Reviews for Janice Reutt-Robey
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: CHEM135 Grade Expected: B January 24, 2012, 7:36 pm | The nicest professor you will meet in the science department. She is soft-spoken, so sitting up front will help your learning experience. It is mandatory that you go to the lectures for the clicker questions that are reasonably fair. Dont bother taking notes from her slideshows, but try to pay a decent amount of attention. Most of the learning will occur outside the classroom and in the textbook. The teaching assistant wasnt much help for this class either. The online homeworks were a doozy and very time consuming. There are 3 exams and 1 final, so if you want an A you'd better study for all 3 and work on the practice problems in the book! Other than that good luck. |
| IncognitoSOS Course: CHEM135 Grade Expected: A December 17, 2011, 5:27 pm | Course: CHEM135 Teaching Style: Reutt-Robey's weakest point. While I will concede that Dr. Reutt-Robey clearly knew the source material she was lecturing on, her ability to communicate is lacking. Multiple times during the semester, she was observed to trip up on certain sentences, making certain examples unnecessarily obtuse. Adding to her ambiguous communication, her class room control was very poor. While admittedly difficult to control 300 some freshman, it was impossible to hear if sitting anywhere but the front 10 rows, and difficult even then. Assignments: Assignments and given in two formats: one point in class responses, and online homeworks. Neither are particularly exceptional, and are average. Not terribly difficult, however. Exams: The exams were a point of contention for me. While average exams in every respect, I found the exams to be filled with trick questions, typos, or ambiguous wording. Somewhat below average, though not terrible. Grading: Reutt Robey's grading system is relatively standard for most freshman classes, however, it should be noted. Dr. Reutt-Robey will not curve this class. Do not expect to get an A grade with an 85. It won't happen. Overall Review: Average class with below average Professor. For most, it's not an optional course, but Reutt-Robey could certainly improve the class but refining her teaching style. |
| Anonymous Course: CHEM135 Grade Expected: December 17, 2011, 5:59 am | I respect Janice's lab, but she is not meant to teach. Luckily I didn't need her to know chemistry, but my friends struggled. She, in a monotone voice, just read off of her slides and did a poor job of explaining concepts to students who had never taken college-level chemistry before. Terrible. |
| Anonymous Course: CHEM482 Grade Expected: B+ October 26, 2010, 8:18 pm | this class was at 8 am. its quantum chemistry. it's hard to think that much at 8 am. she's a poor teacher as well. |
| sillyputty184 Course: CHEM146 Grade Expected: A April 19, 2010, 1:26 pm | Easy class; showed up half the time and barely made it to the final. RR gave quick quizzes and online Homeworks which were a super easy way to boost your grade. Exams are fair. Approachable outside of class and very nice and understanding. Knows what she's doing, but sometimes has trouble conveying it. |
| littleflower5 Course: CHEM146 Grade Expected: B March 26, 2009, 5:25 pm | Dr. Reutt-Robey is a very quiet and reserved professor. She seems very reclusive, anti-social, and kind of a hermit. With all that said, she is very very knowledgeable on the subject of chemistry and is very approachable outside of the large lecture hall. |