Amber Ankowski is known for her Psych 100B. She kept her exam practices from 100B to other courses like 133B, such that some exam questions are framed rather ambiguously. Besides, her lectures and slides may not always be helpful. One thing worth mentioning is that even though the final was made online and consisted of 100 T/F questions that she claimed to be 'significantly simplified', the median score was still lower than the midterm and I personally thought some of those questions were trickier than multiple choices. I know that reviews on Bruinwalk might be biased, like mine and the one who scored an A+, but most of my friends who have taken Ankowski's courses left extremely bad impressions on her. In my opinion, she's just trying everything possible to kill your GPA.

Professor Ankowsi is an absolute angel. She is one of the best lecturers I've had and considering this was an 8 AM class it made a huge difference. She is clear and engaging in the concepts she explains. The class is very straightforward and I could not recommend is more. 2 paper assignments, fairly simple, just had to formulate a paragraph response to 4 distinct questions pertaining to analyzing some outside material and related to cognitive development. The exams are pretty straight forward in my opinion. I just listened closely to the lectures and took diligent notes and I got an A on both exams. Of course it helps to read the textbook if you're confused but I found it to be time consuming and not worth it as long as you pay attention to every word Ankowski says (the slides posted aren't enough).

I really like this professor. She seems very down to earth and very reasonable. She also makes a 2 hour lecture as engaging as it can be and gives us a break everyday. All of the lectures are recorded on bruin cast and only 3 of the 20 are mandatory for the group work. You have to pick a group to work with, but it is only for a few labs. The rest of the work is independent and fairly easy to do. If you go to the lectures and pay attention, you will know all of the information. There is a textbook offered, but you don't need it and it is free anyways.

I would easily take this again, top 3 classes I've taken here. She's very funny and wants us to do well. There are two dates to take each exam and she gives you the highest score. She deletes questions which less than half the class got wrong. No written essays, just weekly short and easy written assignments. So easy and genuinely fascinating and easy. She gives extra credit through iClicker which is an online poll system we use during lecture to respond (does cost money but worth it). Amazing class, DONT HESITATE TO TAKE HER.

Good class overall. Prof lectures off the slides but very clearly and organized. She is willing to help if you have questions too. Group projects are prevalent and quarter-long, so find a good group. Weekly quizzes are relevant info and multiple choice. Midterm was online and multiple choice, easy, but final was very difficult -- in person, paper pencil, and cumulative.

This professor was nice enough, but her grading is ridiculously nit picky. She takes off points for the smallest things on assignments, and this can bring your grade down a lot. This class should be an easy A, but it definitely was not. If you’re taking psych 10, I would recommend a different professor.

What a PERFECT class to take as an upper div psych elective. Dr. Ankowski is a clear and well paced lecturer, the content was interesting, the assignments were easy, and the tests were straightforward. We had alternating "extension assignments" and quizzes every week, a research assignment, and two online, open-book tests during class time. There were also textbook readings I think lol. Every deadline was clearly communicated and no assignment was overly challenging. No complaints at all! Take this class!!

This class was definitely one of the easiest Psych upper divs I've taken at UCLA. Professor Ankowski is super sweet and takes a lot of time to throughly explain concepts. Lectures were recorded and participation in lecture was optional. Our midterm and final were online (which I don't think is something common for her to do) so they were open note making it super easy. The average for both exams were pretty high (I think around 90% for both). The course content is super cute too so lecture didn't get boring. There's 4 homework assignments (and one is dropped), some discussion board posts, and 1 research assignment. I'd totally recommend this class!

Although Professor Ankowski was a wonderful and compassionate lady, sometimes her method of instruction was monotonous and repetitious, which gave the impression that the topic was less engaging than it was. Yet, she makes a commendable attempt to demonstrate to pupils how to do research techniques and analysis very practically. Most of her assignments have quite strict grades, but for students with more assiduous study habits, this could seem like a worthwhile challenge. The tests were relatively easy-going if you put in the time to study for them.

I enjoyed taking this class with Ankowski. The class is made up of two exams, lab assignments, and weekly learning modules. The lab assignments as well as the learning modules were pretty easy to complete and didn't take up too much time. The lectures are formatted very well and the information is easy to understand. I will say that the exams are pretty difficult though. Even though you are allowed to use notes, the questions go into very small details of the lectures which made them a challenge. I would recommend doing the SONA extra credit even if you feel confident in the material so that you can be prepared for if you didn't do as well on the exams as you hoped.