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Very nice and friendly man. If he ever stopped teaching he could make a living as a comedian. Difficult to understand, no problem answering questions. Great fashion sense although his outfits are similar everyday. You can get a good mark in his class if you put in the time. All content on the midterm and final come directly from his power points.
Hard to say if he was a good prof, couldnt understand a word he said! Hardly anyone attended lectures, I still managed a 70 in the class
This Prof was a nice guy, but VERY hard to understand. I didn't realy pay attention in class and no one else really did. He was not a very engaging Prof.
Very nice person and likely very knowledgable but can't understand him because of the thick accent. Lectures weren't very helpful because couldn't understand him
Hard to understand him, he is good prof and welling to help but he as accent problem and no body understand him in the class.
Knowledgeable, funny and willing to help one-on-one for concepts you don't understand. Accent is a little hard to understand at first, but if you sit near the front of the class it gets better. Highly, highly recommend his class.
REALLY HARD to understand, although at least he knows it and tries to repeat things so that students understand but you basically have to go off of the notes and the textbook because its really hard to understand him in class.
He's a really nice guy, but like most other raters, I couldn't get past his accent. Sitting near the front helped a little. Sometimes I even understood his jokes! I found his notes weren't that helpful for the test... even though the textbook wasn't required. Overall, the only real problem is his accent.
Very hard to understand, rushes lectures, notes were not helpful for exam. Take the heading from your notes and read your text book!
He is extremely difficult to understand but he is such a nice guy! Very approachable and will help you if you ask. Read the textbook to have success in the class.
had him for 120 and swore I wouldn't take another class from him but had to because it was the only section available and that is the ONLY reason I took it with him. dry lectures only went to fill in the semi notes. fair enough questions on exams too bad had no motivation to teach myself the class
Had a hard time understanding him and when I emailed him with questions he never responded. His midterm is easy.
Personally I found the way he talked to be extremely annoying, not the accent but the weird sounds coming out of his mouth while he translated in his head. He answered questions poorly and often would just tell us to search it on the internet because he had to move on in the notes. His exams werent too bad.
I LOVED this class, if you have the chance to do any classes with him (Biol 120/224) DO IT! I got a 91% in both courses, he makes the exam really easy. It's hard to comprehend what he is saying, but he is a very nice guy! (clarifies after class; in office, etc) Definitely do take this class from him ONLY!
I skipped 80% of this class and final grade was 93% (ENOUGH SAID) Makes exams really easy, TAKE THIS CLASS (OR CLASSES THAT HE TEACHES and you will not regret it!)
Loved the material, hated the prof. His accent is brutal, and therefore I found myself doodling more than listening. Tests were so-so, but honestly he is a useless prof
Would not recommend him, don't understand some of the other ratings. His accent is super hard to understand. His tests aren't that hard but most of the time if you ask him a question he doesn't understand you. Terrible course.
I don't know why everyone is being so hard on Prof. Chedrese. He is such a nice guy and not at all hard to understand as long as you actually listen. Yes, if you don't pay attention you aren't going to catch everything, but if you're there to hear what he has to say you'll be fine. His tests were easy & he gives good semi-notes. Got a 90!
Almost impossible to understand. He is a nice guy and seems to know what he's talking about. I definitely glazed over a couple times in his class. He gets the point across but his explanations can get confusing at times. All in all, a good prof, I don't think I would recommend him though.
The prof himself is not the best teacher and he is hard to understand. The saving grace is his questions come from his notes so be sure to fill out the blanks and understand his notes. If you need clarification consult the text. Even with this though, his questions can be a little tricky and it seems like 2 answers are right :S
Hard to understand, but he is a good prof. His slides tend to have too much on them, but they are organized and are a good reference point to know exactly what will be on the exam.
Didn't understand what he said when it came to biology terms.. But he is a very good person when approached.
He is pretty good. I read all his notes and just flipped through the textbook and got a 90 on his midterm. Really nice guy too
He is funny and his notes were very brief so you would have to refer to the textbook to take down additional notes. The midterm was not bad if you studied his notes, very fair. He was difficult to understand so someones you'd give up trying to understand him and zone out. Okay-ish prof. And his aggzent is fabulous, I must add.
NOTHING LIKE BIO 120!! I took another class with him because his midterm/final were very fair. NOT THE SAME FOR 224!! SO hard to understand him, can't pronounce biology terms properly. The midterm was ridiculously unfair. He is a really really nice guy, but not meant to be an educator for a class of 200. DO NOT TAKE 224 WITH HIM.
interesting class but hard to understand his accent
Despite his heavy accent, which he himself mocks, his lectures are easygoing. He honestly cares about you and your studies even after he is done teaching you. He responds to emails, sometimes, though he often answers the questions during lectures. He is worth the work of trying to be able to listen "through" his accent. Excellent Prof.
I know biology is a lot of memorization; however, Pedro's notes are a random compilation of out-of-context sentences and paragraphs pulled straight off Wikipedia. It is difficult to organize the concepts in your head when there is no logical flow to the slides. If you're willing to completely memorize everything though, you'll do great on his tests
I love his arbitrary and spontaneous exuberance. One minute he's droning on about his slides, the next, he's shouting it with enthusiasm. He does have an accent, which can be problematic (it sometimes carries over to the wording of exam questions), but if you put in the effort you'll get the mark you're aiming for. 224 was a tough class in general.
Really nice and entertaining prof. His accent is a little thick, but if you're not a lazy listener you can figure it out. His exams are fair and very straight forward with no trick questions or convoluted analogies. Bottom line: the accent is the only downfall. Great instructor otherwise in all other aspects.
Not the easiest to understand everything he says, and his lectures are not set up well at all, especially the first lectures. Topics jump around all over the place.
You don't need the textbook, you're better off using wikipedia as that's where he gets majority of his info, AVOID at all costs... you've been warned!
As others have mentioned, his exams are very easy, but there is no satisfaction getting a good mark when you don't understand the material, which you won't unless you put in a lot of time reading the textbook(s). His lectures are disorganized, confusing, and don't contain much of a personal touch. Very disappointing.
This guy. You just want to give him a chance, you can tell he really wants to help his students. But his lectures are nevertheless very disorganized, and you will probably be disappointed. I disagree with other raters, in that the textbook is a MUST: If you read that thing, it will likely be easier to get a grip on what he's trying to teach you.
Great prof! He can be hard to understand at times but he has great notes and makes the material really interesting. Would definitely take another class with him.
I would not recommend this professor!
You can tell he has an interest in the subject and loves answering questions from students. But he is extremely difficult to understand and is difficult to get a point across. He has tons of notes which are helpful but long.
He is very difficult to understand so the only reason to go to his lectures are to do the fill in the blank notes.
The textbook is not really needed. There's a small section that are purple pages in the textbook and that's the only part he asks students to read. Not worth buying. Also his lectures are hard to understand because his accent is so thick, It's easy to get confused. But overall, he's a nice person and really does care about his students and teaching
He is a horrible prof. He has a very thick accent which makes it hard to understand him and he is not willing to help when you email him a question. Avoid taking his class.
This is the second time I've had this prof and he is horrible. Very difficult to understand and his lectures are disorganized. Memorize his notes for the exam. His notes might say something different than the textbook, probably because his information is from wikipedia.
The course was murder. Thick accent. His crowded slides are fill in the blank. Thought going to class to fill them in would help. Didn't. Text is too big with small font, so reading doesn't help. I have not gone blank when looking at an exam before. It looked completely foreign. Failed. Only reason I got decent mark in class was cuz of 2nd prof.
Very helpful and gives out great notes. He is sometimes hard to understand due to his accent. Students complain about losing concentration in his class, but if you pay attention and sit in the front, you will do fine. His midterm was very fair.
He is EXTREMELY hard to understand. Kind of all over the place as well. I would never recommend anyone take any of his classes if you want an easy to follow class. VERY stressful being in one of his classes.
His accent is strong but his notes are clear and he explains things well in lamens terms. He does repeat himself a bit so that helps with the accent.
It is very tough to understand him in class and even though he repeats himself a lot you still don't know what he is saying. He has lots of spelling errors on his slides and won't post the notes for the day and go through the slide super fast thinking we all have the notes in front of us to just fill in the blanks when we have to right it all down.
Would not recommend taking a class from him.. It is very hard to understand what he is saying, so it makes understanding the powerpoints rather difficult!
Jorge is difficult to understand but when you ask for helps he is willing to help!
Signed up for the bio, stayed for the spanish. A great beginners spanish class!! mejor clase que he tomado en toda mi educación!
So difficult to understand. Lectures were frustrating and a waste of time because all I did was fill in the blanks and not listen. His exams were also hard. I heard from classmates that reading the textbook was better than reading the lecture slides. He did answer student's questions, but the answer couldn't be understood
Chedrese was very hard to understand because of his thick spanish accent. He makes skeleton notes so you have to go to class to fill in the blanks, but I could hardly understand or follow along with what he was talking about during his lectures. I feel like he knows his biology, he is just very hard to understand. Would not recommend.
Chedrese seems like a nice guy but he's really difficult to understand. His notes are fill in the blank so go to class if you want them. I really had to teach myself most of the material because it takes so much effort to concentrate on what he's saying in class. Midterm was fair. I suggest sitting near the front if you want to hear him the best.
I learned more Spanish than Bio in this class. His Accent makes it impossible to understand his lectures. You have to teach yourself through his slides.
He's hilarious! Although you can't understand him most of the time, he tests mostly off his slides.
Could barely understand a word he was saying
Very difficult to understand, and I usually don't have a problem with accents. He goes through the slides very quickly and does not give you adequate time to fill in the blanks on them. I found he could be condescending toward students if they answered a question incorrectly. His notes have all info needed for exams, but would not recommend.
Dr. Chedrese is more than happy to help outside of class. He's very kind and will answer questions when asked. He is difficult to understand because of the accent, but again, he is more than happy to clarify. He tests directly off lecture slides and exam questions are a big vague.
Dr. Chedrese's portion of BIOL 224 was... unbearable. His accent and manner of speaking are totally unintelligible - which is unfortunate, because he's clearly an intelligent man. He posts his (barely-there) notes, but is unwilling to help you further than that by explaining which textbook chapters to readetc. AVOID.
He is a very nice teacher, he is very intelligent, knows what he's talking about, and he absolutely LOVES when people ask questions. His slides are ok... But I definitely wish I had read the textbook more. And he is sooooo hard to understand!!! I don't do well with accents in the first place, but his accent is really thick.
Nice guy and knowledge, but probably one of the most boring teachers I've ever had. He was funny, but his accent is thick & most of the time I couldn't focus but all he does is read slides off the board so you fill in the blanks. Filling in blanks forces you to go to class so its AWFUL! Tests are quite simple but labs are annoying.
Chedrese was an okay prof yet very nice! You can tell he knows what he is teaching well and is enthusiastic about it although his accent is hard to understand. Midterm was fairly easy, mainly off the ppt slides, and the exam questions were slightly more challenging but nothing too complex as long as you studied the ppt slides and textbook stuff.
Although the midterm and Dr. Chedrese's portion of the final were fairly easy , the lectures were hard to understand, not due to Dr. Chedrese's accent, but because of the confusing content of his speech. The labs were at best a gong-show due to the inconsistent grading criteria. With that said, it is still very possible to get 90% in the class.
As a person I liked him, he had a quirky sense of humour however his accent made it very hard to understand him and he often ends up mumbling words together. Probably would not recommend taking his class if you're a first year.
Inconsistent with terminology, slides are all mixed up (content does not build on itself), slides need to be condensed, adds slides in last minute without notice, has failed to release slides in time for lecture, has a very thick accent/mumbles!! Very confusing and hard to understand. My grade is compromised because of this Prof. 0's to this prof.
is english is really bad. well no it might be good but his accent is so strong you cant understand 90% of a sentence and then you spend most of your time trying to understand him that you don't even know what he was talking about anymore :(
His slides are unorganized and poorly punctuated making things a little more confusing than they ought to be. His accent makes it difficult to know what he is going on about. Only gives partial slides. He is enthusiastic, however, and does love being asked questions.
Dr. Chedrese was an overall decent prof. You must come to his class because he only posts semi notes, which is where he pulls his questions for exams. I personally didn't find his accent to be terrible, but I will admit he was difficult to understand at times.
very intelligent and really funny. always willing to clarify. tests were hard.
Very hard to understand because of his accent and his constant mumbling. The grammar on his slides is confusing and almost the entire set of notes is taken straight out of the textbook. Honestly I learned all of the information from the textbook and completely zoned out in lectures. Midterm was fair, but avoid him if possible.
As mentioned in almost every comment, he is difficult to understand. His notes are taken directly from the textbook, but he does leave out some content (which does appear on exams), so it's best to just study from the book. If you ask questions during class, he doesn't answer them well or at all. Would not recommend.
avoid.
Very thick accent, almost better off reading the lectures by yourself.
He's very nice but nice doesn't make a good professor. He didn't speak loud enough so if you don't show up to be in line early to get a seat in the front you couldn't hear anything, on top of his very thick accent. He did try to explain topics but unless you are good with accents get ready for some frustration.
Jorge was awful. If you need an instructor who speaks clearly opt out of his class. Jorge's thick accent along with his random shouting into the microphone made lectures hard to retain information. If you are a student who will ask questions don't expect clear answers.
Dr. Chedrese is an excellent prof who tries very hard so that the students can understand the material. It's unfortunate he has such a strong accent, especially in a large lecture hall which is what everyone always complains about. I didn't find his accent that difficult to understand, but I understand the frustration. Must attend class for notes.
has a very thick accent so it makes trying to decipher what he is saying very hard. it is also hard to listen to him because he doesn't post full notes so you have to constantly be writing down the info while he's talking. goes through the slides so fast it is hard to get that information down. he is very open to questions but doesn't explain well
As a person he is great, but his lectures are very hard to understand. His accent is impossible to translate and take notes at the same time. Constantly focusing on filling in the blanks on his slides and missing what he says. Would not recommend.
I wasn't a huge fan of Dr. Chedrese's lecture style, and the 1:20 lectures didn't help. His accent is fairly thick but if you read the slides along with him talking you can usually make out what he's saying. His lectures had blanks to fill in. And if you didn't use a laptop for notes it was really hard to keep up because of the long slides.
Couldn't understand him. Had a hard time trying to pay attention in class. However, his notes contain pretty much everything you need to know for the exams. Use the OLI, it was fabulous to study from.
I know Dr. Chedrese has a thick accent, but that was not my issue. Even without the accent he rambles on topics that are often not related to the course. Most of his slides are off the book, but he sometimes adds slides that are irrelevant to the course. Since he posts incomplete slides, I was focused on getting notes down rather than listening :(
In addition to his thick accent, he often mixed up terms which made it even more difficult to understand his lectures.
It's not worth the trouble. His accent in incredibly thick and you end up teaching yourself the course anyways. Just don't do it.
Chedrese has a very thick accent, making him very hard to understand. his lectures are very long and they are fill in the blank, making it mandatory to go to class (or read the text book extensively) honestly he made me not want to go to class, felt like it was a waste of time because i couldn't understand him anyways.
- confusing, teaches poorly - especially for people new to these topics in bio - Unless you like/love biology, DON'T GO TO HIS LECTURES ( bio 120) - STUDY THE LEARNING ObJECTIVES that is given at the start of the term - Do ALL the online quizzes (easy 10%) - NOT an easy class - study at least 2x a week
Most people complain because they couldn't understand his accent. He likes to teach to the book, using all of the "sciencey" terms, which also bothers people. But as a prof he is diligent and passionate about the subject, and does hope for you to succeed. Read the textbook and follow the slides as he reads them and you'll be fine understanding him.
To be honest, he is one of the worst profs I've had. He's very hard to understand, talks about things that aren't important or on the test, and if you ask him questions he won't know the answer. He has very long and boring lectures, with more than enough information. Not recommended.
He is very hard to understand. Not a very good class in general.
This professor is so unclear due to his thick accent and the fact that he also jumps around from subject to subject that I did not understand the first half of my Biology course at all. I tried to learn myself, but the book isn't very easy to read for someone who hadn't done Biology in years. Overall bad experience. Thought I liked Biology, but no.
Very good notes, horrible lectures.
Ive had him for both bio 120 and 224 and if you can, try to get a different proff. His lectures are long and he can be pretty hard to understand. His notes are pretty good, but theyre full of spelling and grammatical mistakes, as are his exams too. Hes very helpful out of class, but doesnt respond to emails. His tests, especially 224, are very hard
Extremely hard to understand. His notes are not organized well at all and you have to teach yourself most of the material
Pretty decent prof. Most people will have difficulty understanding him as he has a tendency to slur his words on top of his accent. This however, does not make him incompetent. If you didn't understand what he said you should speak up or ask him after class, he is aware of his accent and won't mind repeating himself. Tests are hard, so study a lot.
Only took this class with him because there was no other option. He is very hard to understand (granted, I'm not great with accents) and he gave off the impression that he considered us stupid and that he had given up on uspretty unfair. His questions on the midterm and final seem very random and specific. (Know hormones in depth.) SO stressful.
He is hard to understand, but he knows that and is not offended if you ask him to repeat himself. His notes are a little all over the place compared to the text book, but everything is in the textbook (you just have to do some searching). He emphasized what he would ask you on the midterm and final so pay attention.
He has a super thick accent so you can't understand what he's saying at all. And the tests are nothing like the notes he gives out. So good luck .
Heavy accent, fill-in the blank notes so you have to go, does not go over all the information on the exams and some questions will not be from the textbook either.
Jorge was hard to understand but was so funny all the time. I enjoyed going to lectures to see what his "wisdom of the day" was. He uses fill in the blank notes but the material is pretty standard. I would totally take a class of his again!!
Can not understand a word he says. He has a thick accent and does not enunciate properly. Literally wanted to drop out every time I even thought about going to is class.
Jorge made Bio much more enjoyable. He does have a thick accent but it forces you to listen and pay attention. Posts incomplete notes, but not fill in the blank style, they are really easy to follow and informational. He was super funny and helpful. Told us exactly what to study for and took his time with difficult topics.
I know it's not really his fault that he has an accent, but he was just way too hard to understand. He would start off on tangents not relating to course content and his slides for lectures were not organized or relevant to the material that he was discussing. He was pretty funny, but his lectures were confusing and hard to pay attention to!
He has a really thick accent that is hard to understand at times. Once you get used to the accent and pay attention he's not too bad. Class can be pretty dry but he posts skeleton notes so you have to go to class to fill them in.
He was incredibly difficult to understand, it was not just his accent. He would go off on tangents and because you can't understand him, would have no idea what was going on. He means well though, and will repeat himself if asked.
His notes are disorganized, often full of typos, and his in-class teaching is just too difficult to understand. Avoid him if you can.
Quite hard to understand him sometimes, he was wonderful and enthusiastic though
Difficult to understand at times, but he realized this and really did try his best to help the students. He really does know what he is talking about, but you really will need to reference your textbook. He's honestly quite funny, but goes a little too in depth for what you really need to know. Once he is gone you will realize you miss him.
I felt his lectures were just all over the place, no consistency at all. It made it hard for studying for the midterm and final. His accent also took a while to get used to, and often he would mumble some important points. Any questions he asked students could appear on the midterm. Not the best prof I've had, but certainly not the worst I've had.
Dr. Chedrese is iconic. He really cares about biology and tried to make the class engaging. The fill-n-the-blank notes were a pain but Jorge ended up posting most of the answers anyway and the midterm was pretty easy because he gave hints to half of the questions the lecture before.
Get ready for to hear "read the purple pages" every single lecture
Had him for Bio 120 & 224, TBH wanted to wait until the guy retired before I took bio 224. You need to go to class because the notes are fill in the blank, don't bother wasting your time reading the textbook because he just examines from the slides he posts BUT his notes suck and he's hard to understand. The labs boost your mark + are interesting.
It would be appreciated if the Professor would put more detail in the power point - include all the content for the lecture as well as questions he is going to ask - so students can focus and follow along. It is difficult to process the content along with his accent and following what he is saying when he pauses frequently.
I've had Dr Chedrese for Bio 120, 224, and 317. All his lectures are heavy and contain a ton of material that doesn't seem to fit together. The textbooks are useful, but he doesn't follow the book so it is difficult to find the material. His notes for Bio 120 and 224 were incomplete, but he doesn't post any notes for 317 until after the lecture
He was a very nice and funny professor! he can be hard to understand at times.
even though he can be hard to understand I think overall he is a really good teacher! he makes it fun to go to class because he is funny and really engages students
If you read the text before the lecture, you'll have no trouble understanding what he's saying through his accent. His tests are fair, and if you go to the lectures, he gives a lot of hints about testable materials.
Lectures were awful and hard to understand. Never seemed to cover what was in the labs. Learned more in the labs and on my own time than I did from his lectures.
Can't understand the guy at all. Notes were decent but wouldn't recommend him
Hard to understand and slides are confusing. Reading the textbook really helped me and I recommend using MindTap to study.
Jorge's accent can be difficult to understand at times, but his lecture slides go hand in hand with the textbook. I found him to be an entertaining prof, and he often asked questions to the class to keep us engaged. If you don't mind doing some extra reading from the textbook, Jorge is a decent prof.
He is hard to understand but once you get the hang of it hes a really good professor!
Even though at times I could hardly understand the man, I have come to realize what a blessing in disguise he was. His thicc accent only forced me to pay attention in lecture more, and I performed fairly well because of this.
It was hard to understand him through his thick accent. This wouldn't be so bad, if he created cohesive slides, but he was lacking in this. The slides were all over the place with material, and it was unclear what was important. The midterm and final were nothing what his course objectives said it was going to be, and it had multiple spelling error
He has a bad rep because of his accent, but I honestly did not find him that bad. Everything that will be tested on is in the slides, the textbook is a great resource as well as the peer tutors. The concepts are not that hard but there is alot of material that you NEED to understand, not just memorize, to do well on the midterm and final.
has a thick accent, but is a very good professor. A very friendly teacher, to be around
Language barriers make it extremely challenging to understand the professor. His skeleton notes often have language-related errors and are confusing to read. Jorge will not communicate via email with students, but he is very passionate about what he teaches and easily approachable.
Jorge is a great prof, he can be slightly hard to understand but he is aware of this and is more than willing to repeat himself and try to be more clear if you ask. All of bio 120 is fill in the blank slides so it's a good idea to attend the lectures, he also gives good hints about what will be on the midterm.
Great guy who creates a positive learning environment. Can be hard to understand for some, but I didn't find his accent to really be a problem. Very knowledgeable Professor who gives useful heads up as to testable materials on exams. Fill-in notes can be hard to follow because of the language deficit, so use the text to your benefit.
Dr. Chedrese is a very kind person... but not the best prof. He wasnt that hard to understand but his slides didnt make much sense and I struggled with his portion. Again very sweet person, but unfortunately not something I need in a Prof.
Jorge is a great prof! He is very kind and wants you to do well. He is a bit hard to understand at first but you get used to it. I found sitting near the front of the class really helped. If you attend all of his lectures and read the textbook it is easy to get a good grade in this class!
Just such a thick accent that if you dont have a textbook and dont get the notes the class will be impossible
Had Jorge for bio 120 and 224..... definitely would say avoid him at all costs. His lectures are very disorganized and his exams are a complete disaster. Biology at u of s would've gone so much better for me if I had a different prof.
Absolute unit. Almost sounds like he is saying garlic toast when he says galactose. exotic.
He's a bit difficult to understand, and his lecture notes are sometimes confusing. However, he is very helpful when approached after class with questions about the material.
A little hard to understand but is very passionate about teaching and the material.
His accent is so thick you cannot understand anything he says. Goes off topic quite a bit. Plays classical music at the beginning of lecture which is amusing.
Jorge is the most disorganized prof I have ever had. We had to take a second midterm because half the exams he handed out during the original midterm had the answers highlighted on them. Hard to understand, notes on the slides sometimes don't make sense, grades correct answers as wrong on your tests so make sure to check your midterm exam out.
He is a really sweet and passionate person, unfortunately last year was not his year, he had to redo the midterm due to a technical difficulty, but still gave people bonus marks for the confusion. He is very caring about his students, and if approached will help you with your problems. His accent is thick, but understandable if you sit at the front
There were a few issues last term taking his class, but he is pretty clear with what he wants you to know. Most of his questions on the midterm and final were from the notes that he gives you, which I found quite fair. Study the notes and you will do fine. He even gave us all the slides we needed to know for the final (might be a Covid thing tho)
Seems like a really sweet guy but its really hard to understand whats he saying and he loves to take his sweet time reading lecture notes
Painfully boring classes. not engaging at all.
Very strong accent. I took his class online, so only quizzes and exams were marked (no attendance marks). I pretty much read directly off his slides. We really only used the textbook if you wanted to study from it. He seems like a great guy, but very hard to understand.
Half of last midterms was printed mistakenly, and because of this, we all had to redo the midterms again. It was not very clear as well what he was saying. Very hard to understand the class.
Chedrese is okay. Don't have anything good or bad to say, he's just an all-around chill guy talking about some hard stuff.
decent prof, but such a heavy accent I watched his lectures in .75 speed. He supplied lecture notes and he just read them word for word, so you can get by using just those. his notes were in broken English so a little confusing at times
You literally can not understand him. Nothing but complaints from EVERY student in his class. He sucks, surprised USask has done nothing about him yet.
Hard to understand and unclear
Jorge is difficult to understand due to his accent. However if you pay attention to what he says and read the recommended readings you will do fine. He is very kind and willing to help students if they need it.
Chedrese goes hard People complaining about the accent need to be better
Chedrese is enthusiastic and you can tell he likes teaching. This does not mean he is a good teacher though. Lecture notes are the only way to succeed in his class. He is difficult to understand and often has incomplete lecture notes. Some of the recordings were also inaccessible.
A Master of Biological Education: Professor Jorge Chedrese Prof. Chedrese is renowned for making complex biology concepts accessible and engaging. His passion, interactive lectures, and commitment to student success make him a remarkable educator. An accomplished researcher, he enriches the academic experience with expertise and dedication.
Jorge Chedrese is a biology professor who has garnered mixed reviews from his students. some students appreciate his extensive knowledge and expertise in the field, others dont like his teaching style and communication skills. On the positive side, students who can adapt to his teaching style have appreciated Professor Chedrese's depth of knowledge
Jorge Chedrese, a biology professor, has recently been criticized for his bio 224 midterm exam, which was described as challenging and requiring a lot of application. Some students found the exam difficult to complete in the given time frame. Although some students did well, a lot of students have expressed concern that the exam was overly complex.
Jorge Chedrese is a very nice prof who is known for his kindness and effective teaching style. However, some students struggle to understand him due to his strong accent, which can make lectures difficult to follow. Despite this, Professor Chedrese is recognized for his dedication to teaching and his willingness to help students outside of class.
I have seen a lot of people saying they had issues with his speaking, but I found it very enjoyable. He was also quite enthusiastic about reading certain parts of the textbook. Overall his lectures were great and he was very nice about arranging a differed midterm when I was recovering from surgery.
I have difficulty with accents, so this professor was hard to understand. If you have a hard time with accents, be prepared to teach yourself the concepts because even though his mic is turned up to the max, when he starts to yell, you still can't understand a single sentence this man says. I would recommend Khan Academy for his classes.
to the person below, sounds like a YOU problem. not the professors problem. he is amazing and very passionate about teaching and engages often with the class. his accent isn't even bad and he's very understandable. you're just racist. i hope karma gets you.
The professor has a strong accent, but his lectures are informative. Staying on top of the textbook and using resources like Unstuckstudy can help overcome the language barrier. Overall, an engaging class if you put in the work.
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