Student Comments
The
following are unedited student comments taken from my most recent
course evaluations
Fall 2006
Introductory
Psychology
Human
Sexuality
Statistics
Learning
and Memory
Winter 2006
Introductory
Psychology
Experimental
Psychology
Physiological
Psychology
Humanity
in the Universe II (Core 6)
Fall 2005
Introductory
Psychology
Human
Sexuality
Statistics
Cognitive
Psychology
Winter 2005
Introductory
Psychology
Experimental
Psychology
Physiological
Psychology
Humanity
in the Universe II (Core 6)
Fall 2004
Introductory
Psychology
Human
Sexuality
Statistics
Learning
and Memory
Winter 2004
Introductory Psychology
Experimental
Psychology
Physiological
Psychology
The Modern World (Core2)
Fall 2003
Introductory
Psychology
Human
Sexuality
Statistics
Cogtnitive
Psychology
Introductory Pscyhology, Fall 2006
Comments
on organization:
He always had planned out what exactly we were
going to lecture on that day.
Clear syllabus and due dates for readings and exams
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Comments
on preparation:
Everything was set for a specific day to discuss a different topic.
Comments
on communication:
I could understand when he would lecture but
then did not understand how it related to the tests.
Descriptively described the subject matter being
taught
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Comments
on availability:
When I needed to retake a test, he had a time when i could take it.
Comments
on grading:
I do not understand the absent policy and sports.
General
Comments about the Course
At first I was a Creative Writing
major. But I registered for a
psychology class to see which I liked better. I have always had an
interest in Psychology, and this class made me realize it is something
I want to do after college.
He knew what he was talking about I just couldn't
relate it to the tests.
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Comments
on Learning
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My experience was excellent and I
learned a lot.
I have not learned as much as I thought I would
during this course. But overall, it was a good class
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Statistics, Fall 2006
Comments
on organization:
Professor Seely is very organized. Everything has structure.
Comments
on preparation:
He was prepared for lecture and answering
questions.
Every class had an objective, and he satisfied
everyone (in my opinion).
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Comments
on communication:
He
did an amazing job making material that could be confusing or
complicated understandable so that we could succeed.
If I didn't understand the material in class, Dr.
Seely would
go out of his way to make sure students would grasp the material,
either by having convenient, friendly, and social office hours, as well
as suggesting the right tutors to do the trick.
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Comments
on availability:
He was always available.
Dr. Seely even came in early on a day where he
didn't have
class until late in the afternoon to make sure I could take a test
because I wasn't going to be in class the next day.
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Comments
on grading:
Very simple and straightforward
General
Comments about the Course:
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I learned a lot and really feel I
understand the material.
I really enjoyed this class. I love the way Dr.
Seely
prepares individuals for a test with his "Practice Test" handouts. I am
very knowledgeable on the subject of statistics. This man keeps his
composure and does not let anything bother him, at least ostensibly.
This is very hard subject material, and yet Prof.
Seely was
able to break it all down and make it understandable. I appreciate his
teaching style and would definately take more of his classes.
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Comments
on Learning:
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I really enjoyed this class,and I
made sure I scheduled Dr. Seely for a class next semester!
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Human Sexualtiy, Fall 2006
Comments
on organization:
One of the few classes that completely stuck
with the syllabus when it came to tests.
Topics were discussed in class
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Comments
on preparation:
He would always tell us what we would talk about
before our next class
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Comments
on communication:
He often had us break into groups and talk about
the issues brought up in class
We did not explain the material very often. Most of
class was just group projects.
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Comments
on grading:
A little confusing, but no real complaints.
General
comments about the course:
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This course was AMAZING to be in.
There was always something exciting
to learn about. Mainly things that we did not know existed. Highly
recommmend this class to any student!
BEST COURSE EVER! Extremely interesting. Also, good
good conversation starter, regardless of where you are.
This class is very interesting. A relaxing
background to a hecktic world.
I thought the course, all though interesting, was
very boring at times. We did the same thing everyday.
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Comments
on Learning:
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Like how we were able to connect the
material in a way that we can all
understand. I did not like the forced groups though. I would rather be
with people that I fell comfortable talking to about the things that
were discussed in this class.
Overall I enjoyed your class. You made the class fun
and interesting. Don't change a thing!
I wish he would have used the book more often but I
learned so much from our group discussions
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Learning and Memory, Fall 2006
Comments
on organization:
All dates and objectives were outlined in the
syllabus.
Great job making a syllabus and sticking to it-
always
informed students what to expect next. The students knew what to expect
from the professor and what the professor expected of them.
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Comments
on preparation:
Never a class where professor came unprepared. Tied in very new and
relevant research and news topics into class.
Comments
on communication:
Dr. Seely is a great teacher. He is real down to earth and makes
excellent puns during class. I love taking him for my classes.
Comments
on availability:
Course office hours are not the most optimal for students, but you
could set up an individual, separate appt easily enough.
Comments
on grading:
I liked that it was all spelled out in the syllabus.
General
Comments about the course:
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This course was set up well and
forced me to pay attention and put time into this.
I learned way more than I thought I would! I enjoyed
this
class throughly and think it should be required for every education
student, and every college student. You learn more about yourself and
also about understanding your classmates/students!
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Comments
on learning:
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This course was very helpful. I
learned more efficient ways to study,
learn, and remember. I just need to remember to incorporate these ideas
into my daily life.
I learned a lot in this course. Being tested
everyday helped me retain the information.
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Introductory Psychology, Winter 2006
Comments
on organization:
We stuck to the syllabus like glue.
Dr. Seely always stuck to the syllabus very well.
The syllabus was helpful, and Dr. Seely kept on
track well.
He was very well organized and went by everything
exactly the was it was in his syllabus.
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Comments
on preparation:
He always had his tea.
He always seemed to come into class knowing what he
was going
to say. He would always say he could go on and on about certain things.
I liked that, it showed me that he really knew his material.
He always had all his handouts and
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Comments
on communication:
he really creates an atmosphere that makes him
easy to understand but very unpredictable.
If there was something I did not understand in the
book Dr. Seely did a very good job of explaining it to us and I in
class.
He explained everything very well and always stopped
and answered everyone's questions.
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Comments
on availability:
Even with the map to his office it is hard to
find.
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Comments
on grading:
This grading system is the best I have
ever seen. I think that all classes should use the same. It gives the
best representation of the grading scale.
I understood how the grading system worked, but it I
did not
find it encouraging. Because everything was based off of a curve I
think that students were not challenged to do their best.
I really like how he made it clear that there will
be no discrimination between men and women
I liked the grading system that he used.
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General
Comments about the course:
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It was very useful and eye opening.
I like the overhead work, Dr. Seely did 90% of his
teaching from the overhead and I believe that is very helpful.
I think that this course was a big waste of time. I
did not
feel challenged to work hard in this class. I think that in the future
it would be beneficial to have a introduction class offered to biology
majors. Many of the concepts discussed were incredibly repetative. I
think that by spliting the class it would also make the curve grading
system more effective because I would feel more challenged "competing"
against more competent students.
Professor Seely is a wonderful teacher. The class is
interesting and easy to understand. The only reason for students to be
failing this class is because of lack of studying or paying attention.
it was a good course to take
I really enjoyed being in his class.
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Comments
on Learning:
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who thought I would learn so much
in an intro class?
I think that learning would be enhanced by not
having a curved grading system.
i learned a lot
I didn't learn that much but thats not because of
the way he
taught or anything its because i already took psychology in high school.
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Experimental Psychology, Winter 2006
General
Comments about the course:
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I loved this course! I learned so
much!
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Comments
on Learning:
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Great class! Keep up the good work,
Dr. Seely! You rock!
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Physiological Psychology, Winter 2006
Comments
on organization:
The syllabus was absolutely a
wonderful resource throughout the semester. The class knew exactly what
to expect on a daily basis. The class NEVER deviated from the syllabus,
nor was it a problem. The entire semester was very organized. Thank you
for that!
Comments
on preparation:
Absolutely!! Prof. Sealy is very
knowledgeable in the course material and was a constant source of
information. He was willing to answer any Q's that were asked in a very
thorough manner. This was the best course I have taken at Saint
Joseph's College so far.
Comments
on communication:
Some of the concepts like neurons
and action potential were hard for me to follow. I think that we should
have spent more time with the basics and a little less time on the
details.
At times I would be very confused, so I would ask
Q's about
it. He would then rephrase the information, and normally I was able to
understand the material from the second explanation.
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Comments
on availability:
He was available... but would have
been much more convenient if he had been in the core or science
building. His office in the chapel discouraged me from seeking him out
more often. He might enjoy that statement... but was not a positive for
the the individual class member.
General
Comments about the course:
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This was a hard class, but I think
I learned and retained a significant amount of information.
I would have to say that this course isn't easy but
it also
is probably my favorite so far. I learned so much and even though I
might not have an A+, I still feel like I learned a lot from Dr. Seely.
He's probably the greatest professor I've ever had!
I always enjoy Dr. Seely's courses and look forward
to them
every day. I'm not sure how he could improve upon his methods yet he
always seems to do so from semester to semester. He truly is an
excellent professor.
This was an extremely difficult course. The material
is
difficult and precise. Prof. Sealy was able to make the information
understandable and interesting. The course actually became very
personal to me in many ways. I learned a large amount of information
because of this course; the actual amount, is almost mind-blowing ;)
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Comments
on Learning:
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I learned so much and this course
definitely helped with my career choice!
I felt that the methodology employed allowed me to
get a firm
grasp on the key concepts of biopsychology. It also rekindled my
interest in behavioral neuroscience, and, for that, I am immensely
grateful.
The weekly quizzes were instrumental in my learning
the
material. They were definately not my favorite part of the class, WHILE
going through it... but I am extremely happy for them now.
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Core 6, Winter 2006
The
strengths of this discussion group were...
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were the essential questions, it
opened the floor for a discussion
People were open to talking, and Seely always made
sure everyone got to state their opinion.
There were a few good debates over evolution and
other aspects of the evolutionary process.
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The thing
I'd really suggest changing in the way this group ran is...
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The only thing i did not like about
this course was the essential
questions we had to do. It seems a little childish because if we have
any questions were are capable of asking in class and the questions
take up alot of class time when we could be doing something else. I
don't think the essential questions are neccessary to do in future
classes. The lectures are pretty much cut and dry. Besides, I know I
learned this stuff in grammar school.
only on the study session for the mid term and the
final, I
think there should be one acrossed the bored, it is unfair to groups
that one teacher gives them almost all anwsers while another one does
not direct his group in the same mamer
Less essential questions.
No more essential questions!
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Inroductory Psychology, Fall 2005
Comments
on organization:
The class was very well organized, and did not
stray from the syllabus very much at all.
organization was fine.
Class dates were all met and all assignment were due
as stated in the Syllabus
Had outlines ready for every week
The syllabus was very helpful.
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Comments
on preparation:
He always knew what he was going to say. I never
felt like this class was a waste of my time.
He always came prepared.
Class ran smoothly with no downtime between
subjects.
His lectures were well-planned and very interesting.
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Comments
on communication:
all he did was overhead notes..which is really
boring. I think more creative methods could have been used.
The instructor allowed us to use our own thinking
before he gave us the correct answers.
He explained everything thoroughly and lectured very
well.
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Comments
on availability:
He actually let me finish an essay on a taest in
his office.
I met with my instructor several times after class
for extra credit assignments, as well as, help with some topics.
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General
Comments about the Class:
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I love this class. I wish it was
two semesters long.
I liked the Intro Psychology class. It was a very
useful
class even if you have already taken a psychology class before or if
you have not taken a psychology class before. Taught the marterial very
well and explained the topics we covered in a way we would understand
what he was talking about.
Fun Class
Never felt lost in the class. Always knew the
routine and material.
I learned so much during this class and was always
interested.
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Comments
on Learning:
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I liked how my instructor used an
overhead to teach the material when
he was lecturing. It helped the whole class understand what he was
saying and kept him on the topic of what he was discussing to his
class. I really liked the class and it has helped me futher my
knowledge of Psychology and what it is all about as a whole.
Very good class, enjoyed when study guides were
integrated into the reviews for tests.
I only had two problems with the the class learning
situation. The two girls in the back talking each class period for most
of the class time and the ringing student cell phones were extremely
distracting. My only suggestion would be to dismiss these students or
have some sort of rule banning these situations for the other students
who want to be there and learn.
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Human
Sexuality, Fall 2005
Comments
on organization:
activities and discussion followed the text, and
the class flowed in a natural progression through the topic
No complaints.
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Comments
on preparation:
all but a good projector, but always had
everything ready and was swift in returning assignments
Dr. Seely supplemented almost all of our readings;
this made the class very interesting and fun to attend.
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Comments
on communication:
very willing to take extra time in
further explanation if a topic seemed unclear. Made a focal point of
what was important, and what we should spend our time studying. The
little things were made clear to us so we were not concentrating on the
irrelavent details
The group discussions about certain topics in class
correlated very well with information obtained via reading the book.
The way the class was organized was clever and
effective.
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Comments
on availability:
· didn't
always get e-mails confirming information sent to him.
Comments
on grading:
· The normal
seely curve which i have
become adjusted to was not usable due to the high grades, so it was
confusing at first as to whether or not the grading system would change
back, but he made it clear very quickly
General
Comments about the Course:
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The course was very very good. It
would have been much better with a
smaller class, would generate more discussion and we would walk away
with a better understanding of human sexuality.
I'm really glad I took this course. It's cemented my
decision to continue with psychology as a career.
very fun class and dr. seely is a great teacher.
I really enjoyed this course, it has made me more
comfortable with talking about my sexuality.
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Comments
on Learning:
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Excellent.
I would change nothing bout this class. i enjoyed
it, and learned a lot for it. thanks prof. seely
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Statistics,
Fall, 2005
General
Comments about the Course:
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It was a good course, I kind of
wish I could take another stats class just to have more background on
it, but I learned a lot.
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Comments
on Learning:
Cognitive
Psychology, Fall 2005
Comments
on Organization:
felt the course was
disorganized because we never really knew what we would be focusing on
that day...sometimes the syllabus would say to read a certain chapter
for that class period and sometimes we would skip around a lot in that
chapter on just not focus as much in that chapter as much as the
other....i don't think it would have been as much of an issue if the
book was a little easier to follow because I like to change things up
and i don't like the same thing over and over but I found the book
extremely hard to understand and it became really difficult because if
I didn't understand the class notes completely i couldn't really go
back to the book as a reference because i found the book even more
confusing...maybe cognitive psy comes easy to the other students but it
defantly didn't come easy to me because it was more abstract and it
would have helped to have a more structured text book because i felt
like this text book was a foreign language to me.
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Comments
on Communication:
Seely explained the material in as easy of a way
as he could.
If someone did not understand an concept, especially an abstract one,
he spent a lot of time going into detail about the concept and using
fun examples, to clear up any confusion.
very in depth discussions on very detailed, sometimes abstract concepts
explained very clearly and thoughouly
again i really don't think
the material not getting explained as well as i would have liked would
have been as much of an issue if the text book was easier to read and
understand because sometimes it takes awhile for hard material to
settle in and i understand and i am the type of student that learns
better by reading my text book and writing down notes from it before i
go into the class lecture but i felt like i got absolutly no where i
read the text book the days prior to class...it did nothing to help aid
in the class lecture...that i think is the main problem because a
professor can only simplify a subject like cognitive psy so much
because it's so abstract so a more easly understandable text book would
really really help like last years biopsy book...i think it needs to be
structured like that and it really helps if the book comes with a cd
rom because them it usually has practice aids on it which helps me
study and learn the material much better.
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Comments
on availability:
Office hours were clearly stated in syllabus
Comments
on grading:
i would agree that i overall
understood how my final grade would be calcualted but sometimes i felt
like my quiz essay questions were grade kinda harshly while other times
they seemed to be graded more leanent...would like to see an explantion
on the paper as to why i missed those essay points because otherwise it
leaves the student to just assume you might have just been in a bad
mood that day and i'm not the only one that thinks that....also i'm not
sure if having a quiz everyday is really showing how much a student
knows about the material because we are only given a short amount of
time to finish the quiz and some people require more thinking time when
answering essay questions because we are all different....i presonally
like it better when a teacher does a test weekly rather than daily
because it gives the student more time to review the material because
cognitive psy is not one of those subjects that just clicks with
you...i think we need more time.
General
Comments about the Course:
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overall i think cognitive psy is
interesting but is so abstract that it
sometimes seems greek to me...like a foreign language and it just
seemed like we were going so fast and the text book just didn't help at
all. the text book was my bigeest problem because i couldn't go back
and use it as a reference to help better understand the class material.
my next concern was the quizes because i felt for one we weren't given
enough time to really think through the answers completly because some
of us are slower when it comes to taking tests and i felt like we had
to rush so much through the material that i was just digging myself a
bigger hole with the quizes....i think it would have been better to
have a test weekly instead of ever class period because we were being
tested over material that we were just introduced too a day before and
a lot of it really semmed like greek or just totally foreign so it
would have been better to have an extra class period to review that new
material.
Great course! I learned so much!
Very good college style class, taught very well.
I really liked the quiz-a-day. I've never had this
or even heard this in a class, and I thought it was awesome.
I think the course made learning fun. I loved the
days when
did experiments or hands on learning, and I remembered the most from
those days. Sometimes I had trouble following the material, but that
may have been just because the subject matter was sometimes difficult.
I feel the course made me think (haha) in different ways, and pushed me
to think outside the lines
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Introductory Psychology, Winter 2005
Comments on organization:
· Did a good job following the syllabus we
received on the first day of class
· Professor
Seely ran a very organized and informative class.
· The
class was well organized. The syllabus was followed faithfully.
anything we needed to know was on the syllabus.
· this
class was structured very well. professor seely would give lecture
every time we met and the notes were organized very well.
Comments
on preparation:
· You
came prepared to class, you had all the notes and material we needed.
Comments on
communication:
· I
thought you did a good job at teaching us the material. you did it in a
fun learning way.
· the
teaching methods that professor seely used were great. this class was
without doubt the best class that i have had this year. this teacher
was
very enthusiastic about the subject matter
Comments on
availability:
· i
was not in need of this
· You
were available if we needed you, and also you responded to emails
quickly.
Comments on grading:
· I
thought the gradins system was fair and accurate.
General comments about
the course:
· Dr.
Seely is awesome and made the class really fun!
· It
was very general. I would have liked to go a little more in depth on
some things. I felt like a subject was barely mentioned and then we
moved on from it.
· I
enjoyed this course very much. I took it in high school and my teacher
wasn't very good so i didn't enjoy it really. But I acutally enjoyed it
this time around.
Comments on learning:
· I
would have liked to have gone more in-depth.
· An
intro class seems hard because of all the information you are exposed
to, however, professor Seely was really assertive when it came to
material he presented in the classroom.
· I
though the material was easily learned the way you taught it to us.
Experimental
Psychology, Winter 2005
Comments
on preparation:
· The
man is a genius.
Comments on
communication:
· See
above...
· Dr.
Seely was very good at explaining difficult concepts. He also made me
feel like I was free to speak up whenever I didn't understand something.
· a
major strength of the class
Comments
on availability:
· He's
a busy genius.
· During
our experiments, Dr. Seely helped us with our papers as often as we
revised them. Also, when I went to his office because I didn't know
what
to do with my data. He sat with me so I could get it done properly and
understood what I was doing.
General comments about
the course:
· One
word... Genius.
· The
projects we did tied all of the material we covered in class together.
It was nice to actually get to apply what we learned. I think the
projects added to my comphrension of the material.
· interesting
and fun
Comments on learning:
· It
was another Seely special. We're lucky to have him.
· Before
this class I had no idea how to properly conduct an experiment. Now, I
know the different kinds of experiments, how to choose which one to
use,
and how to conduct them. While I probably could not do one on my own
yet, I am confident that this class has given me the foundation to
develop my skills.
· Prof
was great at explaining in several ways so that we'd understand it, and
he made sure we did before he moved on
Physiological
Psychology, Winter 2005
Comments on
organization:
· We
followed the syllabus almost to a tee.
Comments on
communication:
· Dr.
Seely made sure that we understood the materials and was willing to
explain things over until they were understood. Also, the in class
activities related to the material and helped a lot with understanding.
Comments on grading:
· The
grading system was explained the first day of class and he stuck to it.
There were no surprises.
General comments about
the course:
· Doctor
Seely is very knowledgable about many areas in psychology, but is
always able to admit when he doesn't know something and offers to get
the information for you. He is patient and entertaining with his
students. Also, Dr Seely will explain concepts until everyone
understands and openly encourages students to ask questions.
· more
interesting than I thought it could be
Comments on learning:
· I
LOVED this class! I really feel like I learned a lot, and I like that
it was stuff I could actually use in real life.
· The
method in which this class was taught was extremely beneficial to me.
Having an exam every week may seem stressful, however with such a dense
subject it was easier to study for the exams and perform better because
of the format.
· very
practical interesting information
Humanity
in the Universe II (Core 6), Winter 2005
The strengths of this
discussion group were ...
· After
having had numerous Core discussion groups in which discussions were
either limited or nonexistent, I was pleasantly surprised to be exposed
to a variety of opinions; diversity was played up in discussions, and
this made the discussions more interesting and important to me. I
actually wanted to go to class.
· Just
the fact that the class and Seely got along pretty good and everyone
had a sense of humor is what I think was great during discussion. It
made it more interesting.
· With
the horrible material we had, Seely made it as interesting as possible
for us. He made the labs seem somewhat interesting, even though there
was absolutely no hope for them.
· There
isn't much to critique on the part of my discussion leader. The
complaints I have about cores 5 and 6 are unrelated to my professors,
rather the material they were required to cover. The reason that I knew
that I could get away with not attending a lecture was that they were
almost entirely identical to the lectures i recieved in my General
Biology class. I could pull my old bio notes out and literally read
them
WORD FOR WORD during some of the lectures. I find these 2 cores to be
not only the most worthless and biggest waste of time, but Im appalled
that I am required to take 2 classes with 85% of the material related
to
evolution at a Catholic college. My reasoning for being so appalled is
that the goal appears to be to make us change our point of view about
the issue and as the profs say "to make us challenge our morals." What
other Catholic school does that to their students?!?!
· Alot
of students that enjoyed talking and giving their own opinions.
· I
really like how much we discussed random topics that somehow tied in to
Core 6. I like hearing about more than creationism vs. evolution, so
the
farther we got in this class, the more I enjoyed it.
· i
loved the review games that we played to prepare for the midterm. they
helped sooooo much!
· Excellent
professor, always gave common ideas a new spin and perspective.
The thing I'd really
suggest changing in the way this group ran is ...
· Nothing.
It was really enjoyable.
· I
felt that our discussion group was good, but the material we had to
discuss was awful. Core 6 material seemed to repeat itself over and
over
and over again. Lectures said the same things throughout the whole
semester. New material would make this course much better, but it needs
help before a successful discussion can be ran. An example, while the
cave art lecture was good and original, the lab of doing cave art was
ridiculous. We are juniors in college and spent 1 1/2 hours
fingerpainting. Seriously, I thought I'd moved on from that. I am not
spending 25G+ a year so I know how to fingerpaint after graduation.
Also, if you had taken the general biology class here, some of the
lectures and labs were exactly the same as we had completed in gen bio.
So I was hearing the same information for the 3rd and 4th times even
from the beginning! Core 6 really has a tremendous amount of room for
improvement. I do not envy any one who still has to take it. It, along
with Core 5, are probably the worst classes I have taken here. And it
is
not my discussion professors, but the material itself. Core 5 and 6 do
not compare to the rest of the Core program and in my eyes, will be
blocked from my Core experience at St. Joe because the courses make it
so tainted!
· Cave
art??? Am I in the fourth grade again? Im not paying $27,000 a year to
paint a picture using charcoal. I can do that for free at home. Change
the labs...they are all the same as the gen bio labs as well. Better
yet, drop cores 5 and 6 entirely from the curriculum so that students
dont have to double up with 7 & 8 (because 5 & 6 are a waste of
brain cells) and instead require Gen bio and Gen Chem.
· Attempt
to involve the entire class more than just a few students.
· Grading
on weekly responses didn't make much sense. (grading out of 10 but
never giving anything higher than an 8) The difference between a 7 and
an 8 seemed pretty much random.
· The
only problem I had with the final was the time. It's not that the
questions were difficult, because I felt like I could have answered all
of them reasonably well. It's just that when it comes to writing, I'm a
perfectionist and it takes me awhile to think of exactly how I want to
put things. I have all the ideas there, it's just a matter of getting
them out on paper--which I'm a little slower at. So the time was a
problem, and I didn't get finished--which may seem like a reflection of
me not knowing what I was doing, when really it was just not having
enough time to get it all out.
· I'd
add more information on genetics to the lectures. If you look at the
percentage of people who discussed a genetics related issue in our
research projects, it is a far greater number than those who looked at
evolutionary issues. PLEASE MAKE CORE 6 MORE THAN JUST EVOLUTION VS.
CREATIONISM. We hear so much about that ONE topic that I got sick and
tired of it before we even finished Core 5, and then to add MORE to the
same tired subject was just about enough to make me not want to go to
lecture. Discussion for Core 6 was much better, especially after we hit
the half-way point in the semester. The labs we do for the first half
don't mean much to me because I understood the creation/evolution thing
BEFORE I CAME TO COLLEGE! Can we have a Core 6 class that doens't talk
about that topic? I'd even take the class over again if we started
discussing humanity in the universe and not pre-humanity all over
again.
Thanks Dr. Seely for a great semester in Core!
Introductory
Psychology, Fall 2004
Comments on
organization:
· The
notes were very useful in this class, I also like the pop quizes.
· good
job on keeping up
· The syllabus mapped out exactly what we would be
doing each week and what chapters were due.
Comments on
communication:
· Dr.
Seely has a way of making the learning experience easier for me by the
way he teaches.
· For
the most part everything was clear.
· Dr.
Seely teaches the class very well because he provides us with the
definitions and great examples to help us remember the terms.
· Unbelieveable
Teacher
· I
loved his teaching methods. The way he taught made me want to come to
class and made me want to learn more which is rare in my case. I could
never wait to see what crazy thing he had in store next.
· Mr.
Seely always knows how to make learning fun.
Comments on
availability:
· Always
offered help and assistance throughout semester with tests and extra
credit and strategies for raising your grade.
· Dr.
Seely always had time for us to meet with him in his office, even if we
just wanted to talk about the most pointless things.
Comments on grading:
·
I wish the quizes were worth more, for some reason I always did better
on the quizes than on the tests.
General Comments about
the course:
·
I really enjoy the course its my favorite class.
· I
LOVED this class, I would take any class with Seely because he makes
the class SO much fun.
· I
learned a lot in this course. I took Psychology in high school, but
this course expanded on a lot more and added more detail.
· Awesome
teacher and class. Very interesting and enjoyable teacher. Presents
humorous materical to class to lighten the atmosphere and is serious
with lectures. Always structured and organized and punctual. Fun
activities and lectures promoted enthusiasm in the class. Very easy to
listen to and pay attention to!!!
· good
prof. and has an up beat attude
· I
thought this Into to Psychology course provided me with excellent
terminology and has prepared me to move on to the next level of
Psychology. Dr. Seely was a great teacher and I look forward to having
many more psychology courses with him.
· I
loved the class, I don't think any teacher could have made it as
interesting as he did.
Comments
on learning:
·
I learned a lot in this class, I can actually remember everything!
· Good
material and good lessons.
· Very
fun and enjoyable class with great opportunity to learn about
interesting topics from a great teacher who keeps your attention and
makes a wonderful class.
· good
prof.
· I
learned alot and I feel I've become very confident in the basic terms
of Psychology.
· I
learned a lot of interesting things. I promise to use them all for good.
Introductory
Psychology, Fall 2003
Comments on
organization:
· The
syllabus was laid out to see what was going to happen all semester. We
basicly knew when quizzes were going to be and when we had to have the
readings done. I think that he did a good job of letting us know what
was going to happen.
· Very
easy to follow along, yet not so structured that the class was boring
· We
recieved a syllabus to begin with, and we were responsible to follow
that ourselves and know what is coming up. I liked that.
· everything
was well organized and followed a rational progression and the book.
· We
always followed the syllabus in our class. We knew when assingments
were due, and when we are going to have a test!
· This
course was very organized!
· Those
darn quizes! Yes the syllabus was promptly followed.
· dr.
seely always gave us an outline of class discussion for each chapter
and from day one, all tests and chapter due dates were dated in the
syllabus.
Comments on preparation:
· He was always prepared and had a very lively
class.
· always
seemed on top of things.
· The
instructor was very prepared for class. He knew where we left off and
did not waste any time in getting started.
· I
really enjoyed Dr. Seely. I think he is a great teacher and I recommend
all of his classes!
· like
clockwork.
Comments
on communication:
· If we had a problem with what he was saying we
could always ask him to explain or ask a question on the subject.
· explained
material extremely well
· easy
to talk to, never held back if i needed to ask a question. Explained
thoroughly.
· Gave
examples and made sure we understood before moving on to other material.
· My
instructor was very good at breaking everything down so that I could
understand all the different materials being covered.
· There
were areas of greyness, but instructor offered help outside of class.
· dr.
seely always gave life examples with class lectures, which i found to
be helpful in retaining the information as well as being able to relay
that information back to someone else.
· he spoke to us as if we already knew everything
Comments on
availability:
· I
could meet with him if I needed to, all I had to do was send an email
or stop him after class.
· I
had to take an Exam early and I emailed him and he responded very
quickly and he was in his office at the hours that he said he would be.
· dr.
seely encouraged office hours (whether having trouble with grades or
just a question) and was available to us through email, etc.
Comments on grading:
· THat
was also on the syllabus which I really like. That way I would know
what was coming and how much it was going to affect my grade.
· I
like how we were graded according to the grades of our peers. There's a
lot of competition in this society, so that taught me that you need to
try to do better than the next guy.
· with
every test, dr. seely gave the opportunity to ask questions, double
check any test corrections, and to present an argument if we felt our
answer would fit. we were also repeatedly told about extra credit
assignments as well as what attendence would weigh on our grades.
· he
had a weird way of grading that i still dont understand
General Comments about
the course:
· I
really enjoyed this course and I am glad I took it. I think that Dr.
Seely is a great professor and I would take him again in a heartbeat.
He
made things interesting and I learned a lot from him.
· This
was a great course! It's too bad that I'm not planning to major in
psychology, but as a result of taking this class, I may change my mind!
· very
enthusiastic, intelligent, and humorous.
· It
challenged me more than I thought it would!
· I
enjoyed the course very much and had a lot of fun and learned a lot!
· i
found the course to be very interesting, but as far as it being
required for the criminal justice minor, i would have liked to have
taken the class earlier on as it may have helped as a base course, more
than one further into the minor.
Comments on learning:
· I
learned a lot from this course and will take the knowledge with me as I
move on into other things. I really enjoyed the class.
· my
only complaint about the learning process during this class was on the
lecture to test recall. i could understand the material as presented in
lecture and through the book, but to relate the given information with
the test questions always felt like a hit or miss. i knew i had a one
in
four chance of choosing the correct answer, but the questions always
felt like they belonged to a different course. like greek... and
analogy
questions make my brain hurt.