Alice Kelley - University of Maine, Orono, ME

Professor: Alice Kelley

Department: Science

College: University of Maine, Orono, ME

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Kelley is a great teacher who cares about her students. Most of the negative feedback is probably masked from the fact she's teaching strenuous classes, and people use her as a scape goat. If you don't show up or don't go into office hours for help then you wont get a good grade. ERS is tough in general!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nothing she teaches during class is on the exam. Exam questions are so specific you practically have to be a geologist to know the answer. So frustrating

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This professor was definitely the worst one I've EVER had. She is a good person, but teacher... no. She refuses to admit why people do so poorly on the exams is because of her, and when you do bad she tells you to drop the class. The exams are VERY difficult and it really is never clear on what to study.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Horrible class. Terrible lecture. Easy lab but not worth many points and tests are the bulk of the grade besides pop up quizzes. The class is not easy, especially for someone who does not like science. Alice only gave one extra credit option this semester and for those who struggle frequently it does nothing for you.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are straight off a powerpoint, which is uploaded online. Wouldn't be necessary to attend class if not for pop-assignments in class. Tests are multiple choice and include oddly specific questions sometimes, but if you read the book and attend class they aren't half bad

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dude if you are reading these and see everyone saying the tests are real hard, do not worry about the credibility of this website. I will assure you it is very tough to do well on these tests.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Positive review to UMO and they gave her Gold. Can they take back the award? She is responsible for telling students about career opportunities that are not real. By the way on GEOlogy homework don't cite any rocks not found Exactly where she said or you will fail. She prefers handwritten work if you use a computer to print something you fail hotTA

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Attendance is required and as a measure of attendance she often gives, essentially, quizzes which are often far more difficult than the level of material we have covered in class. Not a great teacher, just reads off slides. Tests include detailed questions on topics we barely covered.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Kelley is my advisor, so when I took ERS 101 which she taught she took special attention to my other first year majors and I in the program. She taught study groups for us out of class, which I'm sure she would also be happy to do for students non- related to the major as well. Overall she really cares about her students and that they do well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hands-down the least effective professor I have had over my three years in school. Fundamentally does not understand how to teach students. Tests include multiple questions on topics discussed for under 60 seconds in class. The lectures are unbearably boring, repetitive, and utterly useless. But you have to go to each lecture do to in class work.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ERS100
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Alice K is great... as long as you agree with her political views. If you don't then you are not going to get the best possible grades even when your work warrants it. ... goodluck because she is obviously still teaching just for the money/ pension and promotes UMaine opportunities for study and travel to undergrads that don't exist.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I really like Dr. Kelley as a person! She's super friendly! Her lectures cover basically everything u learned in the textbook so they're not essential but I liked to go for participation credit. I didn't always feel like the labs accurately reflected what we learned in class & via textbook though. Also the exams are NOT curved.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She calls herself "gold" undergrad lecturer. But in reality she needs to watch for her bias which strongly favors women. extra credit for females who completed extra homeworks, while letting a missed homework for others give me and others a D in the class. (refusing to give a late assignment credit, even on the first 1

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Kelley is an amazing woman. She is very passionate and knowledgable, and she just wants people to love geology as much as she does. Almost all of the information you need is given in class, but definitely skim the chapters. Her tests are not hard as long as you study your notes. Labs are a little weird, but manageable.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ERS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Kelley is great. And she inspires further study in Earth Science.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Kelley really cares about her students and it shows

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very boring class, but she clearly has a passion for rocks and lava lamps. Great lady, snooze of a class. Expect very specific questions on the tests.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you go to her asking for help saying, "I don't have enough time to study," she isn't going to be impressed. But if you're interested in how you can WORK to improve your grade, she's all over it. You do have to go to class, read the material, study for the exams (they can be tough), but you'll learn lots. Dr. Kelley knows her stuff, great prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ERS101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Alice Kelley is he type of professor that never considers that the reason everybody is failing is her. If you're doing poorly she tells you to drop her class. Her tests are hard and don't look anything like what you actually study. It's never clear what's going to be on them. Also she writes her own labs and even her TA's don't understand them.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ERS102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Alice is a well-meaning teacher whose lectures can drag on, but you will get an easy A if you show up to class and study somewhat for the tests. Some ratings say that her tests are tough, don't be intimidated - they are extremely easy if you do even a tiny bit of studying. For someone who is awful at science, I got an A.