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She makes learning about psychology really interesting and explains well--I read the book, but when she explains the concepts, I understand so much better.
Excellent professor, really knows her stuff. She has so much real world experience to add to her lectures to make this class apply to life.
An excellent teacher who loves her subject matter and knows it well. Just a warning, though - she tends to get personal with her students and asks them to keep and submit journals, but doesn't respect confidentiality at all.
Don't take this professors online class if you need weekend time to work on the class assignments. She doesn't post assignments until midnight Sunday and they are due by midnight Friday.
Very good teacher, but tough! She expects a lot from her students and gives a lot of herself in return.
Very organized! She is very clear on what she expects from students and she doesn't ask too much from you. The only problem I had was that her study guides for tests were usually totally different than the actual test. Other than that she is a great professor!
Take a different professor.
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I took her online class, it was ok. She grades fairly, and the tests were fairly easy. Discussion boards took a lot of time, but she offered extra credit opportunities. Well organized for an online teacher, pretty good experience.
Fratello is well organized and very passionate in her teaching. The class is very well structured and the tests match with the required readings and assignments.
Not a good online class. I've had several and she is the worst. She's so paranoid about cheating that she won't e-mail you what questions you missed and the correct answers after tests. You have to make an appointment to see her in her office. Not very practical for me since i'm taking 18+ units
I would not recommend teacher Fratello to anyone. She is mean and zealous. This teacher is the worst I have ever encountered in my 3 years at American River College. PS: Be affraid! be really affraid
Considering the fact that she's very passionate about her profession, her answers to the students' questions was, "That's a very good question." hMm... what does that tell you?? Nonetheless, she's NOT that hard BUT the blackboard took too much time!!
dont take this class if you dont have ages to waste doing the blackboard stuff. cant she just lecture, and not waste more of my time? interesting subject though.
She really makes you appreciate this subject, and you learn alot. She makes it fun and interesting
Too passionate. The class was human sexuality, should've been called human dysfunctional sexuality. Most of the class I thought was based on "junk science." Not too many widely accepted facts in the class other than the birth control stuff. Class wasn't for me.
she's always willing to help and i like that she uses a lot of examples to help explain things. she gives a lot of herself to the class -- a great teacher!
Frattelo is a truly good teacher. The only students who have problems with her are the lazy ones. This is a college class so of course it is going to be hard; but you LEARN and get a good education. Easy A if you read and study; not procrastinate and whine. Good online class
I took this class online and don't because she gives twice as much work as if you did face to face. No notes or anything can be used. The studt guidedon't help much. The class as a whole is doing bad and things aren't getting to us. DON"T TAKE HER! Was told about this today. Take E. Nealson
I think Natasha is a very nice, helpful, well spoken, and easy to understand prof. As long as you attend lecture and take good notes you'll get an A b/c that's what she tests on
Class was always interesting, never really a dull moment. She was always polite, helpfull and easy to talk to. Be prepared to work though... moderate amounts of homework. Really good teacher!
Fratello is the nicest person ever; she made everyone feel good about themselves. She was also a really good teacher. I learned so much and she made it interesting to learn with a variety of teaching methods.
Online class was great. Tests and quizzes are hard if you do not do the weekly assignments and discussions boards. I would recommend this class for anyone needing Psych. Very helpful teacher too!
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She is soooo freakin Hott!!!!!! I had no problems paying attention to her when talking, and she was very flexible.
I liked her very much. Very cheery and helpful. Lectures are basically everything from the book so if you read you'll do fine.
The quizes are so hard! The class average is very low on the quizes. This is not as fun as I thought I would be.
Gr8 class! She makes the class intresting and keeps it lively. Not too hard if you do the reading and go to class.
A very helpful teacher! learned a lot, also explains very clearly and make the class interesting. :)
I took her online class. She is very helpful, but her class has way too much information. There are only like 3 or 4 quizes for the entire semester. Each 25pt quiz covers about 10 chapters in the book. That's a hell of a lot of information to retain. She is very helpful though and will help you earn a good grade.
Great instructor, however a challenging course. She expects you to do well. If you do all of the assignments, you should be able to pass with at least a b. Definetely reccomended.
fratello is an awesome teacher. you can tell she has a passion for teaching. only students that are eager to learn and ready to work should take her class. very focused on her work and always super organized and prepared and i can't forget to add she is smoking hot.
I took her psyc 300 class. She expects too much from her students. She is not understanding at all. If you are considering taking this class, expect a lot of reading. Also watch out for the crazy laugh that comes out of her.
I just finished her online class and the class is hard! None of the questions on her tests are straight forward. She is not the warmest person to talk to. Do yourself a favor and take someone else.
great teacher! it's a shame she teaches almost all online classes because psych shouldn't be taken online. i took her face to face class and it was great and she's super helpful, and the class is really fun. it moves quick, but only because there's so much stuff to cover. test are fairly easy, exept for the midterm
Took her online class. Best online I've seen. Very well organized and clear. Little HW, quizes after every unit, and tests after every section is completed. Provides study guide, and they aren't very hard tests/quizes. Lectures are layed out well, and extra information is provided outside of the lecture. Extra credit is given as well.
Her online class is very organized and her lecture are the same as well.I learned quite a bit from her class and really enjoyed reading the textbook she uses.Con: Her tests are tooo easy,I felt like I was taking an exam in high school, I didn't feel challenged enough.I really love the ALA assignments,it helped me understand the material alot better
I learned the most in her class than any other this semester. She's super nice and she is willing to help and answer any questions. The tests are also super easy as well. There is a lot of reading, it's pretty necessary i'd say, to do well on tests, but who knows. Good class, well organized, and interesting. Highly recommend.
I've learned a lot more than i thought i would from this class. For me it was fun and it wasn't easy but I passed. Very helpful and very approachable. I WOULD recommend to others.
She's a very helpful teacher that loves and knows what she's talking about. I'll admit it wasn't an easy class, but I definitely learned more in this class than any other I've met. She's very kind and organized, I would really recommend her class if Psychology has and interest to you, but not for an easy A.
Very enjoyable and interesting class. Wish I could have taken it on campus, made me want to take more Psych classes. Not an easy A, but as long as you do your assignments you'll do fine. Nothing negative to say. Recommended.
She is very helpful and always willing to clarify information. The class was hard - no notes or books for online tests for an online class! Crazy! Make sure you follow the grading rubric expectations and you'll do fine on the ALAs.
Online class, a ton of assigments, not nice and not helpful. Maybe these other postings never met her in person?!! Don't bother with her office hours, she doesn't want to help anyone, it's mandatory that she has these set hours. She is rude and doesn't value anyones time except her own. I am an A student and got a B in her class, need I say more.
Dont go to her during office hours. She is rude and unhelpful. She has to keep these hours based on her contract but she will NOT help you. Awful person to deal with when you need help. Good thing I'm transferring!
I took her online. Read the text and you have to participate and make up comments to reply to fellow classmates posts. She is unhelpful when asking a question. I do not recommend her.
Professor Fratello is probably a better teacher in the classroom but the online course was not very credible to a learning experience.Very disappointed Intellectually confusing on purpose and tests did not go by the textbook.This did not feel like a psychology course as much as a biology and physics class.Strongly do not recommend online class
took her online class and it was the best online class i ever had. Intresting articles and videos and interacgives. Very ehlpful in person. She is thoughtful and caring professor, but she doesnt hold back when you are wrong, ha ha.Do the work and you'll do fine.
She cares and she's tuff.
Professor Fratello is an awesome teacher; this was my first Psych class ever and i recieved an A in the class. Shes very help full she has notes,slides,reading assignments,all organized. The class is not easy but not impossible. she makes it fun and enjoyable. TAKE HER CLASS
Had her for Child Psych online. I felt like I learned a lot from her lectures. Easy class, only 5 homework assignment 4 tests (final is cumulative). I recommend reading the book if you want to ace all the tests. She gives a bunch of feedback and is really responsive to any questions you may have. Great class!
Professor Fratello is definitely passionate about teaching. She is always ready to help and is so sweet. Definitely a class I recommend taking!!
Prof. Fratello is the epitome of caring and learning. Online classes are ALWAYS hard compared to their counterparts but she goes out of her way to help you. Open book tests, a term paper and a cumulative midterm/final. Cheap books you can download (Flatworld). An A you have to work for but if you're serious I'm sure you won't have it any other way.
Great teacher and with the combined writing course it made her final writing a very easy and enjoyable assignment, she lets you make up tests and class itself was very clear a good class to take as an opener to college
Prof. Fratello online course too demanding with not so much help. Help is expected between peers. She does answer questions in a timely manner.
She's funny. The in-class workload is intense and fast paced if you're new to psychology since there's a ton of information to process and memorize. I missed class a hand full of times but she let me make up the work, and I ended up with a B in the end. She was my first collegiate teacher and I liked her.
I can honestly say that she is the most wonderful teacher. She really cares about her students and she goes out of her way to answer a question. Some find it annoying that she will not answer individual questions in class. At office hours she will focus on you and the dificulties you are having with the material. I strongly recpmmend her!!!!
Teacher was not helpful for the most part when there was questions. Grades fairly easy. Online was unorganized and kind of confusing (deadlines). This class was easy for me because I have taken many psy classes before. Essay questions only for the exam!
A lot of reading of the textbook and supplemental reading, which is expected for an online class. A lot of work, weekly forum posts and all exams are multiple essay questions. If you are someone who dislikes writing like I do, it can be a little challenging. The exams can be difficult and time consuming.
I've had online classes at ARC and other institutions where the course material was very limited in scope and usefulness. Professor Fratello's course material was in abundance, in both quantity (Textbook + complete powerpoint style lectures with PDF print outs + and industry standard articles. If you're choosing this field of study, choose Fratello
I like this teacher she is there if you need her and interacts with her students, if I had another tag I would highlight there fr you, and would take again, just sometimes she get confused about what you write in our essays if she dosen't understand it she will give you a lower grade, and when you inquire she don't change it when you explain to her
If you like lectures, this class is for you. Class consists of a lecture (slideshow available to students online) and she picks random days for an assignment. Quizzes every week online, but can be taken unlimited times and only 5 points. Exams are tough and do not follow the study guide. Tough professor but if you do your work it is doable.
Prof. Natasha Fratello is a class act. Her class was hard and in depth, but if you pay attention and do the work you will do well. She is extremely willing to help you and makes herself available the entire semester. I would take any class she offers, she is extremely knowledgeable, her lectures are fluid and information packed, she stays on point.
This woman is extremely annoying. She laughs at herself constantly in class and never give direct answers to your questions. She cares about her students, but definitely favors some over others. Take this class if you are a psych major, otherwise DONT. It will be an extreme workload with ridiculously detailed tests and you will work hard for an A.
If you're planning on taking this class be prepared to devote many hours to it! Class if pretty independent, and a majority of it is based on the reading she assigns. There's A LOT of reading & be prepared to take notes on it if you want a good grade. She's a pretty awesome lady, very passionate and there for you if you need help!
I really enjoyed Professor Fratello's class. She's upfront about her expectations, and she wants you to pass. She gives clear examples and instructions, and she encourages students to ask for help. She extended deadlines a few times for our class, and she offers feedback on assignments. I would definitely take her class again.
Professor Fratello is a sweet person but her lectures during class are super long and dry. If you want to pass her class: do the assigned readings, complete quizzes, show up to class, and memorize her lecture notes that are on D2L and the class is an easy A. I'd recommend taking her learning community class, it helps for the paper she assigns.
Lots of long, uninteresting lectures. Large, borderline unreasonable workload. Nice for the most part, but naive. Tough grader. Extra credit oppurtunities. You will learn a lot. Don't take unless required.
I enjoyed her teaching and assessment style. There is a quiz and w2l after each unit. The quizzes can be taken for many times before the due date, and each time you will see new questions, so it helps you learn. The highest grade will be counted. There are also 1 midterm and 1 final exams. I took the course online. She was always available to help.
Must read outside of class, tests are easy if you study
Took over the class halfway through the semester. Did not enjoy going to class, boring lectures. On the other hands, easy to pass with easy tests.
She is a really good professor! Super nice and caring to her students. She does however give a lot of reading, and if you don't do the readings, you will not get what is on the test. She is very clear about what she wants out of you. The tests do not follow the study guides very well so just make sure you are doing the readings.
Easy as hell doig, I read the one of the two assigned books for about 10 minutes the whole semester and got an A.
Average teacher. I need to take some more psyc classes for my major, but I definitely will not take any class with this professor. A lot of reading, but easy exams, and quizes that are available 24/7 the whole week (unlimited attempts). Not interesting lectures.
This class is mediocre. I am an honors student and I felt like I was in daycare. Hardly anything I am taking away from this class. Push yourself to take something more interesting. Only take this if it's your last bet. If you take Psych 300, use simple language in your paper so you don't get marked down. Also, this is a very liberal class.
The highlight about Prof Fratello is she's a very caring teacher. I find her class to be very interesting. She cares about her students and would like to pass as many as she can. Only downside is, she is a very busy lady, teaching hundreds of students so her office hours are limited. Other than that, she's not a harsh grader
She's a very sweet teacher. Make sure you read your book and do those quizzes. They really do help. There is an english class combined with this class to help with your psych essay and it REALLY helps. Professor Lee is so cool!
She is utterly amazing! If you u study, do the homework and attend the class its a garunteed A
She is extremely passionate and an amazing professor. One research essay is assigned with minimal hw. Do not slack off and study the assigned chapters and you should have an easy A. Her final is the easiest test . She has high expectations for students and will not lower her standards.
She is an amazing professor who makes class extremely interesting, she wants you to succeed. Her teaching style made the content so easy to learn, and she will answer all your questions. My favorite part of the class was when she would tell us stories that related to the topic from her life, because she had those experiences.
She's funny but I would not take this class with her again. Very dull and heavy lectures which is unfortunate because she is very sweet but she doesn't grade very clearly. Take the class paired with the English course. Professor Lee is fantastic and it really helps when it comes to the paper she assigns.
She knows a lot about her field and loves what she teaches. I took the hybrid class, which did have weekly online quizzes an lots of reading. I would recommend study partners because the final was cumulative but she'll give study guides for each test. There was one big paper that you worked on through the semester, so don't slack off on it!
I love professor Fratello! Currently in her hybrid class. Wish I had more in-class time. One big research paper but not much else (just quizzes and in class assignments). She really cares for her students and wants each of them to succeed. Definitely recommend for anyone, especially psych majors. Currently getting an A.
Professor Fratello is awesome! I have a busy schedule, so I really like how she structured the class. I knew what to expect each week. There is a 2-3 page article review and two peer reviews to do, but they're very easy! You won't pass the class without doing both of them, but if you follow her weekly plan you'll finish them with enough time!
Prof. Fratello is my first online professor and I thought that she was going to be one of the hardest out of all my other professors, but actually, she is pretty easy, as long as you do the reading, do all assignments, you will pass the class. She also has extra credit options that you can do as well. Provides study guides for all exams.
Professor Fratello was the best online class I've ever taken. She really knows her stuff, and has set up the powerpoints to teach, even though it's possible you'll never speak to her. Very informative, lots of cool outside articles and recent studies. Makes you care about the class. Always responds to emails with helpful comments. Great prof.
Professor Fratello makes the criteria extremely easy to understand, she relates it back to her experiences from when she was a therapist. She knows the topic really well and does what she can to help you succeed. She is easily accessible outside of class and gives great feedback. She makes the class time is fun so make sure you don't skip!
Has a well thought out semester plan. Offers extra credit to supplement fairly easy workload. Understands that many taking class are not psychology majors and takes that into account with expectations. Expectations and assignments are clearly outlined and an A is fairly easy. Prepare for lots of interesting reading.
Professor Fratello is AMAZING! I took the hybrid class and she made the time that we had with her in class count. The exams were clear and were about everything on the study guide, no surprises. She emphasized everything she wanted you to know. There is a term paper, but she helps you through it step by step throughout the semester. Very helpful!
Professor Fratello is an incredible professor who cares about psychology. She really attempts to relate the subject to the current world around us. Her hybrid course requires you to read heavily. DO NOT SLACK. Very attentive to detail, fair grader who cares about the student and wants the student to succeed. I highly recommend this professor 100%!
If youre taking the hybrid class be prepared to read. Exams are all exactly based on readings so make sure you do them. I got high Cs on the first exams and still passed with an A bc if you do the W2L worksheets and keep trying until you get 5/5 on the quizzes your grade will have all that easy points fluff. Do the critical review on time!
Professor Fratello is a very nice professor but she is not so good at lectuing as she only interested in terminology rather than the the interesting aspects. She takes all the fun out of it. Prepare yourself for many assignments and exams without any clear guidance.
I cannot possibly say enough good things about Professor Fratello!! She is kind & genuinely cares about you learning the marerial. Her classroom is a space where you can feel welcome & understood. She offers tons of extra credit opportunities, her exams are very straightforward and easy to pass if you study the lectures and do the quizzes. 12/10
Professor Fratello is an amazing professor. Her online class is structured with clear expectations and a discussion board for students to discuss topics and ask questions. The textbook is an important resource in this class. You get unlimited attempts on the quizzes. There is 1 paper for the class that she spreads out deadlines for across the term.
I'm taking the hybrid class for this semester. Weekly, you read a chapter (30pgs) from your textbook or required book, then you take an online quiz. During class, she goes over material read and you do a class W2L worksheet. This class is tough if you don't like reading. Besides class review/activities you're on your own for learning the material.
Professor Fratello is an amazing professor. I took her online PSYC 373 & PSYC 300 class. All of her instructions and expectations are well structured. You have reading assigned each week followed by a 5 question quiz. She responds to questions & concerns and follows up with the class weekly. Overall,great professor!
5 point quiz every week (do not miss them). One big article review paper and 2 peer reviews. Had an issue with seeing my actual grade on canvas and emailed the professor. She was very unprofessional and treated me like I was stupid. Also gave me an F instead of a B ("accidentally"). Issue will be fixed but annoying. Also unprofessional in announcem
Professor Fratello is a very intelligent woman and is highly knowledgeable about Psychology. I took the hybrid class and her lectures are mostly discussions, videos and skimming on the reading. The reading is heavy, atleast 2 chapters a week, plus lecture notes, articles, videos and a quiz. Easy A if you do all of the assignments.
Ms. Fratello was one of the best teachers I ever had and the second best online course experience. In her slides she actually adds some interesting facts. Her tests test the breadth of knowledge and she seems to car about critical thinking skills not regurgitation. Cannot say enough good things. She used a book that makes you think but isn't boring
This class is so MUCH FUN!!! I Loved the Professor!! This class is really fun and you learn a lot about human behavior!! I would love to take this class again BUT it only recommend me to take once :P :P Everything is on Canvas even the Lectures and study guides!! whatever the professor says ITS ON CANVAS and you take open notes & book quiz
She is awesome !!! Always willing to answer questions. Not to mention she is straight forward with her expectations! Loved her class
Prof Fratello is probably one of the best Ive ever had. Im only in my second semester, and she makes it so stress-free! She is super caring and understanding about certain circumstances! Class is pretty easy, and lectures are very interesting! She definitely knows what shes doing
I had no clue what to expect from this course but I was surprised by how much interesting material Professor Fratello taught through her assignments! I feel like I'm going to use a lot of the material I learned from this course in my future career as a Therapist or school counselor. And despite all odds, COVID-19 didn't effect this great course!
PSYCH300 with Professor Fratello is an easy course to pass. Professor Fratello is a nice enough instructor who gives simple assignments with clear expectations. However, lectures are very unorganized and quickly get sidetracked. Usually we didn't have enough time to make it through an entire powerpoint. Be prepared to teach yourself the material.
Heavy heavy reading! If your primary language is not English this is a challenging class due to that. If you're looking for a Professor that is very accommodating with learning styles, I do not suggest taking this course.
She's an amazing professor and not very hard, highly recommend taking her. She makes learning the material very easy and especially the online course is very simple and easy. Its not hard to pass and get an A with little to no work. Take the online course, its really easy.
Prof at first sight looks tough but highly supportive & motivational. She give you opportunity to learn & get an A. If you study with the units study guide and practice the un-timed online quizzes with unlimited attempt multiple times, passing the unit/final exams will be super easy. A lot of readings to do but very informative. Weekly W2L is fun!
Professor Fratello's class was educational, thorough, and easy for an online class. Due to taking it as a summer course, there was a lot of reading but as long as you do what's assigned you'll get a good grade.
I loved this class! It was an easy A but it was also really informative! Shes really on top of communication and you always know whats due! I would definitely recommend this Professor. Made the online format extremely easy!
She's the best teacher. As a new college student, she made the class super comfortable. She gives excellent feedback, keeps you motivated. If you are taking psychology 300, I would highly recommend it. Extra Bonus also points available.
Hello, shes a really nice professor and makes it easy to contact her. There is a lot of reading but the lectures and videos help a lot too. She has a late policy for certain assignments so you have about three days to make up an assignment. Overall good class and good teacher.
She assigns way too much homework and especially during exam weeks we always had to read a ton on top of studying for and taking the exam. Do not take this teacher
This teacher sucks. Seriously dont take her. She gives way too much homework and doesnt give students a break during exam weeks. She is not understanding of student difficulties of online education either. I dont care what the other ratings say, DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.
She's an amazing professor and not very hard, highly recommend taking her. She makes learning the material very easy and especially the online course is very simple and easy. Its not hard to pass and get an A with little to no work. She gives clear expectations. I enjoyed her class very much!
As a first-year college student, I was terrified, but I've felt welcomed and prepared thanks to Professor Fratello. She cares for her students and is always there when you have questions. She has a lot to offer, and you'll have the pleasure of learning. There is mini-quizzes weekly, but it's bearable, and you have unlimited attempts. :)
I love Professor Fratello! My child psychology class was a super enjoyable class this semester. She is a clear and easy grader as long as you follow directions and have a good understanding of the material being taught. Overall I highly recommend her as a professor!
Clear plan and instruction on all assignments, tests, quizzes etc. opportunity for extra credit and lots of helpful reminders on upcoming due assignments! Plenty of preparation for writing assignments.
The class was chill. I tend to procrastinate but it is almost the end of the semester and I am still in the 94% range. There is a quiz every week, for online, you can take it as many times as you want. She wants you to pass, and you take the quiz until you learn the material. I like her, she is sweet.
Its my first year going to college and having her a professor was great. Shes a very kind person and I would definitely recommend taking this class.
You cannot go wrong, taking Professor Fratello's class because she cares about her students and makes herself available when needed. She's encouraging and provides excellent information, and is detailed oriented. Do the work and ask for help when needed; you will pass the class with good grades.
Her online class is very much doing it at your own pace and you can go ahead! There are due dates and if you miss assignments overtime it can drop your grade. She is super sweet though and I am excited to be in her class again next semester. Good luck!
I took PSYC373 with Prof Fratello and she is a great teacher. Gives great feedback, lectures were easy to understand and she was very organized with all the assignments. Easy class if you stay on top of the due dates :)
This class was asynchronous. Prof Fratello had lots of communication both via emails, the class Dashboard and on-line office hours. There are weekly readings from one/both assigned books, as wells as pdf lectures, with a quiz at the end of the week. Throughout the semester several discussion papers are assigned. If you study, you will pass.
Dr. F is the best professor. It would be even greater if this is an in-person class. Take her, you wont regret! provide extra credit not much workload but you learn if you follow her lectures and videos
Prof. Fratello's class is honestly super easy to get an A in. Some weeks there's lots of hw/ reading, but others there isn't. My advice is to get some done each day. Weekly quizzes can be taken as many times as necessary, and tests have some quiz questions, and new questions that are taken from all homework. Lots of extra credit opportunities.
Super connected and encouraging professor, she wants her students to succeed and it shows!
Good professor, her class consisted of weekly quizzes, 3 unit tests, no finals or midterms, and an analysis essay that she gave an ample amount of time to work on, try not to leave it to the last minute. (took me about 2 weeks to slowly write)
Very easy going and knowledgable. Willing to work with students. Multiple extra credit opportunities. Reading and one assignment pretty typical for a weeks work.
This professor was easy-going and organized. Most of the homework was reading the textbook provided online. We also had 5 question quizzes that had unlimited attempts. I particularly wouldn't take this professor again because I have a different learning style. It was okay overall.
Professor is a tough grader. Will not cut slack on student for not understanding assigned TedTalks, as if teaching ourselves is super easy. Her lectures are filled with more than 20 pages so get ready to read! Very flexible with quizzes tho, assigns 5 questions with no time limit and countless retakes which is a PLUS! Prob won't take her again tho.
There is quite a lot of reading (about interesting topics) in this class so be prepared to set aside a good amount of time to take notes. Fratello gives a lot of warnings and updates for the course, but ultimately it's up to the student to keep themselves on track (it's easy to get overwhelmed if you fall behind).
This is the easiest psychology class. Tons of extra credit available, and there are weekly quizzes but they all have unlimited attempts. Exams are straight forward and questions are not surprising. The average I believe was a B for every exam. Discussions and written assignments are manageable. Take this course for an easy GE course.
She is wonderful. Not too much homework, focuses more on lessons for real life. She teaches because she loves it! Has fair late work policy & lots of ec. She wants you to succeed! Has you track your own grade. Grade does not rely on much. Do not miss exams. Make up the hw! I didn't hence my C. Great class! I have her next semester.
Loved Fratello. She is an easy grader. As long as you do your work you will pass. Quizzes have multiple attempts, and there was only 1 paper for this class that you worked on throughout the whole semester. She gives all her assignments in her rubric so you know what to expect.
One of the most organized professors from the get-go. Grading & expectations were clear. There r wkly reading, quizzes, & homework but all r very manageable. Bummer that the class was online & asynchronous because it was kind of difficult to keep up with all the psychology concepts, however, professor always checks in & makes sure you're doing well
She is very clear with what homework is assigned and she grades very quickly. She is there to help you as well if you ask for it. There is a good amount of homework though.
she is a really nice professor and is here to help you if you need it. Easy class, I would 100% recommend her!
Absolutely loved Professor Fratello. She ensures she is there to help whenever her students need. She does not assign a lot of work and you are able to retake her quizzes until you are satisfied with your grade which is amazing. She also allows you to complete a bonus points log which bumps up your score by 20 points. I would definitely recommend.
This was easily the best online course I've taken. The organization was amazing and it was very easy to see where all the resources were, what was assigned, and what the quizzes were on. If you have to take Psych 300, take Professor Fratello. I'm sure she's great in person as well
I took her class for child development and it was very easy. There are weekly lectures + reading + quizzes (with 5 questions and unlimited retakes). There are 3 reflection papers (also easy, like 500 words) and three research essays (like 1000 words). The research papers are a bit harder, but she offers extra credit. 3 exams Closed notes, 50 Q's.
Loved professor Fratello. She cares about her students and cracks jokes during lectures. Too much reading in my opinion, but a lot of information can be glossed over. Most exam scores would have a mean of a B or C. Lets you score up to 25 extra credit points, which grades as 25/0 not 25/25, which boosts grades a lot!
This Prof made learning fun and accessible. Just do the reading each week, take notes in class, review the lecture slideshows and quizzes available online. The prof created an environment encouraging questions and staying curious. I'll be happy if my future profs can even hold a match to how great of an educator this prof was! Take. This. Class!
Natasha Fratello is a great professor. She genuinely cares about her students and how she teaches her class. This course has a lot of reading, but she has excellent slideshows that showcase the important points. Her classes consist of a lecture and sometimes a writing assignment, so be prepared to write about the reading in class.
Professor Fratello is amazing and I recommend her to anybody taking psychology!! Her lectures are well thought out and detailed. She goes a bit fast but if you concentrate you can get it done. She uses analogies and stories to make things interesting and with the lectures and readings I've scored an A on all of the exams so far.
Lectures are informative and cheerful if a little disorganized (slides have some significant errors, time seems to run out before multiple topics of a chapter are covered) but oh my goodness she is cranky if and when you actually interact with her.
literally love professor fratello she's the best and you should take her if youre ever going to take psych. easy a if you pay attention and apply yourself, all exam info is in the assigned reading and lectures, no surprises.
She is such an amazing person. Her grading is amazing and so fair. It's such an interesting class too. I was super scared to take a course like this but she made it very fun and also very fair for the grading system. I wish I could take her for all my psych classes!
Incredibly easy if you dedicate yourself to doing the work. There's a quiz a week, an exam every 4 weeks, and writing in-class. The reading she assigns can get overwhelming if you're not keeping up with it. She's incredibly kind and if you have questions about loosely-related material, she'll email you about it. She wants to help her students.
I learned so much and I loved the way class was set up. Expect a lecture every class and one small in-class assignment working with the people around you. If you keep up with the readings (which is a good amount of reading, but not hard-to-read material) then you should do well on the multiple choice tests. She has great tips to help you succeed!
Honestly, her class was pretty easy, with a lot of extra credit opportunities. Her weekly quizzes have infinite tries, so you aren't penalized for learning. I do think that she's a really hard grader with written assignments. I didn't do the readings most weeks, as we ended up covering everything that was tested on in the lectures.
The weekly quizzes with infinite tries made this class really easy. While the professor can be a tough grader on written assignments, the lectures were engaging and the readings manageable. I found Unstuck AI to be a great supplemental study tool alongside the free textbook.
Weekly quizzes with unlimited attempts to use for study and prep for the exams. Her lectures are amazing, and they literally changed my life. If you are interested or unsure about psych this is the professor and class to take. She is an expert in her field, great communicator, super helpful outside of class & provides plenty of resources.
Make sure to do the assignments and read the textbooks.Her lecture slides are awful and not useful at all. Like other reviewers stated she is a tough grader on written assignments that have vague prompts that are graded off of about a paragraph. She doesn't even give full credit for self reflections. Comes across as arrogant though knowledgable.
She is a great professor and teaches good, communicating with her is scary. I have taken different classes with her, in person and online. she gets oddly mad?? when you ask her questions (and yes I look through the syllabus thoroughly before I ask because I overthink). Other than that, she's okay!
Easy class. A lot of things to read, but there's only an online quiz every week, and written discussions come like 3 times in the whole semester. Then there's the multiple choice tests, and that's it. Not much interactions with the students, and it's an easy class to pass, while learning what you need.
She is a great professor. She is very passionate about psychology and cheerful about it so she gets the students excited about the class. Work is very easy as long as you pay attention and do the readings. 100% recommend.
She is so kind and helpful , the teaching method is clear and has a group discussion for every week assignment if u have questions. Also , a good grader and giving u good feedback I will take my psychology 370 with her next semester.Don't miss her class who wants to study psychology take her class ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A weekly quiz with unlimited retakes. Written discussion every now and then. 4 exams. Felt pretty light overall. Just make sure you check each weekly module to not miss any work. Easy class to pass with an A.
Most of my work earned A-level grades, but two assignments were returned with almost no feedback—just a condescending ‘read college assignments more thoroughly.' The professor also misspelled my name in every message of the fully online course. The lack of clarity and care made the course frustrating
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