Reviews of professor Alessandra Passarotti

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Great professor , four exams, two papers, lots of extra credit opportunities, no heavy homework and two cheat sheets allowed per exam. Additionally, Dr. Passarotti is very kind and flexible, always open to questions and wants you to actually learn the concepts. Her lectures are always enjoyable, informative, and positive.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took 270 with Dr. Passarotti in summer. It was one of the best classes I have ever had. The attendance was not mandatory since all of the lectures were recorded, but you could get an extra credit for simply joining the class. The material was explained really well. I totally recommend taking 270 with her, especially when the class is online.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Passarotti is an excellent Professor. Very knowledgeable too. I recommend everyone to take her courses as you will learn a lot about the physiology of the brain as you complete interactive activities to check your learning and understanding of the lecture topics. 11/10!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Passarotti is amazing. I took 366 & 270 with her, and I'd take more!!! I appreciated that she was always eager to share different research opportunities available to the undergrads. 
The material might sometimes be hard, but she does a good job with explanations and offers lots of extra credit. I also met with her TAs.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I absolutely love Passarotti, her lectures are very interesting and as long as you take notes and use the practice exam she gives, you will pass. One thing I recommend is writing handwritten notes to really memorize the content. This was definitely one of my favorite classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class environment felt very professional. I also took the lab portion in this class and it gave me a good idea how research is done in a lab setting.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Passarotti is a dull lecturer; she read off the slides and would often go off on different tangents about psych topics completely unrelated to the exams. The lectures were information-overloaded, and it was difficult to retain the content. However, I did appreciate the cheat sheets we were allowed and extra credit also came in handy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Passarotti is a caring and knowledgeable professor. She takes the time to talk with students who have questions. Lectures were recorded, so it was easy to review and study them for exams. For this course, she allowed "cheat sheets" to be used for exams, which helped greatly and definitely eased some test anxiety.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've had the privilege of taking Dr. Passarotti's course this Spring. Excellent lecturer and includes examples that really stick in your mind. Very caring, supportive, and caused no issues during COVID pandemic learning. TA's were great too an overall a really intriguing and fun class. Textbook not needed.