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This is an easy course to get through ,however the professor isn't organized at all. She doesn't make enough time for all the assignments to be done ,and she has stories for days about her private practice on class time.
I enjoyed her class. The best part was that her tests were open book. Now that's ****en rare!
I've always loved psyc. classes until i took this class.She always unprepared for the class, she also reads out of the book and doesnt explain at all.She also has a bad habbit of giving assignments late in the semester& her test are open text but they dont meet the ability of the student and material, cuz she never fully explaiined!. She sucks!
she's nice but i just dont like open book test!!!
She is hard grader.
She is a very lazy and unorganized prof. Her exams are open book but it doesn't help much because it doesn't meet the criteria. She would give multiple choice questions from book,same time you have to write an essay as well. You'll get couple of essay homeworks,midterm,final, even it's winter class. She is not good at all. Don't take her class !!!
She's not so bad. The tests are difficult and it doesn't matter that they're open book. She is very picky about the essays and it's impossible to get 100 on her exams. Very boring class she reads from the text and occasionally tell stories about her patients. She doesn't explain the guidelines for the papers and a lot of people had to rewrite them.
everyone else pretty much hit it on the mark. she doesnt explain things. very unorganized. reads from the text. talks about her life and patients. no real structure. her texts are OOOPPPEEENN BOOOOKK. how is that a bad thing. i zoned out the whole class. only opened the book during the tests take her dudes. stress free class.
Professor is excellent. she's gives open book exams, including the FINAL
She was an excellent professor, brought good atmosphere throughout the entire class, she made it fun, informative, but less stressful. Test are not easy, but if you read the book,you'll have no problem. Because the test are open book, there was no pressurein memorization, so I was able to actually learn and absorb more to what I was really reading.
Professor Mayer is an easy going teacher. I enjoyed her class even though I work full time. Ignore all the comment below~ just Believe me. if you have kids to take care of ,or have to work full time which you don't have enough time to study~ Take her class. You can get above an B,. Getting an A is hard though.
She is a very nice person, good professor and it doesn't take much to get A.
OMG ! She's simply GREAT ! Easy, funny, and has lot's of things to say about given subject ! All test are open book !! Only thing, are the projects and esays, lil bit too much, but overall O.K I was suppose to get B and she got me an A- :)
She is a great teacher!!
Her class is boring, however, her test r so easy that U don't even need 2 study. Open book test & answers R in order she also let's U use notes (U really need the book, not to study but to find the answers for the test) but, U will not need to take any notes trust me. It felt like having a break. Even better if is in the short section.
She's a great professor and very easy. This was like vacation for me. Easiest A of my life. Show up, listen, take the stuff seriously despite the ease and prepare to pass. She's a lovely person overall, I think. One of the best professors who doesn't live to bust your b@ll$
Very understanding woman. I would love to hear her teach again. I wish we could have gone through more topics in the text.
I love Prof. Mayers. She is the best at La Guardia! Very considerate and helpful. I love her class discussions. I learned a lot from her class. Celfones make her crazy and she will call your attention. I wish all professors are like her.
I didnt really like her. Her class was kind of boring. I got a C-. I would not take her again.
This is a wonderful professor!! Dr. Mayers is extremely friendly, fair, and understanding, and her pedagogy is clear and relevant to the material. Im an OTA major, and I truly hope to be able to take her again. Attendance is important, and as long as you show effort, she will do whatever she can to help you succeed in her class. Thx Dr.Mayers ^_^.
I think shes a great professor! All her tests are open book and the questions are easy for the most part. You must have the textbook (for the tests) or print out the chapters she discuss in class but there is no need to take notes in her class. She also has a good personality. She can be boring at times.I would recommend others to take her class.
Prof. Mayers is probably one of the easiest professors I've ever had. She is very helpful if you are having trouble understanding the class, she's not very strict on turning in your papers but you must turn them in to get a grade of course. And all her 3 exams are open book! If you fail her class then you have no business being in college.
She is a great professor! Her tests are open book so they are easy. The papers she makes us write are pretty straight forward and is a lenient grader.
Prof. Mayers is a nice lady. She gives 2 essays and 3 exams. She does not write on the black board a lot. Her exams are open book. She is a very lenient grader.
She is not a good prof.Reads the book in class.Doesn't show she is creative..if you wanna learn something stay away from this prof.
Easy A, great option for session II class. Tests r open book AND multiple choice so no need to take notes, just read text & then pay attention in class. Material & professor can be a bit dry at times & class is pretty disorganized. But overall, if u are in need of an A (nursing students!) and aren't especially interested in psych, this is ur class.
Class is extremely easy. Test are open books and can be a little challenge at times especially if you do not read the text at least ones. Class is not very much organize. Overall if you read the textbook, you will do fine in her exams. Easy A
Proffest Mayers is a knowlegable woman of Psychology however she moves very slowly. You NEED the text for her class. It's an easy A if you do the assinments!
she is a very caring professor, she understands that life happens but dont mistaken her niceness. She lectures alot and the textbook is a MUST! but other than that its a VERY easy course if u show up, listen && do the work ... && her tests are open book.
She is very knowledgable in developmental psychology. She does however, read from the textbook during lectures. Her exams are open book-but you do have to read the chapters because it is not direct questions. I would recommend her as a professor for this class
don't be mislead by her open books test, trust me its supper hard, because you don't get straight answer , you have really understand the context and her explanation very scattering, sometimes absolutely none.she is very nice as a personality, but it doesnt mean you can get a good grade.
She has very poor teaching skills. Classes are boring and she talks a lot about subjects that are not related to the book or tests. If you take her class make sure to be super self-motivated and learn on your own because you will not learn lot in her class.
Professor Mayers is so sweet and nice. I took her for session two, and she was really easy. Listen, all you have to do is read the textbook and understand the material. And during lecture she goes over her whole exam, and what you going to be tested on, but you'll be safer by reading the textbook too. Because its a open book.
She is a great teacher, she shows material online to make things clear. She does not speak loud, so if you want to hear, sit in the front. Exams are open-book and multiple-choice. Unlike some comments, they are pretty easy if you know what to look for in the book. You don't need to have the hard copy of the book, you can bring electronic copy.
She's a very nice professor. Every easy to pass just read from the book and pay attention. Open book test a bit unorganized.
She's a good professor. The class was mostly out of the textbook so that's a must have, book or electronic. Only four exams and are open-book.
Prof. Mayers is a hard tough grader. Her lectures are very long and not clear enough. She does not make the subject interesting and make you not want to like Psych. However she does give open book test which is hard and are not straight answers. You will need to read a whole chapter more than once to do good on tests.
Prof. Mayers is a nice professor however she is not clear on her lectures. To be honest her lectures are very boring and she reads straight from the text. Her books are open book but are very hard you don't get an straight answer. You must read the required chapter more than once or you'll do terrible. To be honest this class made me dislike psycho
Prof. mayers is nice. However, her lectures are extremely boring i honestly would catch myself sleeping and she basically reads off the textbook. Her exams are open book. Weird way of teaching, I think personally.
reads from book test are open book beyond easy
Would definetly take her again. Her lectures are awesome but you must pay attention to everything she says, taking notes are very important in this class, also READ THE TEXTBOOK! She doesn't like using powerpoint however I believe I learned alot more from her than my other professors who use powerpoint. Her tests are super easy and her essays too!
She just talked about her family , not organized at all .even though her tests are open book , n Still not clear questions .. She is nice but not as to be a good professor . Idon't recommend her
Great professor, extremely understanding her lectures are very interesting but the important part is the readings, you must read and understand them and I suggest you highlight important parts in the text other then that overall phenomenal professor
Great professor, extremely understanding her lectures are very interesting but the important part is the readings, you must read and understand them and I suggest you highlight important parts in the text other then that overall phenomenal professor she's really great
Professor Mayers is a great professor! I took her for two semesters back to back, SSY 101 & SSY 204. I barely have any complaints about her. Her exams are open book however you must still read the TEXTBOOK in order to pass. I had no papers assigned for SSY 101, and only one paper assigned for SSY240. Easiest class!
Professor Mayers makes the class very interesting, you wont want to fall asleep. When you are taking the OPEN BOOK exams on chapters you READ, the previous convos will help you out. I highlighted what I found important and was able to answer the questions easily. One paper throughout the semester.
Professor Mayer Is a nice in personal , but her way of checking paper is really careless. She makes lot of mistakes while checking paper and it's not just one or two point, but huge. I was surprised how can she again and again making same mistakes. So be sure to check your answer paper whenever she give you chance to check.
Dr Mayer's teaching is interesting as she gives latest examples related our course which helps us understand more clearly. Reading the text and understand the concept is really important in her class as it's all open book text but questioned are based on how you really understood the concept...i feel like she let us work more which helps us more.
You will surely feel bored in class but it's ok because you can surely get A....... YES easy A A A A A A ... coz exam is open book .
She is a super nice professor that cares about her students. Take this class if you want an easy A.
She's a great professor, i believe all professors should be like her. she gives you the oppurity to learn. rather than all the other professors your intelligence is based on how well you do a test or how smart you are. Just keep up with the work in classs and read what she tells you, you'll do great in her class!
Get ready to read, read and read from the book. Her lectures are really boring. She is old fashion, she doesnt use that much technology. Her exams are open book but some answers are not even in the book. Though, she is very caring, she notices if you dont go to class. Tip: dont take her at 8am class.
I enjoyed this class. Tests are open book but you need to understand to content to apply the knowledge. Questions will not be direct but if you understand you will know the correct answers. Does not make coming late an issue but she recognizes faces very quickly so she knows who s always there, and participates.
This professor is always late to class and when she does arrive she take about 30 mins to settle down before she starts talking about her personal life. She barely writes anything on the board but reads off the textbook and does not use blackboard to update grades. Exams are open book but like others have said the questions are not direct.
Taking her for SSY 101 She sits in her chair for the whole class, shows us videos that yes, are informative but have nothing to do with the exams. Exams are open book and I feel like she does that because all she does during class is talk and tangent off into different things that again we won't be tested on. You have to teach yourself for this one
She is an Amazing professor easy A if you think and work for it. She shows a lots of Video but trust me easy A!!!!!!!!!!
Tests are open textbook, and she does teach but not so much. Still would rather have an open textbook exam then not
Professor Mayer is a sweetheart. She is extremely understanding and wants to see all her students succeed. She gives you many chances to pass. She is clear and has amazing stories to tell. I have enjoyed her class during the short 6 week semester and would absolutely reccomend her class to all students!
I took her class in fall session 2, its an open text exam. Easy A. I would recommend you guys to take her class..
Easy A . But she is really nice . And gives a lot of example
This class is an easy A so if youre looking for a class to boost up your gpa this is it, but this is the most boring class I have taken She reads straight from the textbook and barely writes anything on the board or presents a PowerPoint so I have not learned one thing. She also puts on videos that barely have anything to do with the topic
Super easy class definitely would take again ! Open book exams ! Lectures are pretty boring due to them being read from the textbook
A real sweetheart. All tests are open book, even the final was take home. Interesting class although a little boring bc she reads straight from the textbook. Sits the whole lecture n writes a few words on the board so take notes or read the book. DO NOT USE YOUR PHONE. She will shame you in front of the whole class and stop the whole lesson! Easy A
Enjoyed her lectures, although some seemed silly. She loves to go off topic here and there, but they're all in some what related to the lectures. All exams are open book, but you do have to do some reading. Shes kind, and I would like to have her as a professor again one day.
She is a great professor. She introduces a book which can be found online. There are 4 open book tests, which are easy. of course, you need to do some study but believe me it is an easy A if you study. She is very sensitive regarding using a cellphone in class but it is not hard to put them aside. She uses videos from Youtube which i loved.
Professor Mayers is one of the best professor at LaGuardia, she explains everything clearly , and give helpful examples that we can understand. The text are easy if you read the textbook. She will give the opportunity to succeed in her class. Thanks professor Mayers, I learned a lot in this class.
She is the most professional professor and a doctor in lagcc. I
i miss her so much , no homework ,open book exam study by own .what grade depends on yourself,
Very old school teacher. get ready to read your textbook majority of the Context that she will speak in class about is in your book. Easy A three exams open book and notes. For me her class is just too boring dont recommend to take it early in the morning. Theres no engaging in class she sits in front of the class and reads Pages out of the book.
Yes her class consists of one essay three open book exams, and because its open textbook doesnt mean youre just gonna get an A nobody retains 50 pages of information. Her class is extremely extremely let me emphasize the word extremely boring. She sits in front of a class and reads off her old notes .They are no class discussions or activities.
So I took this class because my friend told me she had her and all her tests are open book. However dont just take her class because its open book, she doesnt tell you what to study for, so youll just be googling and flipping through books and not finding the answers. Her syllabus is a joke, nothing in order! Runnn, useless class! No direction!
Her lecturer class is boring but she always encourage student to study better and not worry about exams. There are 3 open book exams and 1 written exam, easy A because her exams are not hard unless if you read the book before exam. Great professor
Honestly, she's very disorganized. I don't mind the reading because obviously we have to cause it's college. But she doesn't update anyone and she lost my homework. Not to mention doesn't really respond to emails.
Dr. Mayers tries her best to make the class as easy for you as she can. She didn't assign any homework, and all of her exams were open-book. Most of her class was lecture-heavy with some occasional videos.
she is good professor , she helped me a lot to understand ssy 101 , her class is very good, it is an easy credit
Such a great professor! She explains and helps you understand the material. She loves participation and incorporates a lot of what is going on now into the lesson.
It was unfortunate the year I was taking her course was personally her toughest year. She was very apologetic to us, but she was still determined to teach our course as best as she could. She goes off tangents quite often, but they are usually decent to listen to. Her teaching style is old fashion, but doable. I would take her course again.
Professor Mayers made learning Psychology more interesting. I looked forward to her class every week. She shares videos that help reiterate concepts and various psychological studies from the past. She enjoys class participation and is very clear on test dates and material covered. Show up to class and read the book and you'll pass no problem.
Prof. Mayers was great. I really loved the material she would show us and the conversations she would bring up were really interesting. For exams, be ready to read but thankfully her exams were open book. As long as you pay attention and participate in class, you should do well in your papers and exams.
She never answers emails until it's too late. When you send her homework, you never know if she actually got it. Overall bad communication with students. She makes us watch videos that have nothing to do with the learning material. Her lectures have barely anything to do with the textbook. She's not good with online classes at all.
Not a lot of work. She just says to keep up with the readings, and she's right. If you keep up with the reading and notes you'll pass with flying colors. Especially because each test is open note. She only assigned one homework, and there are four tests, and that's all that determines your grade. Just take notes and it's easy.
I had the pleasure of having this professor during my last semester at this college. She assigned one homework and all of her exams were open book. Shes very kind and caring. The only negative thing I would say about her is that she responds to emails very late. Other than that shes a wonderful professor. Show up to class and participate.
tough tests, even though multiple choice
tough tests, even though multiple choice. lecture heavy and no breaks
Dr Mayers is such a wonderful example of an educator who cares. She gives great lectures and really appreciates class participation. It's easy do the reading and you will pass. Her exams are multiple choice and open book. She wants everyone to pass, I really enjoyed her class. She made me wish my major was Psychology. Thank you Dr Mayers!
Choose this professor only if you have no other choice.
Don't take this class. Talks too much, she's kind of a passive-aggressive person, and not very clear. If you hate reading, DON'T takes this class. Be aware of this professor, not an easy A.
Linda was such a caring professor she was always available after class to speak. She asks the class their preference on assignments and tries to make everyone feel comfortable.
While Dr. Mayer's tone could be better, that shouldn't be centered. She is an excellent lecturer, has great discussions, supplements her classes with lots of videos, doesn't give hw and is an easy class to take. If attending LAGCC, take during any 2nd session; tests are open book if online. Pay attention, have fun with discussions, and you'll pass.
I would take her again, all test are open book, no homework, as long as you pay attention the class is super easy with her.
She is really a good professor. I took her for SSY 101 and I'm taking her online class in second session for SSY 240. Her exams are open book and very easy. She shows video which makes the class more interesting. Definitely take her you wont regret. One of the best professor I had in first semester.
Great professor! All exams were open book, so as long as you did your part in reading the textbook and taking notes, you were set. Exams were closely related to the lectures and she would include videos to help you understand the content
Had I known that this professors gets hers quizzes online, I would have a better grade, with her open book policy. I guess I was just so polite when she said we are not allowed to use Google. Haha! Nonetheless, she is okay. Gets pretty boring a times but manageable.
Professor Mayers makes the class engaging with helpful videos. As long as you do the readings and take notes, the open-book exams are a breeze. unstuck AI was a great study aid too.
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