Reviews of professor Vanessa Kettering

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
unclear on grading criteria and switches assignment directions up at the last minute. goes through slides like she's discussing it with someone who's already a professional in health psych. chapter notes are due every week and tests are based mostly on the book. taught myself everything from the book and didn't learn a single thing in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, I don't think she's that bad. She gets a bad rep. Sometimes, her instruction is just confusing or unclear but it's not that difficult to figure out. There's also weekly homework which doesn't happen in most classes and she puts an emphasis on teamwork. However, as long as you do all the assignments and put in the work, you should be fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is nice and has good intentions, but she is not a good professor. She reads off of slides and plays Ted Talk videos. She never goes into detail of what she is lecturing and she doesn't answer questions thoroughly. She doesn't give you feedback on exams and she doesn't show what questions you missed. Her grading is weird as well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DO NOT TAKE HER. Her syllabus and instructions are confusing and disorganized. She does not reply to emails. Some accommodations were only made after numerous complaints. While she comes off as a nice person, she is an absolutely horrible professor and educator. She does not care about students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is very nice and understanding. Open note and textbook exams. She gives you breaks throughout the zoom session which helps a lot! Cares about your well-being. Her instructions are confusing at times. Doesnt really explain her assignments clearly and her lectures are very long.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is a good professor. I enjoyed taking a course with her. Her exams were not difficult and were open note. Chapter notes were due weekly, but they were not hard. Attendance was not mandatory. She seemed to be understanding.