Donna Forbess - University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN

Professor: Donna Forbess

Department: Biology

College: University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The labs were already difficult, but were even more difficult because of this teacher. She talks very quiet and will not speak louder when asked to by many classmates. She will tell you an answer to a lab question and then count it wrong later. She lost many lab reports of my classmates and was very monotonous. Sweet lady outside of the classroom.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO120L
• Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Forbess is an okay lab teacher. Her grading is really inconsistent and she is a very quiet person. She's really interested in what she teaches, which is helpful, but she talks too long and it gets boring. Labs aren't overly hard and grades are given on reports instead of quizzes. Not a bad teacher, but if given a choice, I wouldn't take her

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO120L
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

OK so she is mono tone and has to use a speaker in order to hear her if in back of her classroom. She can be nice and mean depends on how you take up with her. She is not an exciting professor dry humor and will take off a lot of points if barely mess a graph up or your hypothesis is lacking. She takes too long to get to the point but is helpful

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 120L
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's not there to give you the answers and she doesn't talk very loud but she's great and will help you anytime if you ask

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• 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:

She talks way too soft, and its almost like she can't decide if she wants to be nice or hateful. She lectures directly from the lab manual which cuts into the time you could be doing the lab. It was not a great experience and I recommend taking someone different for lab if you have the chance.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is okay. I didn't really like her. She gave me a 0 on a lab report because my hypothesis was the same as some other girls in the class. That really annoyed me. She was hard to hear. I don't ever want her for a teacher again. You have to go to your lab class!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• 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:

She really isn't a bad professor! If you pay attention and read through your labs before class, it will be easy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class is so easy. Go to class, pay attention, and make an A. Quizzes come straight from the lab that was done so it wasn't hard at all. The practicals were very simply as well. Take her for an easy A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO120L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst lab teacher ever! She lectures in lab for over an hour, treats the class like we are 12, and tells useless stories when we could have gotten out early. Teaches straight from the material & writes it all on the board which wastes A LOT of time. I regret taking her and advise nobody to take her. She is an awful lab professor. Semi-hard quizzes

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's the devil with extremely bad hair and an even worse attitude. I didn't do bad in the lab because I studied, however keep in mind she isn't interested in you and is not a good teacher. She should've worked in a cubicle so she wouldn't have to interact with people.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is a nice lady but just has a dry sense of humor. Just smile at her and be nice and she'll be nice back. She's not a great speller but it's funny because she kind of laughs at herself.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL130
• 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:

She is not that bad! Sje is very monotone, but her labs are fairly easy. Just pay attention and take notes. Her quizes every week are not bad, if you just read your notes, you will have no problem on them. She is extremely helpful, do not be afraid to ask her questions! Just do your work and pay attention and you will have no problem in this class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The material isnt hard but some quizzes are rediculous, like remembering what protists look like from the lab a week ago..., but she cant spell and always gets confused. Try to get a different lab instructor if you can.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The material isnt hard but some quizzes are rediculous, like remembering what protists look like from the lab a week ago..., but she cant spell and always gets confused. Try to get a different lab instructor if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I got stuck with her. I was in a previous lab and they needed more sections. She knows what she is talking about but doesn't portray that it her teachings. And if she is having a bad personal day u can expect a bad lecture. the quizzes are fair and she is a good person. But don't expect the answers when asking her a question.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HORRIBLE!!! She lectures for about an hour to an hour and a half every time we meet and then we never have enough time to actually finish doing the lab I'm a straight A student, have an A in bio130 lecture with dr blanchard, but her quizzes are HELLACIOUS...people say his tests are bad just take her weekly quizzes and you'll see that his are nothin

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL120
• 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:

she is not clear on her expectations for the research notebook. she is also, like others have said, unapproachable.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO130L
• 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:

This professor talked down to me every time I came to her with a question. I'm glad I have common sense because she was not willing to answer any questions i had.She just repeated the question back to me.I had no choice but to take her and I wont again.Her quizzes are easy though, but only if you can figure out what you're doing on your own.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOLL130
• 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 not a very good teacher. She is very unapproachable when you need to ask a question and the lab quizzes are not at all what she says they will be. She is an okay lady when you talk to her but I would never take Donna K. Forbess again.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was not clear on what she wanted us to study for final exam! She comes off as being unapproachable.