John Lakey - University of Evansville

Professor: John Lakey

Department: Psychology

College: University of Evansville

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures tend to be a little rambly & admittedly, when I was first starting out in his class, I couldn't make sense of his PowerPoints. However, after a couple of weeks, I got used to his format & now find it to be extremely helpful when studying for tests. I am currently taking another class with him and consider it to be the best part of my day.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This man has seen everything that psychology has to offer. He is the sweetest, and if you're invested in his class, he is very good to his students. He goes on a lot of tangents, but he is amazing to listen to. If you get bored, just count how many times he says "what". Would 100% recommend him and only him for psych.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Weekly online quizzes super easy b/c you can use your book. Lectures often off topic but he is full of interesting stories (read chapter before class). Papers fairly easy, much like book reports. Make the corrections he gives you and get an A. Tests are all essay and difficult. Be sure to put time into the sample questions he provides.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There are weekly online quizzes, which are generally pretty easy and follow the book. However, his lectures do not follow the book at all/boring. The midterm and final are essay questions where you are expected to write 2 pages per question. There are 3 major papers throughout the class based upon supplemental books and a topic of your choice.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYCHH121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He says "what" a lot, but it's kinda funny. Your only hw is a weekly quiz that you take online whenever you want. They're easy. He drops your lowest three quiz grades also. If you participate in 3 studies, he bumps your grade one letter (ex; B+ to A-) You only write 3 papers the whole semester over books you read. This class was extremely easy

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC245
• 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:

He's a really nice professor. I think he said he has emphysema so it's hard to hear and understand him through his thick South Texas accent. He has some strange stories, but that's just how he goes through his lectures. Tough subject to teach so he decides to bring his own ways of doing Statistics into the lectures. Works for some, not all.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH245
• 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:

He really is a nice guy who cares for his students but his well intended comments are option said to be creepy. His lectures are often very off topic and repeat the same stories, that are often inappropriate over and over again. He also belittles those who want to pursue clinical psych, but not really malicously, but it still gets annoying.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH259
• 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:

He is the worst teacher I have ever had. He does not know what he is talking about and he does not teach. He goes through powerpoints waaaayyy to fast.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY110
• 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:

Very interesting and helpful professor. Just great overall.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• 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:

Odd. Good class, but he is odd. And his overuse of the word 'What' can get annoying.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are not very interesting usually, but he can be funny and make things fun to learn sometimes. However, he really cares about his students, and he is always willing to help them out.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH121H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His tests are impossible but he curves everything in the end, so it's not too bad. He is not a very good lecturer, and likes to ramble on about anything and everything, but he is very willing to help outside of class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very caring and willing to spend time out of class going over things

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 121345
• 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:

i like this prof. he is very interested in students' learning and can be very funny. he does say what a lot, but i think that adds character.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Labs are extremely confusing but he really tries to help.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC121H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only teacher I've ever had that assigned a paper as "read the book and write about anything"... and then counts off for not writing about the right thing. He also said the word "what" out of context over 70 times in a 50 min class

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very helpful, and a fun teacher. He genuinely cares about his classes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC355
• 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:

Great teacher!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

OK for stats.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: WC120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is amazingly annoying. He has very odd speech patterns that are just bizarre. He never talks about things relevant to the books we read. He randomly chooses topics because he leaves blank spaces on the syllabus. Bad professor!