a nice english accent that makes everything she says sound smart! I loved this class and it didnt hurt that i thought she was super hot.

My favorite prof! Knows what shes talking about & always has a reallife story 2 explain concepts. Shes so witty & very approachable. Never had such an amazing experience in school. Even though her lec were recorded, I still attended every class of hers bc she is JUSTTHATGOOD. Changed my major from Phil to Psyc just because of her.Shes amazing!

A really great prof - one of my favourites. She's got a great personality and keeps the lectures interesting. Assignments and exams are very fair - you need to study your text, and the lectures help incorporate what you've read

No matter what others say, psyc is absolutely not a bird course. Tests are all multiple choice, there are assignments, and you MUST read textbook. I achieved great marks but spent over 50 hrs/wk. A LOT of memorizing and notetaking involved, but I never go to class unless it's for exams. Great professor nonetheless, funny and tell stories as example

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCH. She is really hard and you need to study the text book. EXAMS HARD.Do not get behind or you are screwed. But I LOVE HER!! Very witty. Smart. No BS. She's been teaching to long to deal with idiots. U R responsible for your education. B/C of her, doing M.Ed in child studies and development. SHE IS EXCELLENT!

Dr. Jenkin is one of the best profs I've ever had. Had class at 8:30 AM and she made sure you stayed awake. Very engaging and enthusiastic. Always willing to answer questions. Tests are all multiple choice and you must study hard.

She has a quirkiness to her that you need to be receptive to going in. If you have a negativity bias you'll hate her, if not you'll love her. Lectures were posted with audio + video. Keep an open mind, she's really quite fun.

One of the BEST professors at York! Brings material that I would otherwise find uninteresting to life. Great sense of humour, good examples, explains material well. Tests difficult but very fair.

One of the best professors at York! Knows how to take material that may not be all that interesting and makes it engaging by presenting it in her quirky, fun, down to earth, very approachable style. Tests in this course are difficult, but fair. Overall, a very enjoyable class experience.

I don't get some of these other comments about Prof. Jenkin. She was the most clear, optimistic, fun, and encouraging professor I've had so far. By far the most helpful, and sure, she is challenging, but if you use the resources she gives you, you will ace her class. Extremely organized, and makes everything understandable. Honestly loved her!

Honestly these comments are unrepresentative. And I would advice you do not base your success in a course on them - not even mine. She is not easy, BUT everything that is on the test or exam was either mentioned in class or was in the textbook! Fair tests; Dont go to class and the best you can get is a C+. Dont expect an A if u dnt work for it.

I found her pretty clear and interesting in her explanations. I'm not too sure about how helpful she can be one-on-one as we were a class of 400 or so, and I never spoke to her that way. Her exams were fair I found, got an A by just attending and reading the chapters a couple of times before each exam.

Her enthusiasm for statistics is what made it actually interesting. She explains everything very well, answers questions although she can seem intimidating, and her exams are fair. In fact they are pretty easy. It's not an easy 'A' but it is definitely possible if you work hard.

HER EXAMS ARE FAIR - KNOW YOUR STUFF - IF U DO ALL THE EXAMPLES AND ODD QUESTIONS IN THE BOOK U DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND CLASS N U SHLD GET AN A - SHE IS VERRRRRRY UNDERSTANDING! HER METHOD OF USING ONLY A BASIC CALCULATOR IS ACTUALLY AMAZING! IVE LEARNED SO MUCH - N FAST

She's a really good prof, even though i stopped going after the first few lectures. Honestly, if you go through the textbook thoroughly, you'll be perfectly fine, but i STRESS that you need to read and understand every concept and memorize theorists names, etc and you should have an easy A. Better than the other psych profs in my opinion

Overall, a pretty easy course. She posts lectures online, so attendance is not mandatory. Her assignments were pretty straight forward. Tests were very fair--and taken straight from the text book, so make sure you do your readings. Overall, a good professor.

I was so afraid to take her class because of the (unreliable) comments I read on here- she doesn't deserve that. She's a wonderful prof, really trying to help her students and really sweet too. Her attitude is a little different, she's very blunt sometimes, but all of that with good intentions.

Not anything special :D + very hard exams and very boring classes

Tests come straight from the textbook; read the textbook - ace the tests. They are as fair as you can get. She posts lectures online as well. She was very nice all the times I've spoken to her, I'm actually very surprised to see her rating this low. She's at the very least a 4. I'll take fair over easy anyday, especially if PSYC is your major!.

Tests are VERY hard! Her classes are interesting but she seems to repeat things right out of the textbook. If you don't know every fact about the textbook, you won't do well on the exams!

She's a pretty good prof, you don't have to attend class everythin is online. 4 tests 100 mc questions and two easy assignments, you def have to read the textbook though, her questions come straight from it. Study the textbook properly and you're guaranteed to do well

Have her for 2020 AND 2110: one of the best I've had at York so far. In 2110: lectures are clear and she brings up a lot of interesting examples. There are 3 m/c exams and 8 thought papers. Exams are fairly easy but the TA is a hard marker w/thought papers: they become a little easier once you look at the feedback and see where you need to improve.

For Stats: she is crystal clear in her lectures and very helpful. There's 5 exams and many short assignments which require you to be familiar with the concepts, so it's very important to do the chapter questions: you will only get a good mark if you practice. Overall, an amazing prof who I would highly recommend for both 2110 and 2020.

Absolutely hated her classes! She is the reason I hate psyc. She turns an easy course into a complicated difficult one! She just reads from the slides, doesn't explain much, classes are very boring. High pitched voice gets annoying after a while. Tests are easy though.

This was and still is my favourite psyc class. I found her helpful and easy to understand. Now that I've taken some other psych classes at york id say she's my favourite prof. You have to study a lot for the exams obviously, this is university

2 non-cumulative tests - all MC (Average for the first test was 70%). 6 Thought Papers (worth 18% of the final mark) - very random marking and TA's are asked to keep the average at a 67% for these thought papers. The prof teaches well and supports her points with personal examples. Overall, a good course to take!

She's not that kind of person who would well disguise what she likes and dislike. Ignore her emotion and focus on the textbook and what she teaches, you will do well in her class.

Took this class in summer, so we learned everything at a faster pace. I actually really liked her. She answered any questions I had. Her lectures were interesting and clear. Overall awesome professor for STATS, I haven't had her for any other course. Best way to study is do the practice questions.

her classes are extremely interesting. she explains statistics better than my stats prof, be happy if you get her.

Dr. Jenkin is great at teaching - dotting lectures with videos, in-class inter-actives and anecdotes. Tests are good too. Study and you can get a good grade. Attending the lectures is entertaining.

Easy to understand professor. Great intro course right from the textbook. Tests can be tricky but are manageable if you do your notes and study

WONDERFUL WOMAN, GREAT TEACHER. i took her for statistics, not the easiest course but she will help you and guild you the best way she can. one of the best profs at York, as long as you do the work, go to class and ASK FOR HELP!! when you need it. All professors should be like her.

One of the best professors I had this year. She makes the lectures interesting, her tests are unbelievably fair, and she is extremely approachable. If you have any problem, she is more than willing to help. Genuinely wants all her students to do well, so much so that she provided an optional final to replace a bad test. favorite course this year.

Very concise, helpful, and makes lectures interesting! Her slides are quite hard to keep up with, if you are typing word by word. However, she does post the slides prior to lecture on moodle, with minor changes she warns you about in the begining of the year (which you have to write down) Overall loved! Be grateful if you have her!

She's a good lecturer, but comes across as condescending at times. She's too picky about how she wants things done (ex: she takes off .5 mark for not putting .00 on final answers and other little formatting things). She was alright but not the greatest. I'm going to retake the course again with another prof.

Underestimated how hard she was going to be, a good prof give her a chance,

Honestly I was also really worried about taking two classes with her over the summer because of the bad reviews, but they are all incorrect. she is one of the sweetest teachers I know, and she actually cares about her students. I write with alt exams, and she comes into alt exams and makes sure everyone is okay/that they dont have any questions

Prof. Jenkin definitely takes some time to get used to, but she really is an excellent lecturer. Very clear and does plenty of examples in class. She also gave us a super easy final exam. Certainly recommended.

She's an awesome lecturer and gives anecdotes for almost every topic, making everything relatable and interesting. I'd definitely recommend taking her class, I got an A+. The exams were super straight-forward. Study the text, pay attention in class, and you're good to go.

I liked Prof Jenkin so much that I'm transferring into her winter term Stats II class. I don't know who the people are who say she's unclear or unfair, but if you show up, are alive and conscious for the lectures, and raise your hand if you don't understand something, you will be absolutely fine. I'm getting an A+ and I'm not a stats whiz.

I like Prof Jenkin so much, I'm transferring into her winter term Stats II class! I have no idea who these people are who think she is unclear or unfair, but if you show up to class, are alive and conscious for the lectures, and raise your hand when you don't understand, you will be fine. I have an A going into the exam and I'm no stats whiz.

Prof Jenkin really brought the course material to life with personal examples and class discussions. There is a lot of material in this course, but she gives it good, even coverage in her lectures. Reading the textbook is essential, midterms are 3rd year level, but fair, and the paper was fairly graded. I'm getting an A and recommend Jenkin's 3490.

Prof Jenkin really brought this course material to life with personal examples and class discussions. There is a lot of material, but she gave it good and even coverage in her lectures. Reading the text is essential, the midterm is a 3rd year level but fair, and the paper was graded fairly. I'm getting an A and I recommend Jenkin's 3490.

Was so nervous to take her stats class because math is NOT my thing. But she made everything so easy to understand and was clear in her lectures. I ended up with an A in her class and I recommend her to anyone!

Great prof! She tailors her lectures to social science ppl who don't like math, and she explains everything very clearly and really dumbs it down, which for me was perfect. However, its REALLY easy to fall behind and impossible to catch up if you do. You have to stay on top of the work each week, and you'll be fine.

Stats is a boring and hard subject, but she makes it tolerable with good lectures and lots of in class examples. However tests are marked hard and rather different from assignment questions. Do well on the assignments, you need the mark boost (no reason not to get at least 90% on them). On tests, be very detail oriented in math and notations.

This professor is amazing if you're willing to work hard you will be rewarded . She's loving and cares about her students success if you prove you want to learn. Clear lectures, over all great professor. Very to the point woman!

Great prof, extremely knowledgeable and helpful, she doesn't mind being corrected if she's wrong, and doesn't bite your head off if you ask questions. Her tests are very fair, her slides can be used as a guideline but most of the studying should be done from the textbook.

great lecture but shes pretty strict

She can have slightly weird ways of doing things but if you pay attention and follow with her you wont get lost. Exams and assignments very straight forward.

Lectures aren't useful, read the book and memorize the slides. Tests are fair , but it's the vague and very subjectively marked assignments that made the class terrible.

I took PSYC1010 with her and course was really interesting. It caught me from the beginning. She's always smiling and teaches with clarification and with as much easiness as possible for her students to understand!

Pretty standard prof, lectures may be a bit dry but she explains concepts if you don't understand them. She takes up homework every week but it isn't mandatory to do. Textbook just gives more clarity and extra information. Be sure to do practice questions

pay attention, ask questions (ta is very helpful)&do the q's in the textbook you'd have no problem getting an A. the textbook questions are the same types on the test. she does lots of examples in class which is great. i think people rate her low cus they dont practice the questions. I didn't read a single page of the book, just practice q's in it

Jenkin uses several in class demonstrations to help keep you engaged. She also shares a lot of current research happening in the field and research she's done in the past is pretty interesting. Tests are fairly difficult. Short answers and weighted heavy, practice those. Don't miss any online participation marks; you'll need the mark boost.

Best prof I had at YorkU. Knowledgeable, has a lot of very interesting real world research experience. Tough course, but you end up learning a lot from her. Thank you!!

I took PSYC 2020 with professor Jenkins over the summer and I got my first A in math ever, in my whole life. Her lectures were engaging and I found I was able to actually learn the material. I did well on the exams. My only critique is that she made the first two exams fairly easy (IMO) and then the final ended up being 19 questions and hard.

I really enjoyed Dr. Jenkin's class. Lectures reinforced readings, she knows her stuff, she answered all of our questions thoughtfully & we had some great class discussion. There's lots of content so lots of reading . We had 4 noncumulative tests with 90 MC & 2 SA questions each & you get full participation marks for doing weekly online quizzes.

Really good prof, she's specific and she's very approachable. She really made me feel excited to continue in psych and is a good lecturer.

She is a great prof. Her lectures are very interesting plus she is always clear on what is expected from the student and there is no surprises on her exams. If you go to her lectures and do learning curves on the launchpad you will do well in the course as test questions are very similar to LC. She also very prompt in answering her emails

Dr. Jenkin was a great prof! It was definitely an adjustment to switch from in-person classes to online, but she managed technical difficulties well. I really enjoyed hearing her research stories, as she's well seasoned and has many fascinating adventures. She was fair on testing and adapted well to feedback. I enjoyed myself and learned a lot.

Took as a remote course. User launchpad a lot. Clear on assignments, tests were 60 MC in 60 min. Her lectures were interesting.

only one essay assignment and it was very short, just 500 words. Lectures, exams and assignments were easy to understand and clear. She is a fair grader, overall I loved the Prof and the course and would recommend it to everyone.

Had a 6 credit psych course with her in one term. Expected to be very fast pace but felt almost unmanageable at times with no sympathy (kinda expected from profs). Basically an average professor with a fair grading scheme: if you do all the readings and study, you'll get an A+. Nothing too special or too out of the ordinary, more in the middle

Really kind prof. You can tell she is really passionate about the subjects she teaches.

Professor Jenkin cares about her students and their success in her course. Her async material could be improved upon, but the textbook she uses is really great though.

Dr Jenkins was a delight! Her content is straightforward and interesting; you must do the work. She Is a very fair grader, and her exams are not tricky.. just again - do the readings and watch the lectures. Her assignments were short and easy. Dr. Jenkins is VERY kind & generous with her time. I highly recommend Adult Development and Aging!

Heather was amazing at making the course content clear. She provided a lot of examples for applications to different psych theories although her lectures are just basically her rereading from the textbook. She provides very clear short answer question examples that show up on the test. Do the online learning curves/modules to pass.

She did well to try to relate text book materials into her lectures and used a variety of visual tools(ytube, pictures, self tests) The course is condensed so be prepared for 3 heavy exams which are focused on approx. 17 chapters at a time. Lots of reading, but if you take the time to do the practice quizzes online you should do well for the exams.

Read the textbook and study and you will pass with flying colours. Her lectures and word for word from the textbook, so I skipped all of them and managed to still get an easy A. Her exams are short answer heavy, but you get to choose which 6/8 questions to answer, so it's a very fair exam. Opt in to Achieve as well for easy practice.

The course was fully online and lecture and reading heavy. However, all the test were fair game and based on the both lectures and readings. The prof hosted weekly online sessions where we could discuss the lecture material and some related studies. The textbook is very engaging and easy to read as well.