Elizabeth Lemerise

Elizabeth Lemerise

PHYS,PSY,PSYC,PSYCH

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Multiple Choice: 9

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Essays: 36

Problem Solving: 1

Mandatory Final: 34

Cumulative Final: 18

Textbook Required: 28

Extra Credit: 20

Attendance Required: 20

36 Total Evaluations

PSY-199 : Developmental Psychology (honors) - Posted 4/27/2013

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Yes, the tests are essays but they're easy essays. She only makes the tests over things discussed in class, and she'll give you hints as to what the essays on the tests are about if you ask. I highly recommend taking Dr. Lemerise. She is a great teacher. For the honors class, it's mainly focused on what the class wants to learn, she lets you choose which parts of the chapter you talk about, and she only tests over that.

The honors section does require two papers, but they aren't that bad. However, believe her when she says they get harder as they go on. What she does is she gives you six opportunities to do a paper, you have to do one of the first three and then you can do any of the others after that one. I highly recommend doing the first two papers if you can because the level of difficulty increases with each opportunity. So take the first two, get them out of the way, and you're done. I made the mistake of waiting until the last one for my second paper and it's much harder to write a critical analysis of this paper.

She is a great teacher and willing to go the extra mile to help you. She wants you to make an A, she isn't going to make the class hell, it's relatively easy.

PSYCH-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 5/31/2012

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Good

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Few/None

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Easy

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I loved this class!! She is a great teacher and kept me very entertained throughout the semester. I really liked the setup of the class also. We chose what we were interested in for each chapter and she lectured over the topics we chose then she used our input to create each test. The tests were eight essay prompts and we were required to write four. She only requires about one page for each question though so it really wasn't hard at all. I highly recommend Lemerise!

PSY-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 5/12/2011

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Good

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Moderate

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Moderate

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I really liked the setup of this class. She had us read the chapters in advance and tell her which topics we were interested in. Then, we would discuss those topics instead of covering the whole chapter. We had to write two papers and had four exams. The papers she graded a little harder but the exams she graded pretty easily. The exams consist of 8 essay topics and you choose 4. She doesn't expect more than about a page for each, so even though it sound like alot it's really not bad! Dr. Lemerise has a quirky sense of humor and I enjoyed the class very much!

PSY-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 12/14/2010

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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I loved this class! The professor is great. After you get thtough the early childhood section, it's much more interesting. The tests aren't that hard, but they are essay based. I recommend this class.

PSY-199 : Hon. Lifespan Development - Posted 9/15/2010

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Good

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Overkill

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Difficult

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Dr. Lemerise is very knowledgable about developmental psych, especially children's development. You need to read the assigned chapters before class because she asks the class what topics they would like to discuss. The topics your class chooses are the topics that will be on the exam, and she asks you to submit potential exam questions that she will then use on the exams. On the essay exams, she gives you ten questions and you choose 4. She likes to give questions that involve application of the material to real-life situations. She can be a bit blunt sometimes but overall is a good teacher, and she is willing to help you out and understanding when life can be difficult.

PSYCH-199 : Honors Developmental Psych - Posted 1/29/2010

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Good

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Moderate

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Easy

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Dr. Lemerise was a great professor! She knows her material well and is energetic about the material that she teaches. I thought the class was very interesting. Her tests were easy as well.. just submit example essay questions and most likely those will be exactly on the test. The paper at the end is not bad at all either. She seems to be a very easy grader! I would def. recommend this class, especially for honors!

PHYS-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 12/23/2009

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Good

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Overkill

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I LOVED this class! I highly recommend taking it! It was excellent!

Dr. Lemerise is a very good teacher. She is also a nice lady. Students have the ability to focus the class on what they want. Every time a new chapter in the book is started, she will ask the class what they would like to discuss. Then she lectures on those topics and also allows for class discussions. She encourages the class to talk. She wants you to give your opinion, or share your personal experiences etc.

Then, each test is over four chapters and is only essay questions. The class is supposed to voluntarily submit possible essay questions and she will use them to write the test. The questions will always be a mix of topics discussed in class and that the students submitted. Then, each test has 8 questions and you must choose three to write an in-class essay about. If you study, you will do well, especially since you have so many choices.

My only complaint is that we wrote an APA paper which was worth a lot for our grade, and she didn't give us our grades back until the last day of class. So all the way up until the last day of class, we only knew what %45 of our grade was. But as long as you do well on the tests and try hard on everything else, you should be just fine. You will even enjoy the class. :]

PSY-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 4/28/2009

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Good

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Overkill

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Moderate

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Although Lemerise has an odd sense of humor and she can be a bit mean to people, she knows her stuff. She keeps on going in class so keep up. If you study the right stuff for the tests you'll be fine. Make sure you give her questions!!

PSY-199 : Hon. Developmental Psychology - Posted 4/15/2009

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Dr. Lemerise is one of the best professors I've ever had. She's funny, knows her stuff, and expresses the subject in a way that makes it interesting and easy to understand. She has a story to illustrate everything, and encourages class discussions. She lets the class decide what we want her to lecture on, and that material is on the test, so you're only tested on the types of material your class is interested in. She gives essay tests without telling you the questions beforehand, but you're allowed to submit questions, and she'll drop hints in class. There's a ton of reading, and the 10-page term paper was something new for me, but she makes it easy to succeed.

PSY-199 : Honors Developmental Psy - Posted 3/17/2009

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Poor

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Moderate

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Moderate

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The amount of work isn't that bad. There is one paper that you ever have to do. The rest are all tests. The tests suck. She is crazy. She treats you like either you already know everything or you are a kindergartner. She will make you hate ever coming to class. I admit that I brought my laptop to every class not to really type notes but to mostly get on facebook in order to keep myself awake. I actually had a high A on almost every test but she must have hated my final or something. DON'T TAKE HER UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE BORED OUT OF YOUR MIND.

PSY-199 : Hon: Developmental Psychology - Posted 8/28/2008

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Good

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Overkill

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Difficult

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Dr. Lemerise is very friendly and is easy to get in contact with if you need her. The worst thing about the class though was the exams. They are all essay, and it is hard to complete them all in the time she gives you if you don't know the material front and back. Also, she gives a TON of notes... I would recommend Dr. Lemerise to those who are self-motivated and are majoring in psych and genuinely interested in really learning the material. Otherwise, it's probably not such a good idea.

PSY-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 8/25/2008

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Good

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Overkill

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Moderate

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I enjoyed this class and would recommend her to anyone wanting to take this course. During class, Dr. Lemerise answers questions that students had from their reading and would go over the key concepts of the chapters. For exams, students would e-mail her possible essay questions, share them all with the class, then use the exact same questions for the test. The course wasn't necessarily easy; there is a lot of note-taking and studying involoved, but it's worth it considering how much you'll learn. You have to write a term paper, which I thought was going to be graded much harder than it was, but Lemerise is more than willing to meet with you anytime you need help or want to discuss your topic. Highly recommended teacher!!

PHYS- : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 10/17/2007

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This class was a lot different than I thought it was going to be. I am currently still in the class, and just finished taking the second exam for it. Basically, all I do is come into the class and write/type as fast as possible to keep up. She follows a power point that has all of her notes on it, and basically i just try and type or write as fast as possible to get it all down because she doesn't really give you enough time to do it.

For homework, there is a lot of reading. Basically you go through a chapter in 2 classes. Along with reading the students are supposed to come up with discussion topics and lecture topics that she is going to go over in class. She will typically not teach the subject in class if you do not ask her to lecture you, but she might make an exception if she finds it important. Students are also supposed to submit essay questions for the tests. Each test you must right 4 essays in one hour. its a lot of writing, but the topics are pretty broad, so there is a lot to write about..

over all, it definitely wasn't my favorite class. She doesn't make it very interesting, but she really knows her stuff and you will learn a lot of information.

PSYCH-199 : Developmental Psychology - Posted 5/30/2007

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Pretty tough course with some tough topics. However, you can tie many of the topics to your life and those around you (it is, after all, developmental psychology). Conceptually, it makes a good deal of sense, just make sure you know the theories and names because her essay tests look for specific information like that. She places a lot of importance on a final paper in the class that may prove to be difficult. It should be noted that I didn't have an A all semester long until the last day. Attending every class and a good paper may have helped tremendously to make the A happen.

PSY-199 : Honors Developmental Psychology - Posted 7/3/2006

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This was an honors class, but I wouldn't recommend taking it. To be fair, I had her the semester after her husband passed away, so I'm sure that wasn't her best semester. But she seemed to take her bitterness out on us. She said some hateful things (in general) that made me not like her. She doesn't have a lot of sympathy for students. Her attitude is we've all got problems. Deal with it. Dr. Lemerise is quite blunt. I didn't find her very helpful, and nearly every time I asked a question, she made me feel stupid, like I was wasting her time and I should already have known the answer. The tests are all essays (10) and you have to choose 4. She NEVER lets you out of class a minute early, even on test days. There is ALOT of reading involved, and not just 1, but two 10 pg papers. 2!!!!!! That's a lot of work for a 100 level class, even if it is honors. I think we had 2 chances for 5 points extra credit through the whole semester (not enough). Attendance isn't mandatory, but you lose class participation points if you don't come. 1 or 2 absences won't hurt you. She lectures (and holds discussion) on topics the students ask for, so you need to read the chapters assigned before class. Lots of outside reading in addition to the text. NOT RECOMMENDED!!

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 12/18/2005

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Poor

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Overkill

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Difficult

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Dr. Lemerise could be a nice at sometimes but it was very obvious that she had her favorite students. You take a ton of notes in her class which is to be expected for college. You have to do two critical analysis papers over four articles, which you only pick two, but she will slaughter your papers. She obviously has had a lot of experience in doing research with children, but a lot of us haven't and I think she expects our papers to be perfect. Overall, she is a good teacher just a little too harsh.

PSYC-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 12/13/2005

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Poor

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Moderate

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Difficult

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This lady is horrible!! Dont take her she gives all essay tests and expects you to get done in 50 min. then she continues teaching class and giving notes righ after the test. She thinks she is hilarious but she is the only one who laughs. She also gets a really deep voice when she gets into something. She is very boring and she gives hints about what the essays are over but most of the time they have nothing to do with the test. Basically she is awful, dont take her!!!

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 4/28/2005

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Good

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Overkill

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Prof. Lemerise is extremely knowledgeable in this subject and is very good at relating topics in the textbook to real life. She is a nice person and obviously loves this subject. Her exams consist of you choosing 4 out of 8 or 9 short essays to answer and then 1 out of 3 long essays to answer. If you actually take good notes, read the text, and study you will do extremely good on these exams. If you ask relevant questions during review time, you will get a good idea as to what the exam questions will be over. The only assignment that you will have in this class will be a 9-14 page project due towards the end of the semester. All in all a good class.

PSY- : - Posted 4/25/2005

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Good

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Moderate

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I had Dr. Lemerise for two different classes and i Loved her! I'm a psychology major so this stuff was very interesting. if you don't like psychology you should take an easier teacher, but I LOVE both classes she taught.

I had to study a lot for the tests but i really like the way she teaches. her notes come right out of the book, but she has really good stories and really good examples. I love going to her class, she is entertaining and just a fun teacher to listen to.

I highly recommend taking her class.

PSY-199 : Developmental Psy - Posted 12/11/2004

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Poor

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Overkill

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Mrs. Lemerise is a very dry, boring teacher and i would not recomend her to anyone. I didn't mind the class as much as i didnt like her. She gives long boring lectures and notes are the exact outline of the book. The book also has a website to get outlines of the chapters. This class is an easy a or b if you pay attention i just didnt like my teacher.

PSY-199 : Dev. Psych - Posted 10/29/2004

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Poor

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Overkill

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Moderate

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This class is really not that difficult and the topic is very interesting, but Mrs. Lemerise's pathetic excuse of teaching really ruins the subject. She is extremely rude and lacking of normal people skills that should be mandatory of a professor. If you're late to class-don't even go because she'll give a 5 minute speech on how rude it is to be late. She is very uncooperative in general and doesn't do much teaching in class-merely going over slides straight from the text. The class is very boring as she never attempts to involve the class and every class is straightforward lecture. If you ask questions about something she just discussed, she will answer as if you are wasting her time. Psy 199 is an ok class, but find another professor as Dr. Lemerise should find another career.

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 1/3/2004

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Good

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First I would like to say that I enjoyed her class mostly because of the way she helps you to understand the material by the way she explains and makes it personal. Plus she is funny, which doesn't hurt. Attendance is mandatory in the sense that she will give out information that will be on the exams in class and if you don't attend then you will miss the hints. Her essay exams follow the book pretty well and she looks for certain points to be made in the answers you give to the essays. If you read the questions well before you begin answering you shouldn't have a problem. Watch for her to stress certain information because that is a way she hints about things and if she mentions that she thinks it is important information and something you should know. The project paper is no big if you put some time into it and start from the beginning of class and she is willing to help with everything. Also she is great with email and replies very quickly!!!

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 12/18/2003

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Good

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Moderate

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The only part of this class I did not like was the tests. They are all essay, and timed. You have to write 4 short essays (about a paragraph) and 1 long essay (1-2 pages) in 50 minutes. The final is about 60 multiple choice questions and 1 long essay (not timed). On every test you will have several options for which essay questions you want to answer, so that helps some. But, the time limit makes it very stressfull. Some people prefer essays, but you will not get away with trying to BS your way through it. Other than that, it was a really fun class. Dr. Lemerise is very funny and very helpful. There is a project paper, but it is not bad. Start on it in the begining of the semester and you wont have any problem. She will look over it for you as much as you like and help you in any way she can. There is a review before each test, and if there is anything you don't understand she will explain it differently until you do. I recommend Dr. Lemerise if you can handle the essay tests. I had never had all essay tests before, but once you take the first one it gets easier because you will know what to expect. She also follows the book almost exactly, so if you take the time to read your book (which is very interesting, in my opinion) you shouldn't have any trouble getting a good grade.

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 11/3/2003

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Professor Lemerise is the root of all that is evil. The woman is not friendly at all, only to her favorites. I would not suggest taking her for this course. She is a good teacher and covers the material, but I can't stand to sit through her class. You have three regular exams which are a few short answer questions and one long essay. And the final is about 60 multiple choice questions and one long essay. You also have to do a research project paper which is about 14 pages long and she will butcher your rough draft but not specify what she wants out of it. GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!!

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 10/20/2003

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Poor

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This woman guards the gates of hell when satan is on vacation. Her class is horrid, her lectures are dry and she is full of attitude. She frequently called me out in front of the entire class and got into power struggles with students.

PSY-199 : Honors Intro To Developmental Psychology - Posted 4/9/2003

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Poor

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Withdrew

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Overkill

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Difficult

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Pay no attention to the green smilies please. kthx

They make no since whatsoever. Unless there's another Elizabeth Lemerise that teaches Psy 199 that I don't know about then the person I had as a teacher and the person they had as a teacher aren't the same. I would only take this class if you wanted to pull your hair out before the end of the semester. Other than that, you probably shouldn't take it.

PSY-199 : Honors Intro To Developmental Psych - Posted 4/9/2003

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Poor

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Withdrew

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When I read the ratings for Dr. Lemerise I felt confident that I was picking a good class. However, I feel they are highly misguided. First off, Dr. Lemerise DOES NOT LECTURE. She does do something that she might call lecturing, but it is only a way to reduce her prep work. What she does (at least in my honors class) is make students read a chapter everyday and then come to class with specific questions. Then, she answers those questions and you leave. In my opinion teaching myself this class would have been easier, since that was basically all I was doing. Also, her tests included no multiple choice, like others have said, rather they included 10 full length (1-2 pages) essays that you were to choice four from, all to be done in the span of 50 minutes. Keep in mind that she gives no review for these tests and the material covered on each is well over 200 pages. If you like flexability and teching yourself much of the material, take it. If you would rather have someone EDUCATE you, then I would reccomend passing on this one.

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 12/17/2002

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Good

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Moderate

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Dr. Lemerise is overall a good teacher, she is just not very personable. Her tests are very hard because they are all essay. I wouldn't recommend taking this class unless you are a Psychology major or minor.

PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 6/23/2002

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Good

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Moderate

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I really enjoyed taking this class. Professor Lemerise really knew what she was talking about and was able to give not only a text-book point of view, but also a personal point of view of the material. She went by the book most of the way while discussing some interesting things that had to do with the topic. Exams are at first difficult when you don't know what to expect, but get easier later. The best way to prepare for the exams is to get the study guide that comes along with the book and study the essay questions there. They will give you an idea of what to expect with her exams. The final exam is comprehensive, but it is multiple choice with two essays at the end that have to do with most of the previous material.

PSY-199 : Developmental Psy - Posted 12/22/2001

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Good

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Overkill

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Moderate

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I highly recomend tis class. It is helpful information for everyday life. She is always willing to help if you have a problem.

PSY-321 : child psychology - Posted 5/28/2001

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Good

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PSY-199 : Developmental Psychology - Posted 4/12/2001

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Good

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Moderate

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If you're going to taking PSY 199 I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Lemerise. In her class you'll learn a ton of Psychology and a lot of great information that is applicable for everyday life. Her tests include about 30 multiple choice questions and 1 essay, but she tells you the essay. Be sure to keep up with your reading (the multiple choice quesitons are a little tricky) and you will be fine. After every test there will also be a chance to earn 5 or 10 points extra credit. Dr. Lemerise tends to use a traditional lecture style and some class discussion in this course. The textbook is pretty good as well.

PSY-199 : Developmental Psychology - Posted 4/12/2001

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Good

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Moderate

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PSY-199 : Developmental Psychology - Posted 4/12/2001

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Good

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Moderate

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PSY-199 : Developmental Psychology - Posted 12/6/2000

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Good

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Moderate

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PSY-321 : Child Psychology - Posted 4/21/2000

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Good

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Moderate

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Dr. Lemerise shows a lot of excitement in this course. The tests are all essay tests, but she hints to a lot of the questions during class. If you do miss a class, it's easy to find what you missed because she follows the book pretty well...but doesn't read straight from it

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