Reviews of professor Zhipeng Gao

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His first midterm started off very hypothetical. Questions got better by the second. Be prepared to take notes on every detail he says in class to do well. You must attend his lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I truly appreciated the professor's emphasis on critical thinking. Can you believe it? It's a history course but the professor did not test on any single date! So happy there was no rote memorization. What's important is to understand and apply the historical ideas in today's society and to reflect on how we study/conduct research. Truly helpful.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a nice guy who is approachable. His lectures were interesting and he was engaged with the material but his test were tricky and confusing. There were way too many trick questions or questions that can be open to interpretation, which means you'll lose marks unless you memorize the lectures and boring book word for word.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of my favourite York Profs so far! Fascinating lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm quitting the course and would like to leave a remark on Dr. Gao's teaching before I go. Dr. Gao's instruction is truly engaging and shows us so much about how psychology interacted with society that we haven't been exposed to. He's also a very kind person to allow me enter the course late and to give me much help. Too bad I cannot hang on there

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Got my final grade, 95! Yay! The class average is 71.7 or 8 something, which is pretty generous!