Paul McKenna

ITV · PSYCH1 · PSYCH2010 · PSY001 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you will read carefully and ; avoid if you hate heavy textbook work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDetailed feedbackExtra creditHeavy readingClear rubricsOnline psych focus

Students praise thorough, .
Workload is reading- and quiz-heavy; some call Pearson Revel a nightmare.
Grades can be strong with effort, but a minority call him tough or unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Several As and A+s with consistent work, but and As.

Online reviews drive most grade talk; in-person comments are thinner.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro psych is readable and interesting, yet chapter volume and .

Online students stress Pearson Revel and weekly reading most.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

and not required in others with little enforcement detail.

; in-person mostly unspecified.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and fairness despite heavy reading complaints.

Online has both strong fans and avoiders; in-person leans positive but sparse.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear rubrics and , yet some call him a .

Format shift

Online writing scores draw the toughest-grader comments.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and papers each week.

Format shift

Online workload complaints dominate; .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Strong praise for organization, care, and .

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Weekly quizzes and papers or concept exams.

Format shift

Online emphasizes Revel quizzes; and final.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Fewer in-person notes; students still cite organization, support, and .

Main concern

Older sparse reviews give .

What students said

“ ...knows his material well”
PSYCH2010

“Serious professor but gives lots of support; ”
PSYCH1

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online PSY is feedback-rich with weekly quizzes, discussions, and , but .

Main concern

Pearson Revel volume and hard or .

What students said

“Prof. ”
PSY001

“using Pearson Revel is a nightmare”
PSY001

“If you do everything like he asks, you'll pass the class with ease”
PSYCH1

Exam style

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Assessments mix weekly quizzes and application papers; open book appears but still demands full concept mastery.

Weekly quizzesApplication papersOpen book but concept-heavyExtra creditPearson Revel

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; work centers on reading, quizzes, and written assignments.

Weekly discussions and quizzesApplication papers

“ the chapters youve covered”
PSY001

Online

yet hard, with many written items and weekly timed-style quiz sets.

Open book examsObscure questionsWeekly quizzesExtra credit

“Open book but useless unless you know the concepts 100%”
PSY001

“ weeks work”
PSY001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ !! This class is not the easiest I've ever had but the most inspirational and encouraging class so far”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (8 online, 5 in-person) with medium credibility due to sample size.

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78/100

“He and keeping everything updated”

📚 Reading Load

35/100

“tons of reading... i took around 6 pages of notes per chapter!!”

👍

68/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Definitely one of the
...knows his material well

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you'll pass the class with ease
!!!
Open book but useless unless you know the concepts 100%

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

There's a ton of reading and about 6 quizzes within each chapter
this class is not overwhelming at all
A fair amount of work, you earn your garde but learn alot

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 13 reviews over a long span; but sample is smaller and partly dated.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 51

3 out of 53

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSY0016 reviews

PSYCH15 reviews

ITV1 review

PSYCH20101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

B 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Paul McKenna

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

💬 x x

📚 Reading Load

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will read carefully and ; avoid if you hate heavy textbook work.

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