Diane Gooding - University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Professor: Diane Gooding

Department: Psychology

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY405
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gooding gets a bad rep, but she's actually incredibly caring. She does seem to go off on many tangents, but I have found her stories to help me remember the material better. TAKE REALLY GOOD LECTURE NOTES and be sure to talk over the information with a friend, you'll do fine (probably an A/B, as her cut off for an A is a 95%).

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

as you've probably read on other reviews, her lectures are useless and the textbook is difficult to read. honestly just don't waste your time by going to lecture. instead, watch some crash course videos, look at her lecture outlines, and use some quizlets and you should be okay.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gooding was clearly quite knowledgeable but her lectures were all over the place. She spent half the time telling irrelevant stories then skipping over the important slides that you'd be tested on so quickly there was never any chance to write anything down. Also for a class on psychiatric illnesses, she said some pretty dang offensive things.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The lecture material is interesting, however, the professor was not strong. She talks an insane amount about her personal life, to the point it takes away from the material. Additionally, she reads from a piece of paper for the WHOLE class. Too quick, too distracting. Exams are tough, wordy and obscure. Honestly, the worst professor I had at UW.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID! She just gave us 12 min to do course evaluations and asked us to write about how bad the technology in this room is. I've had three other classes in this room and not one other professor has had trouble with the projector. Cutoff for A is a 95%. She gives invalid information in lecture. She said cortisol increases inflammation? AVOID!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Everyone talks bad about Professor Gooding but she's honestly not bad. I agree that she goes off on tons of tangents and doesn't stick to material well, but she's very knowledgeable and a very kind person. If you read and pay attention exams aren't bad. Keep an open mind and the class is pretty enjoyable

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY405
• 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 professor is awful. The topic is so interesting but its ruines by her teaching. She doesnt know how to use technology. Although she gives many examples, she spends 30 minutes talking about irrelevant tangents of each. She is also not willing to help outside of office hours as she said, my door closes right at 3:30.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY509
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've had this professor for one month and I am going to rip my hair out because she is slow, boring, and conceited. I am sitting in class and we haven't done anything for a half hour because her computer died. She reads the lecture slides instead of teaching and tells irrelevant stories about herself. She shows no care for her students. AVIOD HER!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSORs CLASS!!!!!!!! DO IT ONLINE OR WHATEVER, DONT TAKE THE LECTURE! You will regret!!!! She never tell you important things, but all her non-relevant experiences. Very disrespectful and self defensive! Never know how to use technology and never prepared it before class. Very confusing examples and never logical. Just dont

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The topic is so interesting but she spends too much time talking about herself, is extremely pretentious and gets very defensive if someone disagrees with her. There were unfair exam ?s that were not talked about in class OR in the assigned reading but she said we SHOULD'VE KNOWN what pages to read even tho the syllabus was wrong. AVOID HER CLASS

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

My first review got taken down for my use of profanity so I'll keep it simple this time. Just stay away my friends.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• 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:

Worst class I've taken at UW. Dr Gooding is conceited, incredibly condescending to students and fails to convey material in any sort of engaging way. She will literally read definitions verbatim off of a sheet paper to you, and rather than explain concepts, gives irrelevant and elementary anecdotes that will not help you learn. Stay away my friends

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY509
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't stay on topic during lecture and talks about herself most of the time. Not organized and your 3 exams are youre only grade. The tests are extremely difficult and she isn't open to hearing different perspectives on her answers. very defensive when someone proves her wrong. very lazy also.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good person, kind of pretentious. Often late to class. She made the cutoff for an A in our course 95%. 95%! Kind of ridiculous. It took her 3 weeks (20 days) to grade one of our exams (which are scantron). She clearly demonstrates that she doesn't care about her students performance in the class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• 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:

Nice person, mediocre lecturer, inconsistent tests, goes on tangents/off topic every lecture. Not great at taking criticism, incredibly defensive, will not listen to the class whatsoever.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY509
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Although very knowledgeable about the topic, Professor Gooding spent too much time talking about her own personal achievements. Tests were fair. Comes to class late.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH405
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

(Abnrml Psych) Class material is undeniably interesting, but the class is made difficult for really no reason. Gooding writes the exams herself and you don't get them back. She's very humorous and straight up but I felt the class lacked organization and structure. You're only graded on two exams and a final, which doesn't fit the teaching style.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH411
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Exams are hard. Doesn't really teach but talks about herself a lot. 10/10 would not recommend.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH509
• 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:

One of my favorite professors in the psych dept! She's incredible at what she does, yet still down-to-earth, relateable, and kind. Exams are tough but fair.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her grading is unpredictable as is the lecturing. She spends very little time in class discussing the topics that you will be graded on. She is extremely unclear and unorganized in the presentation of material. I would not advise anyone ever to take a class with her.