H Tran
Data based on 4 reviews.
What kind of test questions does this teacher use most often (choose one):
Multiple ChoiceIs the teacher available for extra help during study halls, lunchtime, before or after school, etc.?
Almost AlwaysThe teacher responds to emails promptly. Do you...
Strongly AgreeThe teacher posts in-class materials online for reference (slides, etc.):
Almost AlwaysThe teacher lets us know at the beginning of the course and along the way how much each part of the class (homework, papers, quizzes and tests) counts towards our total grade:
Strongly AgreeHow much homework does this teacher assign?
Way too muchThe amount of writing required in this class is:
Very HighThe teacher allows us to use technology in class (e.g. laptop, calculator, smart pen, etc.)
Almost AlwaysHow much memorization is required to do well in this teacher’s course?
Very HighWhat advice would you give yourself if you were just starting the class now?
Class of 2024
I took her class during the pandemic, so her teaching methods and the class overall might change when you have her a teacher. When I was in her class, she would explain each lesson by using a document (which is posted and we can check over later). She would go through the document and explain it and do the question on camera for us to see. If we don't understand, she'll explain it in another way. Same thing for homework, if you don't understand, she'll take it up for the whole class to see. When we will have a test, she'll tell us before what's going to be on the test and what lessons they were from. The test are split into four parts. Part A: Knowledge, Part B: Application, Part C: Thinking, and Part D: Thinking. Personally, Part D and A are easy while B, and C is the hardest. She frequently updated our marks in the course. If you were struggling, she would count the homework as a bonus and the puzzle of the Day as well. Overall, really pay attention and take notes during each lessons, do your homework and ask if you don't understand, and study well for the test and you'll be fine.
Class of 2022
this teachers classes are not that good, simply because she does not elaborate with her explanations. Even when a student asks a question for clarification, this teacher does not explain well. with this teacher not explaining well, this makes homework very difficult. this teachers "Quizzes" are 50+ questions long, which doesn't make sense for the student when the teacher doesn't explain. For this class, make sure that you switch to another teachers class.
Additional Comments
Class of 2022
Ms tran clearly has no passion for what she is teaching at all. She gives us slideshows with information from the textbook and does not explain further all she does is read the slides. It confuses me that we are required to read the textbook that is filled with so much information when she already has slides with textbook info? like just put the textbook information onto the slides instead of making us do all this extra work and have to teach ourselves. The only tests i’ve done good on is the ones where i did not use her slides at all and instead made my own notes. she has no greater depth of biology and even during tests when we ask questions she had to look in the textbook to be able to answer the question. Personality wise she is nice, however her teaching skills are extremely poor and lazy.