Reviews of professor James Houston

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of my minors is stats & I was so confused. Everyone was confused. He speaks so condescendingly about the material & will berate you for taking too many notes? He complained about my class being quiet but complained when we asked questions. Nothing in the HW nor exams is covered in class. Takes a week to answer emails and is not helpful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's ridiculously knowledgeable about aging psychology, does a great job of challenging students to reach their full potential, & has high, but clearly stated, expectations. Teaches you how to read/analyze journal articles. Lots of smaller grades help, but exams are hard. Not always great at responding to emails, but truly cares about students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Oof, seems like there are people that don't care for statistics rating him. I think there are lots of people that didnt understand why a stats class was needed in psych and were frustrated with the material. He was really flexible, allowed late work without penalty when i got busy at work, and encourage everyone to come see him if they felt stuck.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Houston was a really good professor.He wasn't very engaging himself and took a while to grade assignments but he did give good feedback and was very kind.He's not a tough grader and trys to understand the students point of view. For this class - please know that it requires a lot of writing - discussions and papers. Quizs are not too complicated

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Houston really wants students to do well in his class. He is willing to meet to discuss any issues or concerns and is really understanding if you have something come up. There are a lot of papers in the class, but they are on interesting topics that are easy to write about. As a graduate student, his class was more than beneficial.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
explains things well and is willing to answer questions. homework out of the book and an easy 10 question quiz each week. not super fast at answering emails, so ask questions in class. participation points are part of your final grade but you don't have to attend every class to get all the points. gives time to work on homework in class most weeks

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is a good person, but not a great professor. Unless you are good with math already. don't take this class. I was sick, so I missed a couple of classes. I didn't understand a single thing when I came back. His lectures are hard. The homework is confusing. The software is impossible. I wouldn't recommend taking this professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There's three assignments and three tests that aren't super hard, but other than that there's not a lot of grades. His lectures are engaging and you get participation points for attending class.