Anne Bettendorf - Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Professor: Anne Bettendorf

Department: Biology

College: Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what everyone is talking about. Her power points could be sloppy but the tests were very straightforward. As long as you study the power points before you will do fine on the tests. Gives so much extra credit it's hard not to get an A in the class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her powerpoints are sloppy and confusing. She moves way to fast and spends very little time on important material. She only made her evaluation available briefly online because she knows how bad she is. She doesn't offer help nor does she like when people ask for it after classes. The book is required but we never referred to it. Youve been warned

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take this class. She expects you to know the lectures and material before she even teaches it. Her powerpoints are put together poorly. She does NOT clarify well enough what will be on exams even though each exam has over 115 powerpoint slides to study. This class could be SO MUCH BETTER.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher ever. Asked for help and she hardly gave it. Study guides are completely irrelevant to the class. The tests are so hard. I studied and studied and can barely get a B. The book is pretty much never used. Waste of money. She expects you to know everything before she even lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, the worst class I have ever taken my whole college career. Do NOT take this class. She is so unhelpful when you ask for help. She doesn't care that you don't understand. The test are impossible, I studied for hours and would do horrible. The study guides are done by the honor students, and they are nothing like the test! Don't take this!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

hard class to get an A. She gives long powerpoints & random pop quizzes. tests r hard. u dont get a study guide until a day before the test & its stil not very helpful. i studied my butt off and still didnt get an A. she is lazy & makes the honors students make study guides and her ta grades everything. go to class & if u get lucky u might get an A

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is full of interesting information, but the professor is so confusing that she negates a lot of the subject matter. Her lecture slides are a mess and the study guides have had incorrect info. She does give a lot of extra credit, but I would avoid this class if you want to learn something and retain it. I wouldn't let her teach in a HS

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor is not very helpful or personable. The class isn't very hard but there is a ton of material crammed into the semester. The study guides made by the honors students are ridiculous and are not very helpful due to the ammount of questions. If you are not good at Bio and may need help from the instructor, I wouldn't recomment this class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor was very unhelpful and not a very personable person. I am not very good at science but this class was fairly easy, the study guides made by the honors students made it harder than it had to be. There is so much material for one class, I wouldn't recommend taking it unless you have to.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed taking this class, the tests are difficult and the study guides have too much information but in class she tells you what will be on the test. Attendance is MANDATORY because she give sooo much extra credit and points in class, I received an A because of all the extra points

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There is a lot of info that she goes over in class. The tests aren't all that hard, however the study guides that the honors students make are very extensive, 170 questions is a bit much for a test, so you have to study all the material because you don't know what will be on the test. She puts all the power points on blackboard. Overall ok class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I've read a lot of people saying she jumps all over the place... it is true that she does this at times, but I think it's because she knows soooooo much about the topics. She's very intelligent and has a lot of great insight. I really like her. Sometimes the material seems challenging, but if you study for exams you will have no problem.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is so useless. They cram more info in it than is necessary for a 100 level class. There are at least 10 videos each lecture &clicker points which make attendance mandatory. They force you to buy 2 books that you literally NEVER use. Mine are still in the plastic. It is poorly organized, poorly communicated to the T.A's & extremely boring

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

There are so many points if you just do the work that you are supposed to and get C's on the test there is no reason why a B is not possible. The calss is sorta boring and the communication between the three instructorsw is lacking at times but overall it is a pretty good class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• 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:

The way she words questions and teaches is confusing. overall not to bad, she spends a lot of time on FYI, I wish she would have taken some of that out and talked more about what was going to be on the exams.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She jumps around all the time and her powerpoints have too much info on them. Her tests are very difficult, even if you do study. She gives extra credit, but only a little. There are 5 exams instead of the normal 4. She gives a ton of pop quizzes so go to class. Don't buy the textbook, you don't use it. Overall not awful, but avoid her if you can

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Goes through material way to fast. Expects students to know materials after mentioning it a single time. Very unclear, doesn't explain material in a way that should be done in a 100 level course.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BSC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is absolutely useless and has the most ridiculous powerpoints! Attendance is not mandatory but she gives random quizzes. You WILL fall asleep in her class. She is kooky but she does have easy tests. But she NEVER gets back to you through email and does not have set office hours.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I love her!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class is kind of difficult. Attendence is highly recommended because a lot of the test ?'s are given througout lecture. However, tests are pretty difficult even if you do study. She is a good teacher but is very confusing. Goes WAY too fast and jumpes around a lot. overall, not the worse. she offers extra credit to help as well.