Laurel J Trainor - McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Professor: Laurel J Trainor

Department: Psychology

College: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Interesting material, presented fairly well. However, she is prickly, cold, and unapproachable. If you try to discuss marks, she is closed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this a few years back and it was obvious that text was written by a friend of Dr. Trainor's. It was expensive and Prof said we would use all of it, so buy it. I don't think this is appropriate...taking advantage of cash-poor students to aid colleague's book sales.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very bad lecturing. Test material was not a reliable summation of course material.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A Discrace to the psych department in terms of lecturing. Final exam concentrated on little details. Need I say more???

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG33AA3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Trainor is an exceptional scientist and very nice professor, but weaker as a lecturer. 3AA3 was a fairly small class, and suited her ability much better than the very large 3GG3 lectures. 3AA3 is also her particular field of expertise. Warning: Her tests can be quite inconsistent.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

These sourpuss comments just don't recognize brilliance when they see it. Dr Trainor is a leader... she's just preoccupied sometimes.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not good

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Useless material was 'taught' straight out of the textbook. Multiple errors were made. Not fit to teach at a university level. Exam was out of nowhere.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She has trouble keeping track of her own thoughts which makes it difficult for a student to do well on tests and assignments. It is possible to do well if you can remember material from other courses.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible prof. Lectures suck, her ppt slides are useless, and she makes the material so boring you want to jab a pen in your eye. she is condesending and her tests were either too short or completely unintelligable.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Takes an interesting subject and makes it boring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too many test that are worth too much. Monotone voice makes subject boring.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

she is horrible, cant teach, cant explain anything, her tests are messier than my room and she is more monotone than a robot.......get a new job..

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 3HH3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH3GG3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very friendly and willing to help