Pedrotti, Jennifer  

JTP is a challenging teacher, but her class was usually enjoyable. There were lots of group activities and other "fun" assignments that helped to clarify the material. She also did excellent in-class reviews for the midterm and final. We had a big paper to write as well, but she lets you choose between a few options on that. We also had to do six article reviews, due periodically over the course of the quarter. These I thought were overkill and unnecessary. So the class was a lot of work, but she always had a good attitude, was a pretty good lecturer and just overall had a kind, warm, and sometimes comical demeanor.

She is one of the nicest professors on campus, but man, this woman is not a great professor. Her classroom often feels like part university, part high school, and part 3rd grade. At times, class is interesting, but most of the time, its very very boring. Class discussions were always interesting, but we also did these vignette's analyzing the psychological concepts in them and those were so extremely boring that you want to stab yourself with a pencil just to have an excuse to leave. Also, by the end of the quarter, you'll have read, literally, the entire text book. Every single chapter is assigned reading, but she'll only give you questions on about 10% of the book.

This woman knows her stuff. SHe is very informative, and helpful when you approach her. There is TON of work in this class, so unless its for a major or minor, its not really worth taking. Expect to read the book from page one to page...650...huge book. BUt seriously take JTP foro any class, because you will get a thurough, though sometimes overloaded, amount of info and wont regret all that youll learn. Because off all the stuff she pushed on us last quarter, i am finding it much easier to remember things for this quarters psych classes, because it was ll engraved last quarter...the paper, dont even worry, just do WHAT SHE ASKS...its an expoerience!!

This is by far the best teacher I have ever had. I would recommend her to anyone, she is brilliant when it comes to psychology. She always has personal experiences to share and really puts everything into perspective for you. She is a fair grader but expects you to put in the work in order to earn a good grade. There are two mid-terms, one paper, and also a portfolio assignment (this can help your grade). There is also a lot of reading, we read the entire text book, but it is very interesting and straightforward. I highly recommend her she is an excellent teacher.

JTP is a young teacher and sometimes seems to be trying to prove herself as a professor. She is very nice and approachable though. She grades with a lot of expectations and if you are not a psych major, you definately want to brush up on your intro to psych stuff so that you can keep up. (It had been a while since I had taken it and kind of had a hard time at first) Also, bring tylenol for your arm during the final... it is a lot of writing!

Dr.Pedrotti is one of the best teacher that I ever had. She's young, very intelligent and optimistic. There are fairly amount of work but a lot of reading. You do not required to remember everything you read, just pick up the main points and you'll be fine. There were 2 midterms in her class. The final is the midterm. It was non-cumulative. There were a project, and a couple of article feedback. Lots of work but it was worth it. I got out so much developmental psychology from her. She's VERY nice too and lenient! She gave out extra-credits so if you do not so well on the midterm you still have a chance to pull it up. When I came to her class the dynamic was always positive! She likes to tell stories about her life and sometimes cracked out a joke or two. If you ever have a chance, TAKE HER!

Jennifer Pedrotti was an excellent professor. At first I was weary about the subject matter in this class because devlopmental psy. doesn't really interest me but she had me hooked after the first couple of weeks. She has lots of hands on experience and stories to share. Thats not say that her class is an easy A because it is not! She presents the material clearly and always loves input/examples from the rest of the class, so that makes it interesting. Her tests can be challenging so pay attention to her lectures and especially her in class review. I really enjoyed this class and I would definately recommend her.

Pedrotti is a pretty good professor. She's young and, at times, a bit too stiff and structured, but overall the two classes I took with her were interesting. She does alot of inclass activities, and participation can help your grade. Plus, some of her test questions come from those activities. Her tests are multiple choice, short answer, and essay. She is not very clear about what is on her tests. She wants you to study everything said in class and in the reading, which can be very overwhelming. Start on the paper she gives early and it will make your life so much easier.

She's a fantastic teacher. Her lectures are extremely organized, she's very engaging and is actually funny, and she's just a genuinely nice teacher. I used to think babies were just kinda ugly and didn't think any more of them, but as a result of her class, I now can appreciate the little buggers. Not only that, but her class convinced me my choice of taking on a Psych minor was a right one. As far as the class goes, it's a TON of material to learn, and as a result the tests are fairly difficult and I'll admit for the paper I finished the book and wrote the paper in the night before it was due - a mistake! She does lots of group work, which for the most part was a lot of fun. I wish she's teach some of my other teachers how to teach. :)

Pedrotti was a great overall teacher. She really knows what she's talking about, presents it in a clear manner. Tests can be slightly difficult, but make sure to study the material a lot and you will come out with at least a B. She has three projects to choose from due near the end of the quarter. I chose to do an observation of an infant, typed up a pretty detailed story of what happened, various experiments and such, and received an A+ on that because she gives a rubric that is easy to follow. Overall interesting class and nice teacher.

Typical liberal, she can't keep her opinions and actual fact separate. She tries to force other cultures on you. If she doesn

If you have to take this class, it is about the research on positive psychology. You will have to read several research papers(15) before each exam,(each research paper has a minimum of 12-16 pages, some of them are over 35 pages.) And...you will be expected to know details about the research papers for the exams. You will also be taking 8 - 15 pages of notes per class session. Again you will be expected to know all that information for the exam as well. Even though you may know 90% of the information going into the exam, that doesn't mean you will get an A. I think this instructor curves her grading based on if she likes you or not. Her essays and short answer questions are graded soley on her opinion. So, if she doesn't like you, you loose points. I wish I would have payed closer attention to what the other writers had written about her. Needless to say, she didn't like me, so this class was not a positive for me. For anyone who is considering taking this class for an elective, it is a very difficult class. I think this instructor is trying to teach this class at a graduate level, and we are not in graduate school. By that I mean that she expects us to know information that none of have learned yet. She has studied positive psychology, we have not. This was one of the most frustrating classes for me because it was not about how well my academic performance was in the class and on exams it was about the instructors personal opinion of me, by the way I had perfect attendence. Beware.

She is an extremely nice lady, who is very posistive and is constantly smiling. She really likes and promotes class participation. There is one big group project and presentation due the week before dead week. Her tests are the only draw back to the class...you will need a lot of ink and I recommend arm stretches before getting started. They are writing intensive! But don't let that diverge you from the class. She presents all the material that you will be tested on very clearly. Go to class and you will do great.

I should have looked at the other evaluation for this class. The other person was definitely right about her. If she doesn't like you, you're screwed. She does expect graduate level writing and her tests are killer. I think the highest grade she gave was an A-. The highest grade she gave for the presentation was an 80% and she was ranting and raving about how great they were. She is nice to your face but grades you very hard. She knows this stuff and expects you to know just as much although she doesn't clarify and help us. I took her for intro to counseling and she was great but this class was a killer. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! maybe it was the baby hormones but maybe not...

Felt like a lot of personal issues were taken out on the class. She was condescending and treated us like children. She was critical of ideas she did not agree with and was not encouraging of creativity or open mided thinking. Going to her office was a nightmare and I rarely felt helped. She is difficult to learn from and I did not feel inspired or encouraged by her. I would strongly not recommend her as a teacher.

Dr. Pedrotti is a fantastic professor. She's knowledgable and enthusiatic about her subject and can create a good rapport with her students. She's willing to spend time with you if you're having trouble with the coursework. I admit, she expects a lot of hard work and her tests are difficult. But we ARE in college and are capable of doing college-level work!

SUCH a good teacher. One of the best I've had at Cal Poly :) SO nice and willing to help all of her students.

This class wasn\'t exactly what I expected. A lot of the material has to do with graduate school. I did think the information was valuable, but only if you\'re planning on going into graduate school at some point. Pedrotti is really nice and definitely cares about her students, she is also very knowledgeable and was very qualified to teach this course. However, it was also more difficult than I thought it would be. She definitely notices if you don\'t show up to class, and although she doesnt take roll, she will dock you participation points if you dont show up. The class consisted of a midterm and a final (not cumulative), 2 papers, a group project (which isn\'t that difficult) and you must attend 3 multicultural events and write a one page (single spaced) paper for each. This class definitely isn\'t an easy A but if you do the work then you should be fine.

I took her for 370, and am now taking her for Positive Psy 325. For 370, it was a decent amount of work, but she is very constructive in her criticism and really is devoted to other student needs. A lot of emphasis on grad school, which really helped me becasue I am applying this year. I got a C on the first midterm,. but must have done really well on the final. I ended up with an A in the class. Her tests are notoriously tricky and difficult, and even she acknowledges it. Studying with a friend in the class really helped me increase my final exam grade. Overall, very funny and sweet professor. Also, DO NOT GO ON THE INTERNET IN CLASS. I did, and got complained on. I was very embaressed, and it's not worth it!

She's great at lecture, but what a snobby, snobby person. She's on the very high end of self-esteem, bordering on arrogance.

This was an okay class, Professor Pedrotti is very sweet and kind professor but I did not expect the subject material. It was a lot of review of the theories and mostly focused on grad school which obviously not everyone in the class was applying to. I was hoping to learn more about Counseling and dealing with people and what to do in certain situations which was not the emphasis of this class. I think a lot of psy professors need to sit through our other major classes and realize they are all telling us the same things! anyways, the project was fun to do and overall, she is very reasonable and explains things clearly.

Mrs. Teramoto Pedrotti was an excellent professor. She definitely expects a lot out of her students and grades hard on papers but she gives you what you get. I got a B in the class and it was easy to do so. There are three multicultural events with a 1-2 single spaced pages each, which isn't too bad. One Orientation Paper that is about yourself and your views so it's easy as well. There is one midterm and one final, the midterm is definitely way harder than the final so study really hard for that one. There is a group project that is a good portion of your grade and it's not too bad either, but you create a handout for the class and make sure to include a lot of good information because she will dock you for that if it's not thorough. Overall I loved her! She is very nice and very knowledgeable and a good teacher. Her questions on the test come straight from her lecture notes and use the book for extra help. I would recommend this teacher! :)

Dr. Pedrotti is an incredible professor. The homework load, tests, and grading are all extremely fair. This class might push your understanding of your role within society, especially if you come from a privileged background--and that is OKAY. College is about pushing yourself to consider other perspectives, including those about yourself. Just because you are an upper-class white man does not mean you are a bad person. By recognizing our privileges we can better understand the world. This is a great class, you just need to open your mind a little.

First of all it is important to note that there are several reviews on here that are people reacting adversely to the message of multiculturalism this class promotes. I took this class hoping to better understand my biases as a member of most of the majority social groups in this country, i.e. straight white male. I've had read about some of these topics before and I had criticisms of them that I hoped this class could address, either through lecture or, perhaps, some debate about this issues. Unfortunately this class left me with a lesser opinion of the subject than when I started, and this is largely due to the professor, Dr. Pedrotti. As other ratings note, she was rude and dismissive when criticized, vague about grading and requirements, and arrogant about her degree and status. A note must be given to the textbook for the course, which was boring, terribly written, and full of legitimate factual inaccuracies, for example suggesting that humans and dinosaurs once walked the earth together (!). I was hoping for a discussion on how these multicultural ideas can be reconciled with some of our American values, on topics like Affirmative Action, which the Supreme Court has ruled on in contradictory ways in the past, but that level of nuance was not present in this course. Instead the lessons were delivered to us as sermons, to be taken as fact and to be regurgitated on the midterm and final. The class may have merit, but not with this professor.

She is nice, but I think it is a front. She tried to help me out with my Senior Project and made me think that I was going to get a good grade. I went through so many drafts and did so much work I thought I definitly deserved in A, but I guess she didn't. She is smart, but I did not agree with her grading. She's new and young so I think she is still trying to prove herself as a professor and may be grading based on fresh graduate work. If you take her for your Senior Project Advisor ask her what you need to do to get an A because you may think you are doing good, but she may think otherwise.

Here is the thing: We all know professors that are wonderful people and give easy A's and make our lives easier because of it. If we're lucky,we may even learn a thing or two in their classes, but most of the time it's the grade we walk away with and not the knowledge or experience. Dr. Pedrotti will make sure that you learn somthing. She will take you through activities that will open your eyes and make you think. That is the biggest requirement for her classes, that you think. You will not be allowed to passively sit back and sleep if you want the grade,but you'll find that you won't want to. Her lectures are interesting, insightful, useful, and very applicable to what the major of psychology is all about. She maybe young, but the woman knows her stuff. You can ask her anything, and if she cannot answer it, she will find someone who can. She's reliable, consistant, and understanding. Her tests are no joke, but they aren't impossible. I've taken 2 classes (456 and 370) and got A's in both, but you have to do the work. You have to make the effort. This professor makes you "go there" for lack of a better term. If you have the desire to learn, an open mind, and like a challenge then her classes will enlighten and inspire you. She is by far the best professor I've had at Cal Poly and very helpful when it comes to Grad School info.

Dr. Pedrotti is a very nice person. To be successful in this class, you must be active in class discussion, do all of the reading, and do a few papers. The class was interesting and I would recommend it to gain knowledge about diversity.

Lecture was very interesting and Dr. Pedrotti has well organized lectures. Unfortunately her tests were harder then I expected, and you do alot of writing during lecture because she doesn't post her lecture notes.

I enjoyed this class and I thought Pedrotti did a good job of relating with her students and making everyone feel comfortable with participating in class because she was understanding. It was a really good awareness class and I feel a lot more informed on multicultural diversity around me. The first half of the class was kind of boring and required a lot of reading from the textbook. Second half was more interesting, learning about different races, and we had no readings. 2 midterms, 2 papers, 2 reflection papers and thats it. enjoyable and do able workload. i would recommend.

Let me first state that over the course of my last four years here at Cal Poly I have had almost exclusively a phenomenally positive experience with each of my professors. Any time I have had a criticism of a course it has been on the basis of examinations, the required text, or some part of the class structure. This is not the case with Dr. Pedrotti’s PSY 472 course. Dr. Pedrotti has been largely a standard professor. The most I have struggled with her has been in the areas of communication and assistance for clarity of assignments. Dr. Pedrotti has been unprofessional and disrespectful in several of her emails regarding course assignments or group activities. Although she provides rubrics for her assignments, she has been unclear and contradictory when asked about these requirements more specifically – setting up this student and a number of others to feel like they cannot win. Myself and several other students spent many hours working on assignments being concerned with how to provide an end result that is more like what she actually wants, rather than what the rubric is asking for (since the rubrics have proven to be less than accurate grading requirements). A prominent example of her rude conduct this quarter is when she chose to take a phone call in the middle of lecture on the chance that someone had found her keys. Had this student chosen to answer a personal call that stopped lecture for four minutes (as she did), Dr. Pedrotti and other students would not have stood for that behavior in the classroom. I personally pay thousands of dollars to leave this University with a degree of education and a professor choosing to waste my time and money over a personal call that is not life threatening, urgent, about the well being of her children, etc. is unacceptable. Dr. Pedrotti also refuses to post grades on PolyLearn or to ‘check a student’s grade’, saying that it is unfair because she would have to do so for every student. This creates a situation in which the student cannot ensure the professor’s marks in the system match the ones they were given. As other professors manage to find the time to hold electronic office hours or keep their PolyLearn files up to date, I cannot imagine it is a grand stretch of the imagination for Dr. Pedrotti to do the same. In sum, would not recommend this professor. She was rude, had poor student communication, and treated this student with continuous disrespect both via email and in person. The most frustrating part about her communication attitude and disrespect is that there is no way to hold her accountable without risking my marks for her class. I did not feel safe to voice my concern until given an opportunity to do so anonymously and without any ramifications to my grade in the course.

I took Psy 472 to fulfill my USCP requirement, and it as been one of my favorite classes here at Cal Poly. Pedrotti was very clear and knowledgable in lecture, supplemented reading and lecture by showing interesting videos. The assignments were reasonable, and if you put effort out, they were fairly graded. The midterm was difficult, and so was the Social Action Plan, but it's an upper division course, so that was what I expected. Overall it was my favorite class this quarter.

he sure does like his women, wet!!