John Coley - Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Professor: John Coley

Department: Psychology

College: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC4524
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Coley's class was set up in a very unique way. Students had 5 quizzes and 5 papers, but one paper and one quiz was dropped to help students succeed! He was always very clear in explaining the material and made a lot of jokes that were usually pretty funny! I really enjoyed his class, and although he was a tough grader, I would take it again!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC4660
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

In actuality, he's a friendly professor. But because of the class's seminar style, it's very hard to realize that. If he had lectured us instead of having us do discussions, we'd learn a lot more from him and get to know him better. He's a very harsh grader and has really strict standards. To improve: give lectures, ease up on grading, give XC work

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC4524
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class and a very good teacher overall. Powerpoint slides were very clear but rarely seemed to go along with sections from the book. I found him to be a wild grader on both quizzes and papers when I felt as though I had prepared adequately for both; it was almost to the point where I found his grading to be unpredictable at best

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC4526
• 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:

Prof Coley is the best... His powepoint presentations are crystal clear and makes it really simple to take notes. You really need to go to class, though, if you want an A. Most of all, he is so helpful during office hours & and helped me get an internship at Yale Cognition Center. Perpetually engaging & the kind of prof you wanted to meet at colleg

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH4524
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Took him for cognitive development and I hadn't taken development or cognition before so it was really tough at first. He worked with me and was extremely helpful in helping you to understand the material but also to improve your grade. He wants everyone to do well and I think that's a special quality that not all professors posses.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYU562
• 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:

John is the most awesome teacher ever! He is so nice and his lectures are always interesting! He makes a lot of the assignments options, you take 7 quizzes and he grades 5, which makes a good environment to learn. You get to read lots of papers and discuss interesting topics! Take this class for sure!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: COGN466
• 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:

Coley is a touch professor. I thought this class was very hard. I went to nearly every class and was still lost in the mass amounts of information he assigned. If you dont go to class, you're screwed. he has lectured slides you can print but unless you go you wont understand them at all. 5 short papers, 1 midterm, 1 final. Nice guy, boring material

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYU446
• 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:

He's an extremely helpful teacher and explains concepts really well. He's very genuine and clearly ENJOYS teaching, unlike most of the professors I've had here. Coley is fantastic and highly recommended.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LIN466
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. The material is sometimes daunting, which is just how cognition is sometimes, but he does his best to make it clear and interesting. He posts the powerpoints online but you really won't understand what they mean unless you go to class but they serve as a really nice reviewer. When given a choice, I always try to choose this prof.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHILDDEV
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy's class was great. Plain and simple.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COGNICHILDDEV
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

excellent teacher. EXCELLENT.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RESEARCHMTHDS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good class, kinda tough but worth taking with John.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COGLABDIRST
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Totally cool, totally accomodating. If you have any issues whatsoever, he'll go out of his way to help you out. He's a lot of fun, and so into his area of study.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: COGNITION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

his lectures are great and he posts all of his power points on blackboard. tests arent all that hard and hes a pretty easy grader but he puts too much info in the review sheets as compared to what is actually on the tests, which makes them more difficult than they should be. i recommend his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: COGNITION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His exams are harder but fair - as long as you know all of the material you will do fine. His lectures are very clear and he provides a number of great examples to tie everything into real life.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSY320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

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