Barbara Kooiman - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Professor: Barbara Kooiman

Department: TBD

College: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Barbara Kooiman's teaching style is absolutely horrible. Reading off of powerpoints, and going into detail about stuff that is not really interesting, not related to the class or won't be on the test. Attendance is mandatory otherwise points are taken off. I absolutely dreaded coming to this class and I am so thankful that it is over with.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Barbara is not a terrible professor despite what some people say. Yes she does take forever to get work back but all you have in total for the whole semester is 3 tests and a paper. The tests aren't that hard if you do the study guide. The lectures can get a little long but they are interesting to listen to at times.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Every class is the same; she reads off of the powerpoint and you have to take notes as she reads it. It gets extremely long and boring, and she doesn't post anything online so you have to go to class to pass, and she takes attendance points away if you miss more than a few times. Takes FOREVER to grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kooiman is honestly one of the worst professors I've had at UWL. Her lectures are so long and boring and consist of her reading off of powerpoint slides that she will not post on canvas. It is the night before our final and I still have not gotten my midterm back from her. She puts too much info on exams for how much we don't learn in class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Barbara is a wonderful lady. However, the first exam is at the beginning of October, and we have not received grades on that exam and it is now December. The lectures are boring and long, and she grades harshly.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The professor tries to make the subject interesting, but her teaching style doesnt really allow this. She lectures 100% of every single class, whichby and largeisnt conducive to class engagement. It would be irregular in class for me to see less than 3/4ths of the students using their phones and nodding off. Nice person, needs new methods.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Barbara Kooiman teaches a very easy subject and if you show up to class and follow the study guides you will be absolutely fine. WHAT I CANNOT STAND is her lack of ability to grade in a timely fashion. The midterm was given mid-October and it is finals and I haven't gotten the grade back yet. If you have any self-respect, avoid Barb.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She lectures the whole time and there's easy 6-point quizzes that follow what we learn in class. Lectures are pretty boring but you need to go to them otherwise you won't get the information. Slow grader, keeps promising our test and papers will be done soon and comes up with excuses. She does her best to make the class more interesting than it is

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely slow grader. Assigns a 5pg research paper at the beginning of the semester that under no circumstances is allowed to be late, due at midterm and its the night before finals and its still not graded. It took 5 weeks to grade the midterms. All tests are short answer, and she doesnt give partial credit, if part of it is wrong all of it is

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her tests are extremely meticulous and are all short answer. She is a passionate professor, however she has the tendency to explain subjects more than she needs to. This makes the class hard to follow and the subject matter difficult to make connections with.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures get long, but shes passionate about what she teaches. She makes herself available to all students and is an easy grader, so getting an A is pretty easy.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Grading takes forever which was the most frustrating part of the class. We got our midterms handed back to us on the day of our finals. You don't have to do much for the class besides show up, take notes, and study a few days before your exam. I still don't have my grade and the semester ended three weeks ago, but other than that it's an easy class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She has very good and detailed slides, but if you are not there you will not get the material. She doesnt post them online so if you wanna look back at them you are out of luck. I just got my midterm and paper I did at midterm time and its after I took the final. I went in unclear what my grade is. Her tests are very difficult short answers.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Every class is a full 55 min of lecture and she takes attendance everyday. The slowest grader ever. Final is tomorrow and I still have no idea where my grade stands. We took the midterm 2 months ago and have not gotten them back. Tests are easy if you put in effort to study. If you don't study, you won't pass.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The final for the class is tomorrow and I still don't have my midterm grade or the grade for the big research paper that we turned in around midterms time. She refuses to post the slides even though she grades attendance every day separately. Her tests are impossible, and without the slides you can only half study.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you miss class, you will not pass. Everything in her lecture is on her exams. It takes forever to get stuff back and she is impersonal which is kind of a bummer. It is an easy A if you show up and study. Be aware of a geography exam in the beginning, you really gotta study for that.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ms Kooiman's lectures were knowledgable and provided all the information needed to pass, so just showing up and taking notes gets you through the course. There is a historical research paper, midterm, final, and 10-three question quizzes. However, expect to wait over a month for grades; ridiculously slow to the point of being unprofessional.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Figured since it is a 100 level course that it would be an easy A, wrong. Exams are brutal; all short answer and essays so if you don't study all the material you won't do well. Online quizzes are easy if you take notes. The lecture slides aren't available outside of class. Missing one class will put you very behind.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very straight forward with the material. Her slides are all you need to pass. Lectures are boring but take notes and you'll be fine. Attendance is important, and expect to write papers. Exams are easy if you study, but I studied really hard and left confident, only to find out I got a C. So she's a really tough grader on tests and papers.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS105
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She makes you work for the grade. Which could be good or bad depending on your commitment to your own education. She is not a prof for slackers. She has a real passion for what she does and talks about.