Dr. Diorio uses powerpoints and explanations that are majority images and come straight from the textbook. Her in person explanations are not helpful.

i think she forgot this is psych 110

The worst psychology professor possible, do not take her

I believe this was her first semester teaching, so it could get better. However, her Psychology 110 course was lazily put together. Assignments/lectures have little to do with course material and seem like they were given 5 minutes of thought. I've never had a group project with 6 people and only 4 roles to choose from.

Just an absolute travesty of a first-semester teaching. The lectures are not bad but she literally just reads out what's already on the board. The exams on the other hand are impossible. You can study for 3 weeks in advance and still get a D. It's nuts that a 250-person lecture has a class average of a D+ on an exam.

When she lectures she literally just reads off the slides and doesn't add any important information. Her lectures are very broad and not super helpful. I study for multiple WEEKS before tests and the highest I've ever gotten is a 68. The class average on tests is always in the D range. The tests are so difficult. She also is not helpful AT ALL!!!!

She is a terrible professor. She is extremely rude during classes and likes to call people out. Not to mention she reads off of the slides in the class. Also, you can study for a test for weeks and still fail. Her tests are literally impossible and she does not care if you fail. All of her test averages are failing, but claims she isn't the problem

First year of teaching so maybe she will get better but this was a terrible experience. It is almost impossible to get A's on the exams as in a class of 200 only 2 kids did and the average is a D. Exam questions are not what she lectures or has notes about. Only good thing is that you can miss up to about 9 classes.

Homework over thanksgiving break is certainly something

so bad. just don't. take the 8 am if you have to to get literally ANYONE else.

hate.

bro what is this woman thinking making a gen ed physically impsosible to do well in

shes not nice

I had to stop regularly attending this class because of how rude this professor is. She's mean to students and TA's and seems to think her class average of 64% on her exams isnt her fault. big workload and you are better off teaching yourself the material.I do better on exams than people who go to classes. If theres an option DO NOT take her class.

This teacher was terrible. Stopped going to class because she was rude and it was not helpful.

The tests are nothing like the lectures and she only goes off the slideshows

One of the WORST teachers ever

She's rude. Her test averages are D's. Doesn't curve. Just don't take her for your mental well being.

Definitely the worse teacher I've had. Her tests almost have nothing to do with the slides. I hate going into class.

Everyone above me is right when they said the exam average is a D, and she blames it all on us, doesn't take any responsibility. You don't feel any motivation to go to her class, and mine is a 12:40. She gets snappy pretty easily over things that just aren't that big of a deal. If you are interested in psychology, do NOT take her class.

By far one of the worst teachers I have ever had. She always reads off powerpoint slides for class which are very broad, she gives out 2-3 homework assignments a week which rarely have directions, she is not lenient with assignments ever, and when it comes to tests, the notes we go over cover about 60% of the material on the test. Do not take her.

she don't want you to succeed take anyone else.

Honestly one of the worst professors I have EVER had. The exams covered absolutely nothing she covered during class and she has absolutely no energy while teaching. All she does is read off slides and nothing else. She'll teach poorly and then be surprised when the class average for an exam was 43% Do yourself a favor and DO NOT take her class.

this teacher was one of the worst, got completely disrespected because i was asking about my grade and was told that i was impatient and should wait like everyone else (said she was going to finish grading the assignment a week ago). i turned around to leave she told a male student behind me that "girls are just so impatient". save yourself.

Well, I don't like her, neither does anyone else.

She is extremely moody and is not afraid to make fun of people (including TA) in front of a class of 200+ people. She assigns a decent amount of work and takes ages to grade. She blames the FAILING class average on ALL THREE exams on us? Your project grade is based on the group's work, even though it's a gen ed and half the people don't care.

Very discouraging, lectures had nothing to do with text/exam material, study guides were poorly outlined, overall did not prepare the class for her tests/exams. Majority of her students did poorly but blame was put on us as students not her as a professor. If you would like to succeed in this class you must set aside lots of your out of class time

Straight goooofy she ahhhh bro

Very mean and snarky woman. She is not nice with grading even as a Gen Ed psychology course. This is my elective as an engineering major who was hoping to get a break and instead it will be my only B of the semester. Psychology is an interesting concept but she has made it very boring and definitely turned me away from it. Please do not take her!

Her exams are extremely difficult and she does not prepare you at all for them. There is also always assignments due, and she is a very tough grader, it's rare to get an 100% on a small assignment. Additionally she claims she's "surprised" with the consistent low averages for the exams but doesn't do anything to help the class be more successful.

HORRIBLE TEACHER!! DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS SHE JUST LECTURES AND GETS MAD WHEN EVERYONE DOES BAD ON HER EXAMS. HER AVERAGE GRADE FOR EXAMS IS FAILING. I TOOK THIS CLASS BECAUSE IT IS FOR MY MAJOR AND HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN IT IN HIGH SCHOOL SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AN EASY CLASS. SHE MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND GIVE SO MUCH WORK. DON'T RECOMMEND.

Absolutely awful experience taking this teacher. - Assigns an aburd amount of work for a gen ed. - Grades super strictly. - Blames others for the D test average - Puts all the work on Ta's - Smartie pants attitude - Assigns group work and doesn't grade individually only based on if your group members actually do the work too.

I would not recommend taking this class. Her exam study guides were completely opposite what was on the exam and her exam grades were below failing. There are a lot of assignments and essays that are one after another. The group projects are entirely unfair because you could lose credit for somebody in your group does their part bad.

This professor is one of the worst I've had at this school. She will give us study guides that have nothing to do with what is on the test. If you are thinking about taking psychology for a GENERAL EDUCATION CREDIT avoid this woman at all costs.

This professor does not have any consideration for her students. This is a general education requirement and she treats it like we are all advanced psychology majors. There are multiple assignments a week that heavily affect your grade. Would not recommend as this class has taken up more time than classes that are required for my specific major.

This professor is AWFUL. Don't ever take her if you can help it. If you do, good luck. The tests are very difficult and she gives no curve or corrections or feedback.

Awful class and professor. Only reads off the slides. 5 required papers, 4 required group projects. Tests are extremely hard, no practice exams, and study guides aren't accurate. She is also rude and passive-aggressive. Feels impossible to study effectively as she does nothing to enhance understanding of the topics.

Terrible teacher. You take notes the entire class, every class, and half of the material on the exam is not even taught to you. She wonders why the class average for each test is failing but does nothing to help her students, instead she scolds the class and tell us that it is our study habits which are the issue.

For most students this is a gen-ed and supposed to be an interesting subject. She made it horrible. She takes no accountability even when majority of students are failing her tests. I also politely emailed her a problem about how she presented a sensitive subject in class and she never emailed me back or addressed it. Try to get a different prof.

She literally reads off powerpoints and teaches you nothing. She will make fun of and call out students and be snarky about it in front of like 300 person lectures. The tests are extremely hard and nothing like what we learned.Literally take any other professor for psychology. Test averages are always F's and blames her students.

This professor was so passive aggressive and her tests were so unfair compared to the other ones that the other professors gave. She also gives so much work. Do not take her.

She grades very strictly and does not provide great feedback as for why points were taken off.Tests are extremely difficult often having the exam average failing. Class felt like I needed to have lots of prior knowledge of the subject even though it is an intro course.Every other professor is much more lenient,AVOID TAKING DIORIO IF POSSIBLE.

Probably the worst professor I have ever had. Do not take her if you do not have to. Tests were extremely hard with the class average being an F. Extremely passive aggressive and calls out students in class. Not friendly when replying to emails, and you have to work extremely hard to get an A in this class. I would not recommend it at all.

This class was extremely difficult. I did not find the lectures interesting, and they had little relevance to do with the tests. No matter how much you study, it really won't affect your grade because the tests are so hard. The only good thing about having so many assignments was that it kept you from absolutely failing the class.

Her lectures weren't horrible. Lots of assignments. Multiple group projects(yes you can lose points for your group members' work). Tests are extremely difficult. I have taken psych before, did all of the reading, homework and attended class and still received horrible test scores. I used to really like psych until this class.

Yes this was her first semester at UT, but all in all she was a bad professor. The information on the study guide for the final exam does not match the information we learned all semester. She was rude to students and she doesn't round up grades. Would not take again.

would not take again, she was very rude and lots of students did horrible on the exams

graded very hard even on the little assignments. You have to be there in the class every time and when she cancels class you have to read essays and articles and then write or do the worksheet on them that are often hard for no reason. she was rude to students. and no I would not recommend this.

WORST PROFESSOR! Her tests are impossible and class averages are failing. She takes no responsibility for our failing grades and claims it's our fault. She is extremely rude and assigns group projects but your grade will be affected if your group members are terrible. She also will not round up your grade at all. Take anyone else besides this lady.

AVOID

I was optimistic going into this class, but she took any excitement I had and squandered it. She has a very passive-aggressive (sometimes just aggressive) nature to her that reflects very poorly of her character. Many projects and assignments felt very futile to my academic advancement, and exams did nothing but drag me down.

This was her first semester teaching at UTK and she was a disaster of a professor. Her tests often had nothing to do with the lectures and study guides and this class had a ridiculous amount of work for being general psychology. Having talked to people taking gen psych with other professors, their experiences were very different. Don't take her.

Teacher is actively against her students

Dr. Diorio did not make a great impression on me and other students in the class. Tests were unnecessarily difficult. Group projects felt like they had nothing to do with the material. Overall she wasn't horrible but tests brought my grade down, she was rude to multiple students and would snap often in class making it uneasy and awkward.

Professor Diorio is one of the worst professors I have had at UT. Psych 330 is about types of disorders and treatments and she honestly gives me anxiety. Her exams are extremely hard for a class that really should be interesting and easy. She is a horrible lecturer and just reads straight from the slides. DO NOT TAKE.

Lectures. That's all it is in this class. the test's are not that bad because she lets you work together for the in-class portion part. But the group project we do is brutal. It has multiple parts with a multiple page essay as part of it. If you want to take an easy, fun class to fill up credits, this is not the class.

She was just so unkind in my section. Yelled at a student for taking a photo of the lecture.

Despite claiming at the start of the semester that she will not test on subjects you do not get to in class, she miraculously avoids her own rule by adding up to an hour long additional lectures each module due to her abysmal time management with lecturing. Even as someone who has scored well on her tests, I would seriously avoid her at all cost.

It's frustrating for a professor that I like as a person to be so misleading about her exams. During an in class activity I asked if +/- punishment mattered and quote "No, we aren't going that deep with punishment". Her exam definitely contradicted that. Exam reviews only cover abt 70% of actual material, and the rest might come from lecture. Avoid

Coming back two years later to rate this professor. WORST PROFESSOR EVER. Only A- I have ever received in college.