Reviews of professor Laura Ooi

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I thought Dr. Ooi was great! There was definitely a lot of reading, and the course was more challenging than I had expected. The lectures are really straightforward but to do well on the exams you need to memorize a lot of information and be able to apply it. Overall though, really good course. Taught me more than I'd expected.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She expects you to read the entire textbook and teach yourself the material. she literally has "you are responsible for the material" on the powerpoint. Meanwhile she only teaches polls and makes you do discussion groups and watch TED Talks and CBC psych videos on youtube. She doesn't teach anything, expect to teach yourself the whole course. AVOID

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This class was easy! Attendance is mandatory, as she makes you fill out and hand in an activity at the end of every class. If you go to class you'll get a good grade, I didn't study for the midterm or read the textbook but bc I went to every class I still got a 75 without studying. The papers are easy and the exams are easy if you attend/study!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Laura is a great professor, she explains the content in a 'real world' way, which makes it a lot easier to grasp and remember. You are graded on 1 midterm, 1 final, 2 out of 3 essays and 10 mini participation assignments. I found this class to be really interesting, and Laura was really flexible and shows she cared! Very approachable too!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took "Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood" with Dr. Ooi online during the pandemic. 100% recommend this class and professor. The lectures were very interesting and I learned a lot about this subject. Dr. Ooi is very kindhearted and actually communicates with her students unlike some professors. A real gem, and one of the best classes I've taken.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
- Isn't knowledgeable in her field - Has unrealistic expectations - Doesn't care about how the class is doing - Long tests!! - Treats class as a research methods class