Tabitha Payne - Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Professor: Tabitha Payne

Department: Psychology

College: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really disappointed. Professor Payne treated us like middle schoolers, and nearly all of the material was review. She's definitely knowledgeable about cognitive psychology, and she's friendly, but I didn't learn anything in this class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The homework is more often than not as simple as watching a TED talk and giving a response and making a toy bird talk. Such an easy class that it's possible to do poorly because you don't do anything. Also I found it to be not intellectually stimulating. She also doesn't really seem to have much of a plan for each day.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor! She is always happy and extremely knowledgeable in every area.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very easy class. Smart woman but she seems a little scatter brain at times. However if you don't already have some interest in psychology you might find the class boring, and her anecdotes about her life range from funny to just kind of depressing. However good class and good professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCMANY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is the most adorable sweetheart ever. I really enjoyed taking her classes!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love T-Payne! She is the nicest woman in the world. Cognitive is such a great class--I had her last year and I learned so much. Take good notes and you will be fine. She is extremely bright and deserved her tenure.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Payne is a very nice woman who cares about the students/material, but the class itself felt like an AP high school class. Not very stimulating, boring, and not a lot of motivation to work hard.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Payne is amazing. I loved cognitive psych. She is so interesting and funny. I wish I could take another class with her before I graduate. You can learn alot from her...just come to class and take good notes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's really sweet and I get the feeling she really likes teaching, but her class just isn't that good. Her tests are strangely specific and her lectures are blatant summaries of the book, but don't leave you knowing what to focus on. It's way too broad and just boring.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: RESEAMETH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

best prof at kenyon

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A painfully boring professor who goes through the same drill every single day (read a powerpoint for 1 hour and 20 minutes). She's pretty easy, and very nice but her tests often stray from the material. Might as well come to class with a pillow.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved Professor Payne. She is the cutest little lady ever and is only too happy to help you out with anything that you might not understand. Probably one of my favorite professors ever.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: INTRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

class was easy,shes really nice. as someone who has to take a science class to graduate, i recommend, interesting.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COGNITIVE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Tests didn't seem to match up to lectures very well.Grading doesn't make sense...in most classes its impossible to get 100% on a presentation/project...not sure about the criteria for grading. but lectures are not bad.

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Payne is a totally nice person-sort of interesting, sort of funny-but being a nice person doesn't make her a good professor. Her intro class was incredibly boring and incredibly easy, but I feel like anything I learned I feel came from the book (which she almost read verbatim). Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

easiest class ever--she is nice but painfully stupid--ex: her case study was to sit outside of the**** section at a video store in Mt vernon and see the girl to guy ratio of who goes in

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Boring as all hell, like out of a bad movie.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Payne is really nice. Yes, the class is easy, but she really cares about the students and is always willing to help you out if you have the slightest problem.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: INTRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I can't believe our government chose this woman to work on top-secret air-force projects. Apparently you shouldn't show up to class with a 2 liter of Pepsi. As an Atlanta native, she'll hold it against you.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She's very sweet, & the class is very easy, but she's not the sharpest crayon in the box. I didn't crack the textbook all semester.