Kathy Foxall - Wilfrid Laurier University-Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Kathy Foxall

Department: Psychology

College: Wilfrid Laurier University-Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

PS102 - Kathy was a fair professor. Very monotone for a 3-hour lecture prof, but was very nice if you had additional questions. She posts lecture slides online. She sometimes tests on things that are in the textbook but not in lectures so beware! If you show up to class (which is almost always done early) and read, I can almost guarantee an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Midterms and exams are pretty straight forward... just study her lecture notes and do the readings!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PS280
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class. Quizzes and tests are based on material that isn't covered in the lecture notes or the textbook. She expects you to remember silly details that have nothing to do with the chapter or is something that is mentioned once in a short sentence in the textbook. She doesn't respond to many emails. No help given.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My advice to you: Only take a class with her if you absolutely have to it, otherwise wait until next term. All she does is read the slides, she says something will be on the exam and then it won't and the same happens when she says it won't be on the exam. Don't trust her slides they can be confusing read the text book.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

not a great prof, very boring lectures, very easy to get off topic and makes it hard to concentrate as you get very bored. Does post lectures online though so it is easy to catch up if you miss any work

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• 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:

Very nice women but I would avoid taking another class with her. I found that she went off topic a little too much and was too hard to follow during lecture

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Foxall's lectures are off-topic and she essentially reads off her slides, which she posts on MLS. She does not have a sense of social appropriateness and shares very personal stories. I stopped showing up and taught myself the course from the textbook. If you read your textbook, you will be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PS102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Kathy may not be the best public speaker, but she is very fair with the material and tests. She summarizes the textbook quite nicely in her slides and you are guaranteed an 80 if you go with just her slides. The above and beyond would be reading the textbook. She also shows videos to further your understanding and she appears to like her job! :)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This prof sucks when it comes to giving you the actual info that you need to know. All she does is tell useless (and fake) stories that do not relate that well to lecture material. I pretty much teach myself this course by reading the textbook after each of her lectures because she misses more than half of the info in the textbook. Too emotional

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not a very interesting lecturer. Really boring. Just read the text. Doesn't seem to care about teaching or her students. Maybe she should just do research and leave the teaching to professors who actually care to teach. The department should consider replacing her with a good teacher for first year students at the very least.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She cried in class every time I went. She tells stories about her traumatic life experiences. Eventually I stopped going and just read the text book.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. Goes off topic so easily and seems to expand on subjects that don't matter to the actual content and skims through the important stuff. Tells stories that seem way too unrealistic to be true. Cannot teach at all. The only reason I am passing is because I learned most of the content in high school. If you can, get out - if not, good luck.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Unorganized and tends to be off topic. tests are fair and reading the textbook is a great way of clarifying and misunderstandings from the lectures.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Get ready to read your textbook. She does not provide all the information in her lectures for your exams, and she will hardly answer you if you have questions. She tends to ramble on, so you will know more about her personal life than you will about psychology. My best advice is to read the textbook and teach it to yourself.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Most of the time it sounds like she doesn't know what she is even talking about. She constantly references recent studies but never cites or even tells us where the studies were done. She mainly reads off her slides. She tells "personal stories" which sound 100% bs. She doesn't really answer student questions either. She's also easily angered.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PS271
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kathy is very hard to follow and often forgets what she is even talking about. She makes a lot of personal references that seem to be a lie and talks about her accomplishments often. She does not appreciate conversation or laughing during her lectures and will absolutely let you know! But tests are fair

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I didn't get the grade I expected, due to a general sense of multiple choice questions on psychology exams being sometimes confusing, nonetheless it was an acceptable grade. Despite this, (not sure who made the multiple choice questions, assuming it is a general "confusing" consensus, I have NO personal problems or issues with Kathy Foxall.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PS381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She gets off topic very easily. When I asked her about information regarding the textbook she had no idea what I was talking about. Changed our midterm exam lessons 2 days before the midterm. Talks quietly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PS381
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kathy is a great professor when it comes to teaching Clinical Psychology (PS381). Since this is her specialty she makes lectures very interesting, and provides great real-world examples and knows a great deal of information regarding the topic. She speaks clearly and is able to explain concepts and theories very well. I really enjoyed this class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It was supposed to be a lecture that went until 9:50pm and she always ended at 9. She had study sessions before each test and exam to go over things and clear up any questions. She bell curved both our tests. Only problem is she talks kind of quietly.