3.9

Margaret Genvert

History - Salisbury University

3.9
Quality
2.9
Difficulty
69%
Would Retake
86
Reviews
3.9
Quality
2.9
Difficulty
3.9
Helpful
3.9
Clarity

69%

Would Retake

86

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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5

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4

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What Students Say

Overall I would never take her again as a professor

HISTORY101 - 3.0 rating

her lecture is horrible, she teaches like she is on speed and you will get lost easily

HIST101 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

94%

Textbook Required

70%

Grade Predictor

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Predicted Grade

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95% confidence
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A+ (2)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 15 reported grades
A: 5
B: 3
A+: 2
C: 2
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Caring (3)
Test heavy (2)
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Reviews (86)
5.0
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HIST
Oct 25, 2002

Very helpful, grades easy on papers

4.0
2.0
HST101
Oct 30, 2002

Shweeeet

5.0
3.0
HIST101
Nov 8, 2002

No Comments

4.0
2.0
HIST
Dec 11, 2002

Great teacher, down to earth, and pretty good looking

5.0
2.0
HST101
Dec 12, 2002

No Comments

5.0
3.0
HIST101
Dec 12, 2002

great prof

5.0
2.0
HIST101
Jan 29, 2003

No Comments

1.0
1.0
HIST102
Feb 19, 2003

No Comments

5.0
3.0
HIST102
Mar 12, 2003

she's alright...tests are easy if you take good notes

4.0
2.0
HIS201
Mar 27, 2003

She is very knowlegable; she assigned a great project where we did some primary source research.

3.0
5.0
HIST101
Apr 4, 2003

hard to follow

5.0
3.0
HIST102
Sep 18, 2003

good teacher. take notes. lectures whole time

4.0
3.0
HIST201
Nov 3, 2003

Nice but lots of reading and papers. Speaks fast sometimes hard to tae notes you can understand later. Tests easy and just write what you know on an essay.

5.0
1.0
HIST102
Nov 9, 2003

Very helpful, just show that you care about the class. Take the notes, re-type them to study and you will do fine! Shes also HOT.

5.0
2.0
HIST101
Nov 10, 2003

Great class, great teacher.

4.0
2.0
HIST102
Nov 11, 2003

Nice teacher. Lectures whole class period, moves fast at points. A few papers during the semester. Involves reading books outside of class. Overall shes a good teacher.

5.0
2.0
HIST201
Nov 19, 2003

you dont have to take notes. Class lectures follow reading in book. Study guide for all tests and the tests are easy if you study. multi-choice and short answer w/ long essay.

3.0
2.0
HIST102
Nov 24, 2003

lectures entire class period....take tons of notes. test are quite easy if you take good notes and study them.

5.0
4.0
HST102
Nov 29, 2003

Very articulate and interesting, however, talks fast.

5.0
3.0
HIST102
Feb 25, 2004

great teacher, she is very smart and very clear. she is one of the few teachers that know what they are talking about. tests arent to bad but be prepared to take some notes.

5.0
3.0
HST201
Mar 15, 2004

Very nice,helpful. Tests are straight forward if you study. Papers are tough but VERY intersting. Lectures are fast

5.0
2.0
HST101
Apr 21, 2004

Good teacher. Very nice and willing to do what she can to help. I honestly don't think I would've passed if she hadn't been so helpful. She's cute too, which helps to keep your interest.

5.0
2.0
HIST201
Nov 3, 2004

very good teacher. you will have to write some papers, but she grades them very fairly. tests aren't too bad if you go to class and study. really nice, friendly person.

5.0
3.0
HIST201
Dec 11, 2004

very nice lady, knows her stuff about US History. She lectures in an outline format, so it's really easy to take notes. She goes a little crazy with the overhead images, but it's not too bad. As long as you study the notes, you'll do well on tests!

5.0
2.0
HIST201
Dec 15, 2004

Gives lots of notes, but she knows what she is talking about. Tests are straightforward and come right from notes. I really enjoyed her class. Will do excellent if you just go to class

5.0
2.0
HIST201
Mar 30, 2005

One of the nicest people I have ever met. She LOVES to help when you have questions. Tests are fair and straight forward. If you take good notes and study you're garuanteed an A.

5.0
2.0
HIST201
Apr 18, 2005

Mrs. Genvert is by far one of the nicest, sweetest, and most helpful prof. at SU. TAKE HER, TAKE HER, TAKE HER! Class is fun. 2 papers that require research at NABB center but she helps a lot with them. 3 tests that aren't bad. One of my favorites! Take her for sure!

4.0
2.0
HIST102
Apr 19, 2005

really really sweet and nice lady. but the class is sooo boring. I used to love history i dont know why this class was so boring. she is really smart though just hard to follow at times. very nice though. only 2 papers on outside reading and 4 tests. tests are pretty hard

5.0
3.0
HIST101
May 23, 2005

Occasionally vague with the notes and tends to skip around a lot, but if you just go to class you can pick up on everything. Just read the assigned pages every night and you're guaranteed an A. Nice, cool, and helpful. She's an awesome teacher, and I highly recommend her.

5.0
1.0
HIST201
Jun 22, 2005

She has got to be one of the nicest people I have ever met. She'll jump at any chance to help you. A couple papers and tests, but she explains everything if you study an A is almost guaranteed.

5.0
1.0
202
Sep 14, 2005

Sooo hot want to touch the hiney

5.0
3.0
HIST
Oct 30, 2005

very nice...grades papers hard though and she drinks extremely too much coffee

5.0
2.0
HIST201
May 18, 2006

She's SOOOO nice. She makes history interesting and does not make you want to fall asleep in class. I want to take her again. Three papers and four non cumulative exams that you definitly need to study for.

5.0
3.0
HIST201
Jul 19, 2006

Very nice and helpful teacher. Clearly and fairly outlines the class(3 papers/4 tests). Definitely Recommend!

5.0
2.0
HIST101
Nov 19, 2006

her tests are all notebased...no reading necessary... test are in good format... 4 tests.. 2 essays

5.0
3.0
HIST101
Mar 20, 2007

Best history teacher I've ever had. Made me fall in love the subject. No reading necessary. All note based tests. Multiple choice, short answer, matching, essay. Good format for everyone. Very energetic and not boring for a history teacher.

4.0
3.0
HIST102
Apr 24, 2007

very nice but talks far too much about things that are not related to what you need to know. tests are straight forward but she grades essays and papers very hard like she wants to be an english teacher. go to class and you will do fine

5.0
2.0
HIST101
Dec 12, 2007

She is the BEST history teacher ive EVER had.

4.0
3.0
HIST101
Dec 13, 2007

I loved this teacher! Before this class, I had no interest in history, but she really loves what she does and gets you interested in the topics. As long as you show up to class and take good notes, you'll do fine on the tests. You only need the text book to look at maps because she doesn't require reading.

4.0
4.0
HIST202
Apr 8, 2008

No idea what everyone on here is talking about. Yes, she is nice. But not a good teacher at all. She barely writes anything so you have to listen very well or else you'll miss the info. I'm an A student but got a C in this class. Overall, I don't recommend.

3.0
4.0
HIST102
May 12, 2008

Ok, Mrs G is a nice woman but not so much when it comes to teaching. Yes, you can tell she loves history but that does not help those who do not. If you take have your ears open, and believe me, you have to study.

5.0
4.0
HIST102
May 13, 2008

Wonderful teacher, very enthusiastic about subject, no textbook use at all, tests can be tricky but they follow the study guides almost exactly, DEFINATELY RECOMMEND

5.0
1.0
HIST102
May 17, 2008

She is a great lecturer. Doesn't even use the book at all. She uses the board during her lectures. Keeps it interesting. Tests are Multiple Choice with map and Lectures not that hard. Take this teacher she is the best 102 teacher. Trust me.

4.0
2.0
HIST102
May 19, 2008

She was very nice and willing to help. Never used the book once. Four test, no classwork or homework. Alot of notes but the test come directly from them. Study notes and attend class and you will do well!

5.0
3.0
HIST102
May 19, 2008

very very nice, very helpful and clear. make sure you go to all classes and take good notes. only 4 tests, notes based. worked hard and got an A but also learned a lot. genvert is very willing to help and makes her lectures interesting. it was the first history class ive ever enjoyed!

4.0
3.0
HIST102
May 20, 2008

Nice and likes her subject. Gives a lot of extra info you don't need in class and for the study guides. Definitely study! Her essays aren't bad and if you listened to anything she said in class.

2.0
3.0
HIST101
Jun 15, 2008

Professor Genvert is not a very good professor. If you have questions, the majority of the time she'll ignore you unless you're persistent in having your question answered. Her lecturing is also very fast-paced and has quite a bit of material that is pointless for the exams. Maybe she picks favorites, but she definitely was not willing to help

1.0
4.0
HIST202
Sep 3, 2008

I really hated this class. She's nice but doesn't ever write any notes and I could not follow anything she said. So god awfully boring

4.0
3.0
HIST102
Oct 17, 2008

She modeled her notes and tests like I was used to in high school so it wasn't difficult to follow along. She is very nice and tries to get people thinking about the whole picture rather than rattling off dates for no reason. I would recommend her to anyone. Studying wasn't difficult because her tests are easy.

4.0
3.0
HIST201
Dec 14, 2008

She is scary nice. She is too nice that i feel like its fake sometimes. Tests are from notes. This means coming to class everyday and getting a hand workout. She tends to speed up around the times of a test. She does a "finger slip" when she wants to go through her slides fast. You'll see what I mean. Great teacher. Dont buy the book.

5.0
1.0
HIST102
Apr 7, 2009

I always hated history until I had her. Sadly its my last required history; I would take her again if I had a course requirement she taught. All you do is take notes, you dont have to go to class but you should if you dont like to study, so you can atleast here it. (attendance is taken by writing it on the list). She even outlines everything.

5.0
2.0
HIST101
Apr 29, 2009

i really enjoyed her as a teacher. be prepared to write notes all class, she uses power points and her tests are taken from her notes. she grades her papers easily and even though its a lot of material as long as you study you should do fine on her tests

1.0
4.0
HIST101
Mar 26, 2010

she can't teach, she just throws information at her students. terrible professor! don't take her!

4.0
5.0
HIST101
Apr 26, 2010

She is a very nice lady, and really tries to help her students, but her classes are very hard. You take notes all class period from powerpoints, and you test based on the notes you take. Take her if you are really dedicated & motivated to study. If you don't want to have to study a lot, this class is not for you

5.0
1.0
HIST201
May 20, 2010

AWESOME! I loved her class! :) great teacher! im glad history is my minor so I can take her again!

5.0
5.0
HIST101
Dec 16, 2010

Genvert was an excellent teacher.! Best professor I ever had for history. Spends class time all day on her powerpoints so all you do is take notes, study them and you will pass the course. Test questions come STRAIGHT from all the notes. EXCELLENT!

5.0
3.0
HIST201
Dec 18, 2010

Genvert is pretty cool overall. You basically come class for an hour and 15 and get a hand work out. I averaged about 14 pages of notes of handwriting a day, my handwriting's big though. She is the nicest person ever but OMG her class can be be unbearably boring sometimes. Nicest woman ever, but yes, she can be very boring.

1.0
5.0
HIST101
Mar 28, 2011

I wouldn't recommend taking her. She is a horrible teacher, her teaching style is unprofessional. She clicks through the powerpoints quickly and does not care if the students are caught up on the material. She should not be teaching at SU. Do not take her.

1.0
5.0
HIST102
Mar 28, 2011

The book was much more useful than the teacher. The class material was alright, i wish I took it with a different professor though. I agree, don't take Genvert, she doesn't care if the students are behind during lecture

1.0
3.0
HIST101
Apr 19, 2011

Let me start by saying: SLOW Down! she move way too quickly through the material to stay on track. I had to teach myself everything in her class. If it wasn't for the attendance policy, I would have never gone to class. She had her favorites in class too, luckly I managed my way to that, but I feel bad for the others who tried hard in her class.

1.0
5.0
HIST101
May 28, 2011

text is not necessar for the material, better off passing the class using wikipedia. her lecture is horrible, she teaches like she is on speed and you will get lost easily. the favoritism is an obvisous. and the tests are not project from what you learn from class and the reading. SU needs a new book and new teacher for this class!

2.0
3.0
HIST101
Jun 15, 2011

Interesting class, the book was ok. Her teaching style is different, she moves quickly on her powerpoints, but it is nice to access the terms on her webpage that she leaves available. I had better professors than her

5.0
3.0
HIST102
Sep 4, 2011

Rule 1: take down all the notes because the test questions come STRAIGHT from them. Rule 2: Put effort in the simple papers she assigns & you will do fine.

5.0
3.0
HIST201
Dec 7, 2011

The lectures were boring, by the assignments were actually pretty interesting if you took them seriously. I hated writing papers prior to this class, and there were 5 3-5 page writing assignments, but I didn't really mind it overall. Bring a laptop to take notes, because your hand will fall off if you try to write it out. 5-8 pgs of notes per class

2.0
5.0
HIST201
Oct 18, 2012

Not what a teacher should be, goes through the powerpoints and that is it. So you better like powerpoints, and she doesn't slow down. It is rough.

4.0
2.0
HIST101
Nov 6, 2013

Really good teacher. She reads off the powerpoints and writes a couple notes on the board easy to follow along. You get 4 writing assignments, and 3 tests (pretty easy to pass if you do the optional study guide) and the final that isn't cumulative. Just do the work and you'll pass. She even bring your lowest test grade up to the next lowest.

3.0
4.0
HISTORY101
Apr 15, 2015

I hope you like power point if you take her class. This is literally all she does. And don't expect her to slow down at all, she just keeps moving through even when we don't understand the context. Tests are very hard and cover way to much content for one test. Overall I would never take her again as a professor.

4.0
3.0
HIS201
Grade: A
Dec 15, 2015

Pretty typical as a professor. If you go see her or send her an email asking questions she'll offer help. She's pretty understanding about deadlines and real life too. Let a kid take the final on another day because he didn't realize what day it was, but don't expect that to happen often. Overall not bad, not really remarkable, but not bad.

5.0
3.0
HIS201
Grade: A
Dec 16, 2015

Good teacher. Offers easy extra credit on the tests, and very helpful. Be prepared to take LOTS of notes. There are four papers and four tests. The tests are fair and come straight from the lectures, nothing surprising. There's only a few pages in each book that you actually need, try to rent them or share with somebody else.

5.0
1.0
HIST102
Grade: A+
Mar 11, 2016

Super easy A. Make sure you go to class though. All of her lectures are very clear and by powerpoint, however she does not publish them so you must go to take notes. She grades papers pretty tough, but if you read the book and follow the directions you will be fine. She provides study guides for all tests, and the final is NOT cumulative! Recommend

4.0
3.0
HIS201
Nov 29, 2016
Wouldn't take again

She will go through PowerPoints fast, so you should try and take notes quickly. She goes over A LOT in one class, so you really should make sure you don't miss class. You will have about 4 papers to do, but they aren't very hard. Answer the questions she asks, and you'll be fine.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Caring
LECTURE HEAVY
3.0
3.0
HIST101
Grade: A-
Dec 31, 2016
Would take again

She knows her stuff but is not always the most interesting. As long as you take notes and know the study guide you should be all set for exams. The vocab is extensive, covering the smallest of words, but is all memorization. She is a nice woman, grades papers easily and is always willing to assist students in need.

Skip class? You won't pass.
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
LECTURE HEAVY
4.0
3.0
HIST201
Grade: B
Jan 2, 2017
Would take again

She was a solid teacher. The grading is clear, two 2-3 page papers, two 4-6 page papers, and four quizzes. that's it. The final is one of the quizzes and is only on the last section of notes, not cumulative. Only downside is each class you'll do about 6 pages of notes, but the quizzes are based EXACTLY off the notes. The papers have cool topics!

Clear grading criteria
Caring
LECTURE HEAVY
3.0
4.0
HIST101
Grade: B-
Apr 2, 2017
Would take again

Whole entire class is copying down her powerpoint lectures, which the test come directly from. Test are somewhat intense, usually 50 multiple choice, 4 short answer and 1 essay, if you don't skip a class and study HARD you will be okay. Offers extra credit in form of discussion board for every test, make use of it. ATTENDANCE!

Skip class? You won't pass.
EXTRA CREDIT
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
2.0
HIST101
Grade: A
Oct 23, 2017
Would take again

Mrs. Genvert is the nicest person! There are 3 papers and one quiz (you don't use other sources besides the text she provides so there are no citations). She's always available to help, and the exams are not bad... As long as you are specific for the five IDs/essay you'll be fine! Also, you never use the book. Only for 5 point of extra credit.

Skip class? You won't pass.
EXTRA CREDIT
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
3.0
HIST201
Grade: B
Dec 10, 2017
Would take again

Very good Professor, one of my favorites. Helps you understand material, very nice and caring. Would definitely recommend her as a History teacher. Final is not cumulative. 4 papers but they are very easy.

Gives good feedback
Clear grading criteria
EXTRA CREDIT
3.0
5.0
HIST201
Dec 11, 2017
Would take again

Her class was demanding. Like, she wont make you suffer, but its a lot. You learn a lot though. She is very organized but her grading is hard. Getting an A in her class is like getting into Harvard; its not impossible, but its demanding. A B is easy in her class, but an A is nearly impossible unless you get practically a 90 on each exam

Tough Grader
EXTRA CREDIT
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
2.0
HIST201
Grade: B
Apr 4, 2018
Would take again

I am not good at history at all. Had her first semester of my freshman year and it was tough at first but all you need to do is make flashcards for the terms located on the terms list. Does extra credit and has a lot of papers correlating with the NABB center. Go to class because that is what is going to be on the exam.

Skip class? You won't pass.
TEST HEAVY
LECTURE HEAVY
4.0
3.0
HIS201
Grade: A+
Apr 11, 2018
Would take again

Dr. Genvert is a great professor. She isnt a tough grader and she tries to help as much as she can. She also offers extra credit on the tests.

Clear grading criteria
EXTRA CREDIT
LECTURE HEAVY
2.0
4.0
HIST201
Apr 2, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Every day in class you will take about 5 pages of notes that most likely won't matter in the end. Gives you a terms list to help you study but only uses some of the words and puts random terms on the test you could've sworn you never learned. Every test there is a discussion question that you can answer for extra credit which is very helpful.

Lecture heavy
EXTRA CREDIT
4.0
4.0
HIST102
Grade: B+
May 1, 2019
Would take again

She's a pretty good professor. Definitely lecture heavy and exams have a lot of material on them. She grades pretty easily and seems to understand we have a lot going on. Definitely a nice lady but lectures can be very boring.

Test heavy
Clear grading criteria
Lecture heavy
2.0
4.0
HIS201
May 13, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Lectures the whole entire class and doesn't post the notes online. Her tests are on stuff that wasn't discussed in class and are long. She makes you take a whole test and write an essay. She does have extra credit but its only a couple of points and she only tells you once about it. Wouldn't take her again

Test heavy
Lecture heavy
EXTRA CREDIT
2.0
4.0
HIST201
Grade: C
May 25, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Every class you will take 6 pages of notes. There are a bunch of terms on the terms list for the exams, but then there will be terms on the exam that you swear you've never seen. There's bonus points for each exam, which I recommend doing. The exams were very Hardin my opinion and I studied very thoroughly. 4 papers throughout the semester as well.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
EXTRA CREDIT
4.0
4.0
HIST201
Grade: A
Aug 29, 2019
Would take again

Her class definitely is not an easy one. You really have to make sure you get all the notes down during her lectures, and study them a week ahead of time. Don't go by the terms list, just study all of the notes the best you can and you will score well. She is also very understanding if something comes up, very approachable, and doesn't grade hard.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
Caring
3.0
4.0
HST202
Grade: C
Dec 3, 2019
Wouldn't take again

This class is made to be 100 times harder than it should be. I have a 3.6 GPA and am getting a C in this class. I tried very hard but the tests are impossible. She gives terms lists for the tests but they do not help at all and are always over 100 terms long but very few are actually on the test.

Accessible outside class
Skip class? You won't pass.
EXTRA CREDIT
3.0
4.0
HST201
Grade: A
May 21, 2020
Would take again

Mrs. Genvert's class was hard, but do-able. The assignments she gives are very hard and time consuming. She definitely makes you work for a good grade, but you can do it if you pay attention and work hard. I wouldn't call this an easy A. The exams are difficult and require a lot of writing. With this said, I got and A so it wasn't too bad.

Lecture heavy
EXTRA CREDIT
So many papers
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

94%

Textbook Required

70%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 15 grades
Most common grades:
A (5)
B (3)
A+ (2)
Grade Distribution
A(7)B(4)C(2)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 15 reported grades
A: 5
B: 3
A+: 2
C: 2
Common Tags
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LECTURE HEAVY (8)
Lecture heavy (6)
Clear grading criteria (4)
Caring (3)
Test heavy (2)
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202

5.0

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HST102

5.0

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HIST

4.7

(3)

HST101

4.7

(3)

HIST201

4.3

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HST102

4.0

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4.0

HISTORY101

4.0

HST202

4.0

HST201

3.5

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