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“He's possibly the worst instructor at CNM”
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Tests were not passable , relied on bell curve. Poor lectures.
Jim is one of my favorite teachers of all times. Not easy, but fun and cool.
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Always available & explains things thoroughly. Has a great disposition! Truly a favorite of mine!
A great teacher! Brings in lots of personal experiences to clarify points he makes in class. Fun and open to students. Does not talk down to us and is very encouraging. Take his course!
He is a good instructor. He is very good with helping students.
Jim is a very amicable guy. He is helpful and always available to his students. His film class is very interesting.
Jim Johnson has a way of making film seem like watching paint dry on the screen.
One of the best and easy going prressors I have ever met.
He is fun to have as a teacher. Likes to teach. His test are logical if he's writing them from the right book ;) interesting conversations, fun class too!
Jim is a great teacher. Although there is some ambiguity to his exams, he's usually willing to compromise on the answers and will usually offer some form of extra credit, if asked. He's a very interesting conversationalist and very witty.
Nice teacher but you had better make sure you have read the material and understand it. His test were the most difficult but he will spend time going over it.
Psych book, 70$.Hours apon hours studing for a test for many weeks.Knowing all 25 students also failed the same test-priceless.
Need to give study guids and helpful worksheets to remember the terms. He is a really cool teacher and a fun person to talk to.
Fun and jokes a lot. Not judgemental. Have to read to pass tests. Tests are multichoice fill-in blnk. Answers on tests always spell-out something. If you get stuck read down the column of answers it may help. Now gives study guides. No homework except reading chapters. Read chapters and study=A.
Jim is awesome
Good techer. Fun lectures.
GOOD NATURED AND WITTY,IF YOU HATE TO STUDY THIS IS NOT THE CLASS FOR YOU.HE MAKES YOU FEEL AT EASE AND IS VERY APPROACHABLE.STUDYING AND PAYING ATTENTION IN CLASS = A
Jim gets an A++++ as an instructor!
At first i was nervous about this class and if it would be hard, just as long as you memorize the bold items in the book you will get an A, I slacked on the final and got a B, but thats cool, hes a cool guy, very laid back and funny
HE is a lazy teacher and is judgemental
BORING TEACHER!!!!!!!!!! I DIDNT NOT LIKE HIM AT ALL!!!!!!!! there is nothing that is good bout him at all!!!! if you are having a hard time in his class, DO NOT GO TO HIM!!!! HE WILL NOT HELP YOU OUT AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!! THIS TEACHER IS NOT ONLY LAZY BUT NOT AT ALL THE BEST TEACHER AT TVI!!!!!!
Interesting class. Have to read, but he's a great teacher, and nice guy, even if he did give me a hard time(Joking wise, that is).
Johnson is awesome! Has great stories, class doesn't suck. He does let the uneducated mouths babble a bit, but it's cuz he's a good guy. He knows his stuff. Tests are cool, and he usu. gives study guides. If enough people protest an answer on a test he'll usu. give it to you. He always reminds me of a cross between Dave Berry and Stephen King. Psych and Film is a very interesting class.
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He's great. I also had him for 105 =D. Can sometimes be unclear, but if you bring it up or ask him, he's always willing to explain again. Leaves everything up to you, so most of the time, when I got a bad grade, it was my fault because didn't didn't study. Very fun class.
I wish Jim Johnson taught all of the classes I need to take. He is the kind of guy you would want to have over for a BBQ!
I am very glad to have had Mr. Johnson! Highly available for questions, allows open book first test so you can get the hang of the test layout beforehand, explains things in ways that you'll definitely remember!
He was close to the worst teacher I have ever had. If you do not understand something don't bother asking him to help you out. He lectures over topics that are not covered in the text, tells you to study the text for tests, and then covers topics he lectured on 3 weeks ago. I did not have a good time in his class and would have taken someone else.
A great instructor! Very enthusiastic and likes to bring information into the class that is not covered in the book, which helps me learn. Generally tested out of the text...if you read it and study it, you will do well. I've taken all of his classes.
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This class totally sucked! The professor didn't know the material from the book at all. In fact students had to correct him several times by showing him the facts from the book. Class hours were wasted on pointless conversation about what famous person died over the weekend! This class was a waste of time with this guy!
Best instructor I've had. I used to attend UNM where they didn't seem to care if I learned or not...In Dr. Johnson's class, he takes a personal interest in you and really wants you to succeed. I'd give him an A...and the field trips are awesome!
You do not learn anything that is outlined in the syllabus. Like dying process, etc. It is boring listening to everyone talk about when their grandma died. He has no control of the class, so people talk forever about which celebrity's dad just died. Field trips are the kind ANYONE can do, no special access, nada. so do them on your own time!!!
Dr Johnson is a very kind insructor that has the interest of his students at heart. The only problem is that he gives everybody a chance to participate in his class, in every class you always have an idiot that thinks we care about his/her grandma or boyfriend/girlfriend or his/her pet and he does not stop them.
Interesting class yet so much time wasted on listening to everyones sob stories of their dead loved ones. Only 2 tests given, so get them right or no chance to redeem yourself.
Good qualities: Very likable, full of interesting information/stories, easy tests (usually open book or take-home) ... Bad qualities: Tends to repeat himself, gets off topic a lot
Dr Johnson is one of the best instructors that i came across here. He has the best sense of humor and he makes the class so fun and enjoyable. If you are planning on taking a psych course I HIGHLY recommend you take Johnson!!
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Jim is awesome!! To the people who keep talking down on Jim, Jim may not cover everything on the syllabus, but in college that is your job to do the reading and learn the material. Meeting in class is so that everyone can apply what they read and learned and discuss each other's personal opinions.
This class was fun BECAUSE of this teacher! He is an extremely fair grader. He is very nice and totally helpful. I am definately going to take his death & dying class!
Jim's Death and Dying class was informative. I got way more out of the book than his lecture, but our class was filled with blabbering idiots. His study guides either were exactly like the tests or not at all. He was fun though.
Johnson is the best teacher I have ever had. He is incredibly informative and he encourages people to be aware of what is going on in the world. I challenge you to find a better prof...he knows his stuff!!
Best class I ever took. Learned a lot about all aspects related to death, and the field trips were a wonderful change of pace compared to sitting in a classroom. I also took his 105 class, and I must say, all the bad reviews he received must have been from very incompetent students! My favorite teacher by far!
Wonderful Professor. Genuine and caring. Highly recommended.
Jim Johnson is a fantastic teacher! Show up to class, ask for help and study the material he tells you to and you will do great. He is also willing to help anyone if they ask for extra help, very down to earth and a very interesting, caring man! Would love to take another class with him.
He is a really nice teacher and will help you if you just ask.
This was an easy class, the movies are ok, but you don't learn squat about psychology. Go to class & watch the film, the final is all quotes and questions about the films, no psych questions at all. Take it for an easy grade, but not if you want to learn anything about psych. Take Becker for other psych classes- at least you'll learn something.
You teach yourself. Class discussions about nonrelated material, get out of hand. Lessons are not taught effectively. Tests are difficult as well. Basically, you are on your own.
I felt as if the degree of learning in this class was not very high. Only about 1/2 the movies chosen were beneficial. Teacher seemed very unplanned and absent minded. Final was ridiculous,mostly quotes from movies that he has most likely seen 100's of times, and we only saw once. Final should have been based on the mental disorders of the movies.
He is a nice teacher. He has some cool stories. But when it come to get help, you wont get it, the test do not relate the his lecture or the text. No real control over the class. Presentations are a pain. Take him if you can take great notes and read really good....not a good teacher for a freshman, or if you have a lot going on with your life!
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Great!!!!
I took Jim for Psych and Film. It was a fascinating course, and he made it fun. He is a great teacher and he really cares about what his students think about the material. He is also very open to film suggestions for the class. I really enjoyed it. Tests are take-home, and as long as you do the work, you'll be fine.
AWESOME
This teacher did not give any feedback as to what was going to be over the tests. There is no homework so it makes it difficult to pass. He never answers emails and is not clear on his lectures. He tends to wander into his own world and forget about the lecture and its purpose. I do not recommend this teacher to anyone.!
Awful teacher
I did not like this class>>
I have had Jim for 3 classes so far because I absolutely enjoy every minute of them! His Death and Dying class was my favorite by far. He is fun, will make you laugh, and tries to make it as painless as possible. Awesome!!!
Take good notes and read, read, and re-read the book and you'll do fine in this class. Good instructor but tests were confusing.
He was great. Fascinating class. Yes, the tests are hard, but they are open book. He knows his stuff.
Very good Professor! His classes are engaging and entertaining. He knows his subject and you will too by the end of the semester. Would love to take more classes with him
Jim is just awesome! I don't even know what else to say. I have know Jim for years and all I can say about him is that he is just awesome!
Jim does not go over anything that will be on the tests in class, he always talks about nonsense. You can't use your notes or book for any tests. There is no homework which is bad because you don't understand the test. He is a good teacher, I laughed alot in class with him, but no book or noted for tests killed it.
Johnson is a good instructor. He always makes class discussions interesting. However, if you want to do really well in that class, READ, READ, READ, READ! Most classes are just spent talking and if you don't read the chapters he assigns, you won't do well on the test. Other than that, he's cool.
Reading and taking notes is essential in this class, but it's not hard to keep up with. The teacher is very engaging and interesting, although you have to read the book a little bit to know what he's talking about. Tests are open book and there is no homework aside from reading/notes.
Excellent psych professor!!! Must take his classes!
Not every teacher is for every student, But I liked Jim despite having been in a class on death and dying.He doesnt let you use notes or open book on tests but he gives you a good study guide.I enjoyed this class, not the subject, but the class.
A great psychology teacher, he's funny and extremely helpful. OBVIOUSLY you have to read to get a god grade on the tests.
My favorite professor, possibly of all time. Reasonable, laid-back, and well versed. Knows the material and encourages class discussion. Two thumbs up!
I took intro to Psych. He is very unclear on what he will be testing over. His study guides were never in correlation with the tests and the only grades given are the tests he gives. The class wasn't hard, teaching myself was.
Very cool class. Jim made the class a lot of fun. You can't use your book during the tests but they are really not too hard if you have read the book. Always show up to class, so you can get the Extra Credit Opportunity at the end of the semester.
This instructor is amazing! Everything out of his mouth is interesting and thought provoking. Ive taken two of his classes and wish I couldve taken more!
He is with what the test will be on. No idea what he's lecturing on about, it has nothing to do with the tests at all. All we had were the tests. No homework at all. We had to teach ourselves To anyone reading this: DO NOT TAKE PSYCH WITH THIS PROFESSOR. YOU WILL NOT LEARN AT ALL!
awesome. always wears hawaiian shirts.
Jim Johnson is a wonderful, funny and informed Psychology teacher. He DOES expect you to do the reading on your own & to show up to class. The only grades you get are from tests but you can drop 1/4 of the grades excluding the final. STUDY & LISTEN and take good notes & you will pass. If you dont want to put in outside effort dont take it with him!
This guy is he worst teacher I ever had. If you like reading a book and teaching yourself through then this class is for you. He has random questions on the test that are off subject and might've been mentioned once in one of his tangents from the book topic. Don't take this class if you want to learn Psychology.
Jim Johnson is a great teacher but he is not going to spoon feed you everything & he expects you to read & study! His attendance policy is strict but he did work with some people. He's quirky & has great stories to go along w/ his lesson. I was hardly interested in Psych before this class & now it's my major, & I plan to take his other class.
I really loved Jim as a teacher. YES, YOU DO NEED TO TAKE NOTES!!! I don't know why everyone is complaining its school...I have no interest in psych, but it is required for my major and he made it a pleasurable experience. I got an A no problem. If you come to class you get lots of extra credit.
Great teacher. I LOVED his class. He really makes the class interesting.
really made the class partisapate went over world customs and even a very educational field trip a great teacher
He assigns 4 tests only. So pass them. I suck at studying so I failed because he makes you read a chapter on your own before the test. He does have random questions on his test that are from the lecture so if you miss class you have no way of knowing those. Do not take this class if you want to pass with ease. Buy scan trons early.I wish he gave HW
Jim is a nice person but a terrible teacher. He gave lectures that had nothing to do with the material and often were just boring rants about his life. His tests were very hard and you had to practically memorize the textbook to do well on them. I would never take him again. Took more studying than a&p just to get a B. I was a straight A student.
Jim is not a very good teacher. Although he has a great sense of humor, and constantly makes you laugh, most of the time you end up talking about something that's not even related to the topic. His study guides are helpful, but you WILL NEED TO READ. There is no way of passing this class if you do not read all the time. This class is tough but fun.
He is a great teacher who is passionate about what he teaches, he does get off track and never touches base with the book after a few weeks. There are interesting field trips you are required to go to, they are educational and interesting. He expects you to abide by the syllabus without further instruction, HE WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT TO DO. Easy A.
He gives little to no homework and he gives 4 exams throughout the whole semester. About 100 percent of your grade is from the exams, which are not easy. His lectures are barley helpful since he only lectures on about ten percent of the material on the exam. Pretty much he expects you to memorize the whole book. This is the first F iv'e received.
He rambles about unrelated topics to fill in time because it is clear he is just doing the bare minimum required to be considered teaching. His tests are nitpicky phrasing of terms found only in his head he does not share. Even states that he is friends with the dean and the dean backs him up with regards to everything
Jim's lectures are interesting but they rarely cover the material needed for the tests. He sits at the front of the class and rambles and shows corny movies from the 80s but doesn't actually TEACH. He was nice enough. The tests are very hard and can be a little nitpicky. You MUST know the textbook inside and out to pass. Would not take again.
He was not a terrible teacher, but he went off topic a lot. Tests were difficult, I studied almost constantly and would barely scrape by on some of them. You have to know ALL of the vocabulary and READ, READ READ. Randomly called on people from his list, so that was scary.
If you like a class that is built on reading and rereading material based on only the book, this class is for you. His syllabus does not help and he should not be teaching anymore. He should retire and give a professor who is knows how to teach. If your major is not psychology, I don't recommend this "teacher".
I enjoyed everything about the class. He was a great professor. He brought out extra articles to our attention to apply to what we were learning. The class was 2 hours and 45 minutes long and it seemed like only 30 minutes had passed. There was alot of reading and memorizing. He tries to be funny, therefore it was enjoyable and you got to laugh.
I took this class during the summer. It was a fun, laid back class. Me. Johnson was knowledgeable and used topics from what's going on in the world and tied into his topics. I recommend him as a professor!
Not great. His lectures were rambling, and it was never clear what concepts we should retain. No feedback loop between book and lecture. Class was uninteresting and uninformative; no media, no homework, and no grading beside attendance and tests - a very traditional class structure. Test Qs were hard - all choices similar and hard to differentiate.
This is not a good instructor. He is unreasonable and does not follow through with his words. Be careful. If you don't receive work back, make sure you got credit for it. He is very unprofessional and will not communicate with students about their grades. He's possibly the worst instructor at CNM.
Mr. Johnson's lectures are very interesting, but they do get rambly and don't cover most of the material on the exams. For that, you need to read the chapters very thoroughly. If you do that and memorize all the vocab words + make sure you understand them, you'll be fine. Tests are easy if you study the chapter and very hard if you don't.
His class was relatively interesting, however he rambled for most of his lectures. He often seemed unprepared and diorganized. The tests were very difficult despite hours of studying and he does not update you on grades and is unclear on grading criteria. It is basically impossible to know where you stand with your grade before the term is over.
Great prof
95% of the class time, he sat in the front and went through the book page for page. Offers at least four extra credit opportunities which include attending various presentations on campus outside of class. The book is very important if you want to do good on the tests. At least four tests throughout the semester which are challenging. Cool dude.
One of the worst teachers Ive had in college. The class average for psych 101 was a 60. His lectures arent helpful in the slightest and he writes his exams based on questions he makes up in his head. The test questions are confusing and sometimes are on things that were never covered in the text book or in class. I wouldnt recommend him.
Good professor just make you work for your grade
If it were an option, I'd give him a 0. He's literally the worst professor I've ever had in my entire life. All he does is sit in a little chair at the front of the room and ramble, or go through the page page by page, word for word. His 'teaching style' is asking rhetorical questions that he gets mad at people for answering. He then humiliates 'em
For some reason, Mr. Johnson is really popular. He teaches a fun class, but his teaching style just isn't that great. He really picks on specific people that he doesn't like, and lets just about everyone else slide by. Unless you're tardy, or miss class, or answer a question wrong. Then he'll humiliate you in front of everyone. He's really rude.
Professor Johnson asks for just one thing, READ THE TEXT! you ARE in college! He will not tolerate sleepers in class, mine was 0730 and we had one. Gone he went. This guy is respectable and his grading is clear as it can be. Go Navy Get in a three person study group twice a week and you will do well. Great humor and lectures were killer.
HE IS TERRIBLE. He doesnt care about his typos that directly effect your answer!!!! Do not take!!! Does not teach well or at all.
His lectures will literally make you fall asleep. He read straight from the textbook and then would talk forever. His tests are difficult to pass and I lost count of how many times I yawned and lost interest in that class. It sucked to retake.
Jim is not a competent instructor, and I strongly advise against taking his psychology class. He displays favoritism toward certain students; this can be very problematic in that it discourages the class from asking questions. He demonstrates disorganization through his lectures and tangential rambling (mostly about inflammatory policial matters).
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
80%
Grade Predictor
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B
Grade Distribution
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Rating Trend
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105
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(1)233
5.0
(1)PSC
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(1)DEATHDYI
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(1)DEATHDYIN
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PSYCH
5.0
INTROPSYCH
5.0
DEATHDYIN
4.0
PSY223
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PSYCH1310
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