Professor Givvin is really sweet. You can tell she really cares about what she does and for her students. The only homework you have is readings, and these should be done before coming to class. She goes over the readings so much more in depth during class and it's super helpful. However, keep in mind that because you don't have any homework tests are weighed a lot more heavily. There are 2 midterms and one final. There were some questions on the exams that were a little tricky, but as long as you study the readings and have a basic understanding of each one of them, you should be fine. She has two grading schemes, one which includes a participation grade through Clickers and one that doesn't. She'll calculate the higher of the two at the end of the quarter automatically. Overall, I thought this was a super interesting class and that I learned a lot. I'd recommend it!!

Dr. Givvin is a very thoughtful and helpful professor and is incredibly knowledgable. Readings should be completed before every class but it does seem to be the case that many students do not read beforehand. Although she does cover the papers in depth in class, I would recommend that students do the readings for themselves to get the most out of her class. Overall, the workload is very reasonable and it is clear that she wants her students to succeed. One of the best classes I have taken at U.C.L.A. so far!

I took Psych 133 F with professor Givvin and she is very nice professor. You will see what I mean during quizzes. The articles are not too hard to read and if you pay attention to mostly the lecture you should be fine. I mostly skimmed the discussion section of each article before class and reviewed the power points. I got an A- but if I worked a little harder I could have gotten an A. If you can I highly suggest you take this class before it fills up. Its easy and you learn a lot.

Real Course: Psych 133F

DON'T LOSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!! She is amazing, to say the least. As a lecturer she is very organized, clear and passionate about what she teaches. Not to mention, she is VERY attentive to student's concerns. The tests are simple because there are no curve balls. The only trick is that this class focuses on analyzing psychology and education articles and you get tested on the articles at the beginning of class. However, after the quiz (which is simple) she explains the articles in dept and encourages student discussion, experience and questions. YOU HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHAT A GREAT PROFESSOR IS UNTIL YOU HAVE TAKEN PROFESSOR GIVVIN! (Please don't miss out)

This professor really cares about her students learning and doing well in her class. She gives a lot of power to the students and gives them time to interpret what she said and ask questions for clarification. One of the nicest professors here, take her :) Her class is based on reading scientific articles. You do learn a lot :D

Givvin has to be one of my favorite Psych professors. She cares about her students, and the studies you learn about are actually very interesting! Most of them you can even apply to your daily life. I thought this course was very inspiring and I learned a lot. If you want an A, I wouldn't say you have to work too hard for it. Her questions on the midterm and exam come directly out of lectures, and she NEVER asks tricky questions; they are all straight to the point. That being said, she does give you a quiz via the iclicker at the beginning of each class. However, if you just skim the readings or simply read the title & abstract, you will most likely be able to answer all of the quiz questions which are again not meant to trick you. She also drops your two lowest quiz scores. I highly recommend her!

Professor Givvin is AMAZING.

I truly loved taking this course and would take more classes with her if I could without a doubt. All reading materials are online. They were daily quizzes! (Just 3 mc questions that are based on the reading used via CLICKERS). Please do not miss your chance taking it with her.

Karen is very personable and concerned with her students' learning, she has been my favorite Psych professor so far. Psych 133F is a great diversity/major option to take! The material is relevant to everyday life, and the workload is more-than-doable.

This class is easy, but at the same time, it's hard to get an A. You literally have to make zero mistakes because each exam is like 30 multiple choice that's worth 45% of your overall grade!! That means if you miss just ONE question, you're already down to a 98.5%. On the final, she made each multiple choice 2% of our overall grade. So even if you got a 100% on the midterm, you could only miss 3 multiple choice to get a solid A in the class. As you can see, there is zero room for error in this class.
The best thing about this class is there is NO TEXTBOOK and literally no homework aside from a weekly 5 page article you have to read. This class has had the lightest workload out of ALL my courses at UCLA.
As for the professor, Dr. Givvin, she's AWESOME. She's super nice and funny and pretty good-looking for a 50+ year old! One of my favorite professors at UCLA!

AMAZING LECTURES and a wonderful class!! I genuinely learned a lot about cognitive development, pedagogy, and ways to improve as a student through this course. The research is intriguing, the quizzes are rarely too difficult, the exams are fair, and I was interested in each lecture. The only unfortunate part is that her slides are not posted, so in verbatim laptop typing is a good chunk of the course. Getting an A is doable 1000%; attendance is mandatory (on time too because clicker quizzes begin at the start of class on the dot) but people typically get them all right (and she drops the lowest score), TAKE HER CLASS!!