Reviews of professor Caroline Niziolek

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
very kind and enthusiastic professor! course work is a different story though. content on exams is meant to trick you and make you think outside of the box which is where i think there is a lot of difficultly within this course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her class was very frustrating as she didn't really take into account the outside factors her students may be dealing with during a global pandemic. When numerous students spoke out about the anxiety they felt during her exams, she did nothing to ease that. We were given little guidance during her cumulative final about the layout. Very frustrated.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Niziolek is very intelligent but does not always take the time to deliver content in a way that is accessible to students in an elementary-level class. At times, I felt like the TA (Anne) was actually the one teaching the class because she did a much better job of explaining things. Dr. Niziolek also just doesn't answer email.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I'm going to be honest, I haven't taken a class with her, HOWEVER, I have multiple friends who have. She immediately accused my friend of cheating (which she didn't) without even asking why she & another student had similar assignments. She also wouldn't let another girl retake the final when she had to miss it due to CANCER treatment.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good professor for this content. Her slideshows are really helpful and the study guides she gives before the exams are amazing - you just need to study those and you'll be ok. The homeworks are helpful for studying. Only annoying thing is she doesn't have the quizzes on the syllabus and will just announce in class when the next one is.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a very nice person but the way she teaches is sometimes confusing and I didn't always know what to focus on because there was so many slides per lecture. There is overall a lot of homework/ work that you need to do outside of class which got overwhelming. I would suggest going to the review sessions especially on weeks before a test.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dropped this course. Prof Niziolek is very lecture heavy and just reads off the PowerPoint. The lectures are very boring, and not engaging at all. Would ask her for more extra practice besides the ones provided, but refused. The PowerPoint does not align with the textbook. And nor does the exam does. The exam review is nothing like the exam.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I absolutely loved Carrie. She is very very nice, tries her best to have people participate in ways that are helpful for everyone, and you can tell that she really cares about everyone in the class and wants them to do well. It is easy to get extra credit. The exams are very clear cut thanks to the best study guides ever. Loved her!