Jerry Gray - Missouri State University,Springfield, MO

Professor: Jerry Gray

Department: Psychology

College: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSY486
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher I have had at MSU. Don't try to think for yourself or think outside the box. Just read the book and take your own notes. He doesn't really talk about what is really going on with class work and tests, but talks about real world happenings that do deal with the subject. I don't recommend him. He should be retired soon anyways.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSY441
• 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:

I feel bad for this... I had a low B the entire semester and rarely attended class. But I asked my professor for an A on the final exam because I wrote an extra essay. I ended up getting an A.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSY360
• 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:

Dr. Gray is such a nice professor but lectures are usually hard to follow. If you study the objectives and read the book you can do alright. He is also very generous on grading the tests. Most tests I left feeling like I did horrid but when I got the grade did just fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSY441
• 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:

Dr. Gray is pretty cool. He totally resembles Farnsworth, as previously stated, but he's a nice guy. I got a D on the first test, ended up with an A in the class. He hooks it up with extra credit, and will throw out bad test questions, but people have to make the effort to bring it up.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSY385
• 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:

I feel bad giving him a bad rating, because he's just the nicest old man. But this class is way harder than it needs to be. I always understand all of the material but the test questions are so confusing that I feel like I'm guessing on every one. You end up having to teach yourself everything out of the book because the lectures are just rambling.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSY385
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Before this class, I hated psychology because it was just so much information to take in all at once. This teacher did not improve my interest in it whatsoever. Granted, he's a nice guy, but his way of teaching is just ok. He tells a lot of stories, and has other non-related information. Read the book and just be prepare to learn by yourself.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSY385
• 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:

Dr Gray doesn't lecture so much as he tells stories, asks questions, and scribbles graphs on the board that mean nothing on test day. His tests are multiple choice with a few "application" type questions. Read the book alongside his list of objectives for each group of chapters (I take notes on them) and you'll be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY360
• 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:

Imagine if Professor Farnsworth from Futurama taught a class... He really does needs to retire. His lectures are all over the place, tests are hard and he doesn't do essays anymore. He did allow some extra credit and he must have had a wicked curve, cause I was worried I might not get a C and came out with a B (was mathmatically impossible).

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY385
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was extremely boring but Gray doesn't take attendance so it is easy to skip. Even though he is boring and gets off topic often he is a really nice guy who is dedicated to his job and willing to help you. The class is made up of only 3 tests so study hard for all of them.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY360
• 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:

Great teacher! The lectures will seem useless if you are too lazy to read the book. He will not spoon feed the text to you. His lectures elaborate on the concepts. He provides study guides and asks for reasonable 1 to 1 and a half page essays to be turned in at test time. I learned a lot and enjoyed his lectures. I highly recommend this professor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSY360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gray is really nice guy but his class is really boring. He doesnt stay on task and his lectures really seem pointless. The tests are hard but the essays usually make up for them.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY441
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Listen to others. Talks about himself and irrelevant topics. He is very nice and takes attendance, but mostly i daydream that i wasn't wasting my time. Tests are kinda hard, since you rely heavily on book. He gives objectives, but you'll need to look it up on your own. If you're interested to learn about adolescence, then don't take him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSY331
• 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:

He's really nice and helpful. Really willing to work with students. His test are easy! His lectures sometimes get off course but are usually still interesting and he makes sure you know the material that will be on the test. He's a great teacher!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY360
• 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 guy needs to retire. He tells WAY too many stories that have nothing to do with anything. His tests are easy though. Take home essay and mult choice test.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSY121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gray is a great guy, but this class is boring!! If you read the book you will be fine, the lectures aren't that important.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice friendly guy but there is little relevance to the subject in class discussion. If I hear the baseball story again I'll scream! READ THE TEXTBOOK--you would fail w/o it. If you read the book the tests aren't too hard. He makes getting an A fairly easy with other assignments.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSY385
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Such a nice guy but the worst teacher ever! He talks about nothing the whole time and it has nothing to do with the test. BORING!!! I have to force myself to go to class and half the time I leave early.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

It was very boring, but easy. He gives you a lot of opportunities to make up points if you didnt get much on the test. I would take his class again but I would also take something else to do.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSY320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gray is nice..but the WORST teacher I have ever taken class with. He never talked about anything conducive to the class subject, and no one ever showed up because of it. He was lucky if 5 people showed up. Time for this guy to retire.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSY385
• 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:

Flunked all my tests-never opened the book-turned in all of the journal assignments. He doesn't even read them and gives everyone a perfect score. I ended up w/ a B in the class. 1 lg. assign. but have an alternate assignment if you don't want to do the other. Some students did both for xtra crdt. I took as night class and left at break every night