Robert Gendron - Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Professor: Robert Gendron

Department: Biology

College: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was not interested in Biology before this class, but I loved every second of the class. He's a great professor with a good attitude who both knows Biology up and down, and absolutely loves it. Would highly recommend to anyone who needs a lab science.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very intelligent. Obviously has been teaching for years. I would take him again. STUDY FROM YOUR NOTES

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Bio is his world. You will have to work for your grade..no curve, but he never tests on something that he did not teach. Pay attention, go to class, be serious about putting in time to study, and you can do well in his classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love this teacher he actually take interest in what he teaches. His test arent that hard but you need to have knowledge on the subject. Going to class isnt mandatory but helps when you do. I think he is wonderful and Im taking him for Evolution and what ever other class he teaches!!! :D

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You get what you pay for! Very nice guy! Pay attention, take notes, and do the study guides and you will be good to go!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lives, eats, and breathes Biology. Challenging exams but relatively easy, never studied but 2 days before the exam. Gets boring listening to his lectures after about 2 weeks. Labs are elementary. Well rounded professor but not all that difficult as long as you realize you're paying to be there and actually study for the exams.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, had him for Bio 103. Come to class, take notes. I didn't even open the book once and I was able to pass his class. Especially so since I didn't have Bio for six years since high school.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

What a bunch of idiots. Seems like half of you expected to come to college and not have to work for your grades. Cry me a river guys. Put down the beer and pick up a textbook and actually read it instead of complaining that everything isn't spoonfed into your mouths. Gendron is an excellent professor whose class is challenging, as it should be.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was okay. Try to always pay attention & take your own notes. Always do the study guides & notes and try NOT to miss class or you will have a lot to catch up on (pop quizzes!). His labs aren't bad, try and get into his lab section (it helps)! Tests are VERY difficult no matter how much you study. I worked very hard and got a low B.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible teacher, worst I've ever had; tests are EXTREMELY hard, and i even did the chapter outlines and study guides as well as i read every chapter of the book for the tests and still failed them. would NOT recommend him.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• 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:

He's very interested in his subject and makes it easy for non-majors to understand. Read the book, use his outline notes and study guides for tests and you'll be fine. Kind of looks like Harrison Ford. Would be hotish if he lost like 20lbs and darkened his hair lol.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

good professer, interested in what he teaches, the study guides are useful. Defintiely study the notes and do the study guide but defintiely study the notes! his tests are very hard and indirect but they are fair. The reproduction exam is extremely hard! also, if you can - take him for lab as well because he put information from his labs on the tes

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best bio prof I've had. Test are difficult but fair, it's a bio major course. To do well you will have to read the book as well as study the notes. Study guides are huge. Quizzes are announced the day before, and only on note material, not book. Makes bio interesting, and good in lab too.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gendron is a great professor! This class has a lot of information, so you have to work to get a good grade. Study guides are big, but prepare you well for the test if you know all the stuff. He curves, and gives some extra credit opportunities. Lab is pretty easy to do well in. I would take another class with him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I got stuck in Bio bc the Geosciences were taken up. No attendence policy, random lecture quizzes, lab quizzes every week, tests are VERY hard. Good guy, nothing against him I just don't like Bio. He gives you way too much information in lecture, and then gives a huge book study guide. Not many q's on test but hard to know what to study.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL364
• 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:

Does not give a lot of notes. Notes are clear but exams are difficult. The exams are not staight foward..questions are indirect in relation to the notes..very few matching.. majority is short essays. He is very enthusiastic of his lectures. Recommended but be prepared to work hard and get help when necessary.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very smart teacher. You have to study alot to keep up but itspossible. He gives study guides and quizzes so u better go to class. Extreamly helpful if you do not understand something

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, tries to make class fun. He's pretty funny, but the tests are kinda hard if you dont study. His notes are really organized, which is a plus. The study guides are MASSIVE, which are okay if you really like bio and want to put some time and effort into it. I didn't, and still pulled a B. Overall, okay course, just boring.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice guy and very interested in Biology. I studied very hard and made 80-85 on all the tests. There was a curve and my lab grade got me an A overall. Although he was quite monotone. If you dont mind some work take this class. And if you, like others "study for hours and still get an F" Then you might just be retarded...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

its challenging but not too hard if you ctudy (he makes a big deal of that - "reading is not studying"). Ignore the whiners - I've never seen a prof try so hard to be helpful. Lectures are clear. Puts lots of pics in his PowerPoint to help get ideas across.