Ellen Bialystok - York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Professor: Ellen Bialystok

Department: Psychology

College: York University (all campuses), Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She goes way too fast during lectures. And her tests are hard, get ready to know that textbook well. Also, you have to complete these strange online quizzes and learning curve questions. It's such a waste of time. Take the course with another professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her tests are way too short and lectures are too long. She is very unorganized and boring.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DONT TAKE DONT TAKE DONT TAKE I normally get A's in psych courses and im currently sitting at like a 63 the final is worth 45% SAVE YOUR SELF

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

nothing great to say. Hard class. The prof isn't the nicest and isn't really there to help everyone pass. more like set you up to fail.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very uptight. She is a very strict professor and will not post lectures or allow you to see them in office hours unless you have a valid medical note. She goes through the lectures very quickly. Very monotone. If you like working really hard for a grade and then still not getting the grade you want, this is the class for you. Not approachable.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2110
• 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:

Ellen is a really good prof. Her lectures are boring, sure, but her tests are pretty straight forward and easy. Both tests class average was over 72% I used the out dated version of textbook (3rd edition) and got an A. Doesnt post lectures online, don't really have to go to lectures but Make sure you go to tutorials to catch up.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• 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:

Very obvious that she knows what she is talking about, she generally does not present it in an interesting way. Very monotonous; hard to listen to in an 8:30 am class. Puts a lot of info on the slides but goes through them a little too fast, and doesn't post them. Gave us more tests than expected after the strike, causing unnecessary stress.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are very dry. She is not exciting at all. I ended with an A+ and rarely used the notes from class. I do not like her teaching style, she just reads off her power point, she is not engaging, very monotonous. With that being said if you study the text book really hard you can do well

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• 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:

Obviously knows what she's talking about and lectures are clear, but monotonous. Exams are mostly fair. Does not give breaks. Goes a little too fast during lecture considering how much material there is, but does not post the notes, so it's hard to get everything (even without copying the slides). Does not seem very approachable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: DEVLPPSYC
• 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 found her to be very clear and actually quite helpful the midterms are fair if you study the book well and memorize the notes, relatively interesting class exam was a bit harder due to essay questions but the TA sabrina was very nice and was not a hard marker

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A prof who has a lot of knowledge on the topic, I learned a lot. You should read the chapters at least 3 times to do well in this course. You must attend the lectures because they are not online and all short answer questions are taken from lectures.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• 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:

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Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I think Dr. Bialystok did a fair job with Developmental Psychology, but she seems unapproachable and stuck up. I dislike the way she delegates responsibility to her Teaching Assistants. Her exams are fair if you keep up with the readings.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2110
• 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:

Cold, detached prof; boring lectures. Her TA, Michelle, was snotty and condescending. But it looks like neither are teaching developmental psych this year, thank god.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC6670
• 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:

Fairly good professor

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: RESEARCH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing mentor/researcher. Dedicated students will learn a lot.