Reviews of professor Amy Karns

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Class was ridiculously easy. Book was pretty interesting but lectures were her just repeating what it said. Good teacher to have if you need an easy class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Class is very easy, with one assignment due every week. She mainly reads off of PowerPoint that has info directly from the textbook but does not cover everything from the chapter. Easy A class if you participate and put effort into the class. Exams are open note/book. Lecture can be VERY boring, but can provide helpful explanations of hard concepts

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Karns is as straightforward as they get. Has very clear grading criteria and does not deviate from that. She's the easiest prof I've had... Lectures are boring but aren't required. Very professional and kind, take her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Her assignments are very easy to complete and the tests are easy if you skim the reading. Her lectures are somewhat dry and boring but could help you grasp concepts if you struggled to understand them from the reading.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Overall, I enjoyed taking Lifespan Development with Amy Karns. We did a project where we created a soundtrack of our lives, and I actually enjoyed doing it. She went out of her way to answer questions and made the content clearer for us to understand. I thought the exams were fair and went along with what we were learning.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Responds quickly to emails and is very understanding. The tests/exams are the most difficult thing in the class, however they are still doable and you are able to succeed as long as you go over the material. You mostly just go over a slideshow in class, but it is helpful and easy to stay engaged.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
very easy "A" of a class
attendance is not a grade
wrote one paper for the final

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took general psych and lifespan development with Professor Karns and loved both classes. She does read mostly from powerpoints but her lectures are engaging and educational. She was very understanding throughout COVID and wanted her students to succeed. Definitely recommend.