Can you say flower child..the outfits this ladt wears look like she picked them out while stoned...come on this is college..I don't nnedd to keep a coloring book..she's NUTS!

if you're going to take this class, i recommend you take it with nosek. richardson is just some hippy tree hugger. and she thinks she is really funny and writes jokes to herself in her notes that you dont understand when you are trying to study for test

Just plain crazy.

Her lexture is very boring.

the length of time between tests is too far. To much material is covered for each test.

lectures are for students in middle school, the lab notebook is for a damn professional

She is a very interesting and funny professor, but she doesn't teach things very clearly. In her lectures, she has you take down unnecessary notes, draw "interesting" pictures, and then she wants you to take a test on tons of information.

crazyb flower child....I think she wants us to learn..but I left my crayons home......she has her favorites for sure

OMG, NO! Do NOT take her. She is very unclear and is very disorganized. She makes you spend a lot of time out of lab in lab. She doesn't even know where things are in lab. I'm suprised she can find the classroom everyday. She is like an ADD kid on speed. She is INSANE!

What a joke. Lab is a mess and useless. Just fake it all, she can't tell the difference. High school at best. You won't learn much, but at least its easy.

Hated her. She expects way too much time out of class. Ten hous spent on lab projects a week. Thats a part-time job for a college freshman! And thats just for one class. Besides the fact that she is off the wall she rambles in lecture and is one of those teachers that tries to hard to be funny. Not helpful in lab, she left the room most of the time

the class was so unorganized that it was almost impossible to get a sense of how you were doing. the lab notebook is ridiculous, so is the expectation to successfully grow and measure (several times)40 plants. overall, good intentions, impossible expectations.

Richardson is a lil crazy, but thats what gets you through lecture. The class is mostly based on lab; there are 3 lab projects going on at once. Tests are okay, but there are questions on random material that you hear once. Lots of extra credit. The class is do-able but you are pretty much stuck with her if shes the only 242 prof.

I had her for Principles of Bio, Ecology and Animal Behavaior I suggest that you find someone else and avoid her at all cost. Pulls test points, grading, and notes all out of thing air. Half the time I had no idea what is goin on. She is high on something and it isn't the good stuff.

she sucks as a teacher. Don't take her if you don't have to. If you do, don't buy the book, she doesn't use it. Go to class to get the notes she doesn't use powerpoint and doesn't post her notes.

The lectures can be tough to follow as she goes very far off track from relevant topics. She spends way too much time on the unrelated topics and just a little time on what is important to biology. She can be a little quirky, but gives a lot of opportunities to acquire extra credit, which makes up the gap for the class being poorly taught.

wow.. are we in second grade.. she is obsessed with coloring and drawings. take notes so you understand them not just what she writes.. labs are the most unorganized ever and lab professors were clueless.. try not to take her if possible

She loves colored pencils and has some goofy stories that make it somewhat entertaining to go to lecture. However she is extremely unorganized both in her labs and her lecture. You never where you will go next in her either. The lab notebook is huge as it accounts for nearly half of your grade. She offers a TON of extra credit--do it!!!

I am a senior, and she is HANDS down the WORST professor ever. Disorganized, irrelevant lectures. I had her for 242 and evolution, and somehow the first month of BOTH classes were spent on the same IRRELEVANT material...HISTORY!! She only likes the students who are willing to laugh at all her nutso jokes. STAY AWAY!

...its so hard not to sleep in here!

most of the lectures are about history of random scientists. tests arent bad.not really what i would call a biology class but its fairly easy so i wont complain!

Her notes are very very hard to follow....its like trying to read a rats nest...also she love colored pencils and she says its required to use them in your notes....DONT... do not follow what she say instead write down everything she says in your own words...her note taking sux!Do the extra credit...that is one thing i regret not doing!!!

Her morning class will lead you to sleep. Her note is difficult to follow. If you don't study for exams, you can't pass them. The system of the class is strict, but still fair. If you really want to study biology, just try to take it.

Unorganized, which makes it hard to understand her at all. Her tests are all over the place. Weird professor, but she is entertaining at times.

She means well, but she's a little out there. Imagine Ms. Frizzle from the Magic School Bus on Ritalin. Her notes only make sense to her and test questions can and will be about ANYTHING. [Even something obscure she only mentioned once....like her cats] VERY EASY for lab though. Nice lady! If you already understand Biology, take her.

She is a bit weird at time.. and will come up with some good jocks somedays. Her test are hard only b.c she dosnt teach in a very clear way. Nice woman but you need to pay attention in her classes!

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! total waste of time. Lab makes you feel like ur in middle school all over again. Atleast the lab counts for a lot because the tests make no sense. I'm actually trying to study for the final right now and have no idea what to study with since the notes she gives are absolutely horrible. Don't buy the book whatever u do

She gives a lot of extra credit that has nothing to do with the class. Do the extra credit you will need it after the tests. If you can avoid taking this class with her. She makes me want to fall asleep...

Thought this class would be awesome and interesting, but she sucked at teaching it. Debates are stupid, tests have nothing to do with the text book, so i wasted money on that, and she is ANNOYING as hell. Wish i had a different porfessor for this class.

A lot of busy work. The tests are confusing and have nothing to do with the text book or her class most of the time.

Dr. Richardson is a laid back professor. However, it's to the point that she doesn't grade her own assignments, or keep up her own website. She is not a reliable person and is very disorganized. Lectures and lab consist of drawing pictures; and you receive little direction. easy grade if you keep better track of your grade than she does.

Very disorganized, expects students to be in lab 10+ hours a week, lots of useless busy work. Focuses on artwork instead of biology, not professional in presenting material. Ridiculous test questions. Notes are pointless because answers are from her stupid irrelevant 30 second stories. DO NOT TAKE!

Professor Richardson can be very disorganized at times..Make sure to take notes in her class her tests are directly from it and pay attention to the stories she tells. Lab is time consuming and she dosen't keep track of grades either. She is a nice person and has good intentions and you can tell she loves biology, but her class is A LOT of work.

She is extremely disorganized. Classes have NO structure. Lecture notes are confusing. She expects you to put in many hours outside of class and lab. Only way to do well is to GO TO CLASS. If you can, get Rosendahl for lab. He is boring but explains better and is easier grader.

She is a very kind and sweet teacher, however her notes are all over the place. When the class first started I did terrible on the first exam because I read the text instead of studying from the notes <DO NOT BUY THE BOOK> Study her notes, go to class and pay attention. It's an easy A and she offers lots of extra credit!

One of the worst teachers I have ever had. Myself and many classmates feel her lectures are pointless and follow almost NO direction. Her class has almost no structure. If it were not for her tests that come straight from her ill formed notes I would not attend. You could literally do this class by just reading the book and doing the assignments!

She is a little scatter brained and if you like structured hand holding due dates, etc good luck. lol She is easy on grading and interesting teacher in lecture. but felt I didn't learn as much as I should have and she is not very available for extra help. Super nice though!I would take her again.

Dr. Richardson is very different than any professor I've had so far. She seems extremely unorganized. But, she runs her class on a sort of controlled chaos. But, don't panic. Just do what she says, write down everything she says, and study as much as you can for the tests. Her tests are entirely lecture based. And, whatever you do, do not procrastinate on anything and you'll be just fine. There is no reason why you shouldn't get and A in her class.

Really disorganized, and demands supplies that aren't needed like colored pencils which are only used for note taking. Really boring and not that helpful outside of class. Most test have to do with the lectures, so thats the only reason to go.

Attendance is uber important. If the lecture hall looks empty, she'll have you sign in for points or assign a pointless activity. Tests are based entirely on her insane banter. She teaches whatever she wants, don't worry about the book. Notes are copied from a giant screen and are based on disorganized diagrams. Doable, but not enjoyable.

Absolutely ridiculous and disorganized. lectures on the most pointless things imaginable, stay away from taking this class with Richardson if at all possible.

Couldn't stand the class. Instead of using easy to follow textbook diagrams she makes you do unclear ones with colored pencils that she draws. The class is disorganized. She isn't interesting. She doesn't teach the material correctly. The lab is a bunch of lame busy work. NOT recommended.

This was a "just to get a grade" type of class. I knew a lot of the material before this class.

I think I regressed to 4th grade. The lab was ok. But Biederman was great - and had to teach out of richardson's lab manual which was incomprehemsible. ugh.

This class is rough! Between the lectures and lab work plan to spend a lot of time on some pointless projects. I would not recommend this class.

She's confusing. The test is all base on her notes, there is no point of getting a textbook for class. She gets off topic a lot in lecture. She doesn't help during her office hours. Her teaching is all over the place and she is really random. Now she's a sweet person, but as a teacher shes awful.

She acts like this is your only class, and expects 200% effort and dedication. The labs are very unorganized, pointless, and take a ton of time. I was frustrated beyond belief, I seriously thought about transferring, and the workload made me cry more than once. I should've dropped it; the penalty is worth saving mental sanity. Never take her. Ever.

Don't buy a book, because it's not necessary. Everything on her tests are notes from her lectures. She gives out 3 tests and they are all very difficult. Her lectures are very random and sometimes they don't involve biology. Most Bio majors will have to take her class. You will end up passing, but your chances of getting an A are very slim.

Lectures are terrible and the labs are out of date. Tests are all on material she lectures about and items she may have briefly mentioned after class was dismissed. She writes all her notes on paper so they're unavailable to study unless you copy them down EXACTLY as she has them with her irrelevant side notes included. Would not recommend.

I heard how horrible this class was before I took it, but thought it was just people complaining about it. The class is one of the worst I have taken. The material isn't hard, but it is the way the material is presented and tested that is difficult. She tests on trivial stories - so take notes. Lab is tons of busy work - including drawingcoloring.

Witty & sarcastic in lecture, entertaining to listen to. Different note style, but easy to catch on to and understand IF YOU GO TO CLASS. Always go, sometimes she gives out random E.C. to those who are present. Clear grading criteria, available for help if you ask. Only downfall really is she doesn't use D2L at all, so keep track of your own stuff

Expects way too much out of you, way too many assignments and projects all at once, not even sure what the criteria was for half of it

Worst class I have ever taken. She is EXTREMELY unorganized and unclear. I don't think I learned anything in this class all semester and I went to each class and took notes. Class makes no sense and grade basically relies on lab, which was also unorganized. I wouldn't recommend this professor. 100% frustrating.

Hand-writes all her notes, puts nothing online. Tests are long and hard.

Devinney herself is probably fun on the weekends, but no help WHATSOEVER in class. You just copy her weird notes that rarely make sense then do projects on the topics you "learned" about. She's so tough on the lab notebook you turn in at finals & she doesn't use D2L, so you never know your grade. Have to show up for class to write your initials.

Worst teacher I've ever had. I sat at the front of my lecture and studied my butt off and went to tutoring. I went to her about half way through the professor and I was like am I studying the right way by memorizing the terms? She basically said just to rewrite and redraw the notes. The textbook is a coloring book and your own notes which are messy

Devinney is easy to get along with- but this class was awful! She makes it sound like it will be easy- but it is 100% lecture-based, and the lectures are very vague and the tests are very specific. Doesn't use D2L, so you never know your grade. Your only resources are her confusing notes and tutoring services. Good luck.

Robin is a little weird, but the only way I got an A in her class was by going to her office hours. She will take the time to explain anything to you. She is caring and wants to get to know her students. I think a lot of people don't do well because they just don't give Robin a chance and judge her based on her quirks. She is very smart.

i cried a lot over this class

DeVinney is an interesting lady. She is really nice, but a terrible communicator. She chose to do a hybrid class for fall 2020, but rarely communicated with us on the days we weren't physically in class. She also does not use D2L, so it can be hard to know your grade. Her exams are very subjective, which I found strange.

This class was frustrating. She refuses to use D2L for grades and tells students to keep track of it yourself if you want to know your grade. Notes are all uploaded into D2L, however they are all handwritten and hard to read. It was unclear what would be on the exams. Exam questions came from the text and her illegible lecture notes.

Dr. DeVinney's teaching methods are not fit for online classes. Her material does not translates well from teacher to student, leaving lots of room for incorrect interpretation and a vague understanding of the material. The "Text book", is nothing more than a poor excuse for a coloring book and gives very little aid to understanding the material.

Dr. DeVinney is one of the most interesting people I have ever met. Her class is so unorganized and she doesn't know her own grading system. She has you keep track of your own grades and changes points a lot. She writes her own notes that are messy and make no sense. You will not learn anything beneficial in this class. Do not get the textbook.

This Professor is a kind hearted lady though her class material is very hard to follow. Her lecture notes are all over the place and almost impossible to follow and helpless for studying. The tests were all based off of her lectures so you never have a solid idea of what could be asked on a test due to her unorganized lecture method.