John Gabrosek - Grand Valley State University

Professor: John Gabrosek
Department: Statistics
College: Grand Valley State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
For starters he wrote his own textbook which is poorly written. You don't NEED to read the textbook or really anything to do okay. He teaches you everything you need to know in lecture. His homework is harder than his exams which is good. He talks very fast in his classes. Overall good class and good Professor if you can keep up with him.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MTH215
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Learning maths can be boring, but meeting a good lecturer can turn everything into gold. Gabrosek is one such person. If given the chance, I will choose his lectures. Although sometimes he is a little clumsy, but his heart to make us fall in love with mathematics is enough to make him deep impression in my heart. Best wishes!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: COMP229
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Learning maths can be boring, but meeting a good lecturer can turn everything into gold. Gabrosek is one such person. If given the chance, I will choose his lectures. Although sometimes he is a little clumsy, but his heart to make us fall in love with mathematics is enough to make him deep impression in my heart.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. G is so kind and makes stats engaging. He breaks it down so it is simple to understand and he goes out of his way to help students and make sure they understand the material.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: STA321
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really liked Dr.G! He made 321, which was online this semester, still a very interesting class. You can tell he really cares for his students and wants them to succeed. He gives a fair amount of homework and is always willing to give extra help. If you have the chance to have him as a prof definitely take him!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. G is a nice guy, he would always answer questions if you had any. We were required to use a coding system in this class, and idk what other stats class requires that. You have 6 HWs and 2 tests and a final. Class material was boring but not too difficult if you paid attention. I didn't really read the book, only used it to get hw questions.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
DON'T! The guy wrote the book, first red flag. This is the one of the only Stats classes at GVSU where you have to code. This class was made to be way harder than it should have been. Just take another prof. He's a very nice guy, started out the class with a fun little chat question to lighten the mood but the tests and HW were so hard and FREQUENT
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He requires his students to use a textbook he wrote and it is not very well done. The problems are very hard to understand. He also requires you to teach the lesson to yourself before class and then take a quiz, which destroyed grades because the textbook was hard to understand. He took an easy class with easy concepts and made it complicated.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Honestly, the class material is not that hard, but the information all has to be taught to yourself. Professor is nice, but he uses a team based class, which means you need and rely on the other members of your group, who are assigned. His grading is also weird and not ideal, but it's hard to explain.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I LOVED Dr. G!! This is a team based learning class, so be sure you work well in groups. A lot of the material you have to teach yourself, but he also goes over the important topics in class and has really good points to make. He gets to know every single student in his class and you can tell that he wants every student to succeed.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I really liked this professor! He knows what he's talking about, and he literally wrote the book that we use. He is super nice and helpful, and never looks at you like you asked a stupid question! Just make sure you attend class - he knows when you miss.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Gabrosek uses a team based learning to teach his classes. So the entire semester you are working with the same group. He wrote his textbook himself so it is sometimes hard to follow and he requires it to be read. He makes you take quizzes over the material before he even teaches it, requiring you to teach the concepts to yourself.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: STA216
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Gabrosek overall is a pretty good teacher. He brings great energy and enthusiasm to the course. However, he doesn't lecture a lot, and that's tough for learning statistics. I felt like I had to teach myself a lot of the material.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He's okay. The Team Based Learning really wasn't my thing and everything you learn is on your own through the textbook. Then you just work on activities with your group and he may go into little detail about some questions explaining how to do them. He's really nice just learning style wasn't for me.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's probably a better professor to take for stats, but I wasn't a huge fan of his teaching. If you enjoy team-based learning then he's good for you, but I was not a big fan. He wrote the textbook for the class, but it can be tricky to comprehend. A very nice guy but I did not care for his teaching (or the subject itself).
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. G is one of the best Stats prof out there. He allows a cheat sheet on each exam, and you can put anything you want, even examples. He makes what is going to be on the exams very clear. The hw, is easy points to gain. He is a funny corky guy and remembers his students, and generally cares about his students. 10/10 would recommend
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Best professor for Stats at GVSU hands down. All my friends that took stats almost failed because their professors were so bad, but Gabrosek made the class understandable. He uses team-based learning which I thought I was going to hate but I had an amazing group! Everyone loves him and he is very personable. If you're taking stats TAKE HIM
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: STA317
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
After taking my last statistics class I was really debating dropping my stats minor. Prof Gabrosek is what kept me going with my minor. His lectures are clear and he is more than willing to answer questions during and outside of class. Would definitely recommend!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: STA215
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I love Dr. Gabrosek as a person, however the way he taught wasn't exactly best for me, and I know it wasn't very good for others as well. He did not have any lectures. Everything we learned was straight from the book or activities in class. I enjoyed the in-class activities, but I personally find it difficult to learn strictly from reading a book.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: STA317
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
"Docta G" is the best! He goes out of his way to connect with students and help us work together. Everyone pays attention in his class, because his explanations make sense and you know he's actually preparing you for exams and future stats classes. 10/10 would recommend!
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