Benjamin Jones

This professor has taught: HLTH672, PSYC100, PSYC200, PSYC420, PSYC450

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Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/20/2024	Dr. Jones is very nice and will help you if you need it, you can also reach out for PSYC recs and career exploration. i would keep in mind, the work load is a slightly dense with the readings and some writing assignment however i feel its manageable. TA's harsh grading is really the only downside. attending lectures benefits you as tests are based on it but they're recorded and clickers can be logged in at home for attendance so it's pretty easy to skip.
Benjamin Jones PSYC450 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/22/2024	This course took up a moderate amount of time - less than psyc300 by alot though. The R is minimal; there is 1 project on ANOVA (easy), 1 project on regression (slightly harder but this was the most useful project, and you get a lot out of learning how to build regression models and compare them statistically), 1 project on mediation (complete repeat from psyc300, not too useful but not too hard), 1 project on moderation (goes more in depth than psyc300 and I really think I got alot from this one too). The weekly readings take only a few hours - and the notes maybe 1-2 more. Oh, also Dr. Jones is awesome and very fair. He takes a lot of time to make sure the class runs smoothly. Overall, well designed course that is easy if you take your time on assignments and think about what is going on in your code.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/06/2024	Jones is super nice and approachable. He understands that most people are not necessarily into stats. Tries his best to help everyone succeed. Exams are curved. Lecture is recorded. Course material is pretty basic, and the lecture examples, practice homeworks, homework quizzes, and exams are very consistent/similar. A bit boring, but as long as you pay attention in class, ask questions when you're confused, and practice the homework questions, you can get a good grade.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/24/2024	Dr. Jones was very interested in his students' success. He wanted to help students do well and was always open for questions. The class itself was structured well and he tried to build on things. He never assumed definitions were common knowledge so he always went over everything. Depending on the composition of the class, things can feel slow: Dr. Jones spent a lot of time on in-class questions but it took up a lot of class time. His lectures are recorded so if you have to miss a class, you can watch them on ELMS. There is use of R-Studio in this class and the TA took off points for small errors. Homework has two attempts & you can see the answers with an explanation after the first try. I enjoyed the class & the B- is because I missed small assignments.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/17/2024	He records all his lectures, so it really does not matter if you show up or not. He also explains concepts well so that it makes sense when he builds on them, so the content itself is not bad. His exams are also online but you have to take them in person. He always curves them too, so they're not that bad. The vast majority of you grade comes from HW, but you're given two attempts. The use of coding with R Studious was a little annoying, but it's not terrible if you follow the videos he gives ou. Overall, it's not really a hard class, and he does try his best to be funny or entertaining.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/14/2024	Take someone else if you can. He;s a nice guy and you can tell he's passionate about the material but its way too much for a gen ed. The TA's grading was very nitpicky and would lose points for the smallest things. The exams would barely have content we learned in class. The first one was so bad he had to curve it (for psyc100..). Definitely not the professor I would take if you needed to get this class out the way or need an Easy A.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/14/2024	his class is acc kind of fun w/the right people. n you don't even have to go to the lectures half the time frfr as long as ur on campus u can log into those clicker questions n it'll let u join. the main issue lies wit the TA's since they tend to grade a bit harshly. Overall u can easily pass this class with a B+ or even an A+ if ur a tryhard. dude is super chill ! !
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/13/2024	Dr. Jones is very nice and really tries to make time to help his students. My semester the Lab classes were optional. He posts the slides and recordings after every class so it's okay if you miss it but sometimes the slides are hard to follow by yourself. There are clicker questions most classes for participation points but its not a big deal if you miss some. There are homework each week on canvas but you have 2 attempts and there are practice modules. Each week there is also either an SRW (statistics in the real world assignment) which is a short written assignment like one paragraph or an assignment to learn R studio coding. The exams are on canvas and you are allowed to use excel, R, or desmos calculator and he provides a note sheet. He also curves them.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/13/2024	hes a nice guy but this class is too much work for a gen ed. take someone else if you can.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Anonymous 05/08/2024	this guy is so nice!! take psych stat with him!!
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/07/2024	This class is so boring. Obviously I had to take it as a psyc major, but its basic stats and you don't really need to go to class to get it. I took Dr. Jones because he had good reviews but sitting in his class for 75 minutes made me want to go back to sleep. He makes a really big deal about people participating and getting to know names and then he kind of makes you feel bad for not participating and him not knowing your name. My suggestion is if you can learn from watching recordings of the lecture, take Dr. Jones, because it will be so easy and you will probably do well. Also, he lets you use excel on exams and you 1000% should do it because it's like free cheating if you input the formulas correctly.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/07/2024	The most patient, kind, welcoming, and most accommodating professor you will ever meet at UMD. I'm ngl I was going through it at the beginning of the semester and missed about 4 weeks of lecture and instruction due to a personal emergency. I was also never great at math (it's still my worst subject), so I was just planning on dropping this class and accept my fate on being behind a semester until I filled Dr. Jones in on what was going on. He gave me as much time and help as I needed as we kept in touch throughout the weeks. He would also post his lecture slides and recordings on ELMS after every class which was incredibly helpful. Keep in mind -- although I did have a few university-excused notes, NONE of my other professors this semester went the lengths that Dr. Jones did to see me succeed.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/07/2024	Dr. Jones is by far the nicest and most accommodating professor I've had in (my one year) at UMD. He truly cares about his students and takes his time with the lectures, making sure to answer everyone's questions. He always presents a chipper demeanor and just brings good energy into the class. He gives two attempts on homework every week which is a GODSEND. Exams are very manageable, and he curves. He only teaches this class in the spring so if you have an opportunity to take the class with him DO IT!
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/06/2024	Great, funny teacher and kind guy. If you participate and ask for help when you need it, you will do well. Very concept heavy, rather than pure memorization, which I personally prefer. Exams aren't too difficult as long as you study the study guide he posts and check your work. Homework may seem high-volume but it is actually very manageable. Love this teacher.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/02/2024	I really liked him as a professor. It is a super easy class overall (PSYC100). Exams were completely fair and easy as long as you attended lectures and understood what he was teaching. Readings were long and to be honest, by the start of the second exam, I stopped reading them. I think Dr. Jones did a great job of explaining concepts, although, lectures were rather boring there were some interesting concepts. There were only 2 midterms and one final, he did curve some of the midterms if the averages were lower than expected. Discussions were every other week for 50 mins, all you really had to do was read research papers and answer questions. That sounds like a lot of work, but it really wasn't, The TA, Michael Burrows, was really nice, and whatever you said was greeted with positive reinforcement. Overall, the class was very easy, most likely going to end with a 97%. Would recommend
Benjamin Jones PSYC450 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/02/2024	Amazing, empathetic, intelligent, and accommodating professor. The TA was also phenomenal. He is kind and personable and flexible, as well as knowledgable in what he teaches. I personally hate hate hate coding and R, and this was not a class that I wanted to take, but I can now say I am so glad I did. It was a pleasure taking this class and learning so much, as well as having such a wonderful professor. I still am not a fan of coding, but I'm a fan of Alisha and Prof. Jones! Slay
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/21/2024	Class was easy but super boring, you have to attend lectures for the clickers but the exams weren't anything too crazy. Only downside for me was my TA was a harsh grader and took off points for miniscule things.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2023	This class is certainly a 100 level which meant I did find the lectures pretty easy and found myself losing points more because of sentence counts and such than actual incorrect information but Dr. Jones does a really good job lecturing and teaching. He's a super charming guy and clearly cares for and understands his students with grade policies to match. We got 2 of our weekly quizzes dropped and only had to attend discussion every other week which meant this course is very manageable. Would certainly recommend especially if just needing to get the psyc100 credit done
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/01/2023	Awesome guy. super understanding especially revolving around campus issues. Lectures are hard to learn from but if you do the readings you will be fine. Love him
Benjamin Jones PSYC450 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/26/2023	Dr. Jones is a pretty understanding and lenient guy but the lab portion of this course absolutely sucks. Although I'm pretty good at R, a few of the projects are group projects, which is stupid bc your grade then depends on other people's work, and many times the 2-hour lab alone is not enough time to complete the project with your group members. His current grad TA also docks points for every little error imaginable, even on the weekly discussion notes which are supposedly "low stake" grades. I anticipate an A, but it is ridiculously annoying how hard I have to fight to maintain my grade
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting a B- Anonymous 11/02/2023	do not take professor jones. he does not teach during lectures and his tests don't even cover the material we learn in class. i swear he pulls it out of thin air. he must be writing these reviews himself bc he's not this good.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting a B Anonymous 07/06/2023	He's nice and all but I found his lectures pointless to go to. It takes less than 20 minutes to read his lecture slides for the 80 minute class. I was disappointed with this class though, mainly because my TA was a horrific grader, and I got a B in the class when I could've easily gotten a A had it not been for my TA.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 06/06/2023	He is obviously passionate about the class but you can't really understand him in lecture. Just hard concept to grasp. -He does participation point which can help raise your grade in the end. -Really, the only way I felt like I passed the class was going to offices hours and meeting with the TA. -When I stopped going to class and just meeting with TA during office hours that's when I started doing well.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/04/2023	Nothing bad to say about this absolute GOAT. He really might be the best professor at Maryland. I hate STAT and think its so boring and confusing but Jones made the material understandable. His tests and homeworks are fair and he really stresses that he wants whats best for his students. Take him if you can because he is HIM! I love this man!
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A- neesh1903 05/24/2023	Honestly not a bad class. The quizzes can sometimes be annoying but he is a very dedicated professor and really knows what he is talking about
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/17/2023	By no means is Benjamin a really bad professor. He usually teaches nicely in his lectures and his TAs are helpful. But the structure of the course makes it very difficult to get an A. So if that’s something you are worried about, you might want to consider other professors. Benjamin literally made the homeworks the most weighted part of the course. And no kidding, they imo are the toughest part of this course. Now maybe my review is not reliable since I procrastinated but even then, you will really need to spend LOTS of time on the practice homework before you do the real homework if you want even a chance of doing well on the real homework. I wish he would weigh the other assignments higher and make the homework contain less questions, like maybe 10-15 questions since we already have a lot on our plates. If you want an easy A, this is not the professor for you. But if you are willing to put the time and organization in, you may have a chance of succeeding.
Benjamin Jones PSYC420 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/15/2023	I really enjoyed this class with Dr. Jones. My group mates and I got to explore a topic that we felt was interesting and the class has good energy. I did not feel that the Wednesday discussions required mandatory attendance since it was the same people participating anyway, but that's probably my only complaint. He was really helpful in guiding the research experience and is pretty knowledgeable for whenever we had questions. Also offered to completely review the final papers with us before we turned them in, which really eased my stress when finishing it.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/14/2023	He puts on way too many formulas on one slide thinking that it will explain how they were derived but it just makes things more confusing and hard to understand which formula we are actually supposed to use. However, he is easily accessible and goes above and beyond for his students
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/09/2023	Very good teacher, just have to be willing to put in a reasonable amount of work.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/30/2023	joke of a professor and joke of a class. Complete waste of time and worse than high school busy work. the only thing i learned is i hate psyc100 and i wasted my time and money just so i could take a prerequisite.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/30/2023	This is the worst class if you are trying to fill a prerequisite and never want to do anything with psychology. His lectures are long and a waste of time, briefly covering contend and then showing you multiple youtube videos. One lecture was spent almost entirely on the blue/black vs white/gold dress and spun it as "perspective." I find him to be unprofessional, seemingly unqualified as a professor, and truly got nothing out of his class except for the passionate distain for psyc100. On top of his unprofessionalism, his assignments for class are worse than busy work you did in high school and a complete waste of time, then graded harsher than they should for a 100 level class that is the biggest joke. Not an easy A and if you are a busy stem major do not waste your time with this joke of a class or professor.
Benjamin Jones PSYC420 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/24/2023	Dr. Jones is the best professor I've had here at UMD. He makes lectures very interesting and engaging. He also makes sure no student falls behind and is very good at explaining and teaching course material. Overall, I highly recommend you take Dr. Jones in any class; there's not too many professors out there that actually care about us students.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/26/2023	Professor Jones is entertaining and endearing, he may ramble a bit in his lectures but they are generally fun to listen to. There are a lot of assignments throughout each week, but they are generally not difficult and not too time-consuming. Very laid back and fun intro course!
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/15/2022	Good lecturer and makes lectures informative and entertaining. Exams are online and open note which is nice. Discussions are biweekly and mandatory. Overall great teacher and a good class.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2022	Dr. Jones is a good lecturer, and his classes are very interesting and engaging. You will likely enjoy this class. Some of the application activities are difficult (particularly the ones were you are required to read actual psychology studies), but overall I enjoyed the class quite a bit. The exams are super easy and open note.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/01/2022	I took him in Spring 2022. He's a good lecturer and tries to make the content interesting. Aside from the PowerPoints, he also includes visuals (mainly videos) to accompany the information. The workload of the course was extremely heavy for a 100-level class in my opinion, but I think that's uniform throughout all sections regardless of professor. Lectures weren't mandatory, but he did have clicker assignments during lecture that were graded for participation. The discussions were mandatory and they take attendance each time, and they happen every other week. There's an online textbook that's provided for all students. There were 3 take-home exams (including the final) when I had him, application activities every other week (the week's that you didn't have discussion), worksheets (which are like quizzes on ELMS) for each module, and learning activities. He also had exam reflections to try to gain back some points on exams. I would grade the general course worse, but Dr. Jones makes it bearable for the most part.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/22/2022	The lecture content is interesting and he's a good lecturer - definitely a character to listen to. Lecture is not mandatory, discussion sections are. Textbook is free and accessible online. If you don't plan accordingly, his assignments can be overwhelming and difficult because they are due in the middle of the week at 4pm (usually). They will be difficult to do well on if you don't read so don't think you can get away with a good grade by not doing the required weekly readings. The readings are time consuming as well but I found them pretty interesting so it wasn't too bad. Discussion sections are mandatory and they grade you on your attendance/participation. Honestly, the discussion section was the worst part of this class because the activities weren't helpful or relevant, just busy work. It would've been nice if they had reiterated content/ideas learned in lecture but nope, they fed you an entirely different topic irrelevant to lecture. Aside from that, it's a good class. You will be REQUIRED to volunteer for research studies for a total of three credits, most of which you can do online. Just make sure to knock them out earlier on because you have to do them on your own time and they are annoying to do. Great class, highly recommend professor Jones.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/17/2022	I literally love Professor Jones he was such a great teacher!! I had no knowledge of statistics prior to this course and was nervous it would be hard to keep up, but Professor Jones was a great lecturer and made sure no one fell behind. Halfway through the semester he changed the format of the homeworks to be more accommodating to student concerns, and everyone improved their grades. He even cracked some jokes in class which made it less boring. The only thing I didn't like was the R homeworks, but it's part of the course so whatever. Definitely take him, he wants you to do well and cares about his students.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/15/2022	Dr. Jones is such a good teacher and wants to make the class as enjoyable as possible. He really cares about his students and wants to help you succeed. He understands that stats can be hard, so he gives example in class and walks you through it to make sure you understand. The TAs are also super helpful! Take Dr. Jones.. I highly recommend!!
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/13/2022	Very great professor, he really cares about his student's learning and wants them to do well. He picks really good TA's who are really accommodating and nice and want to help you as much as possible. He talks very fast in lecture which can make this class in particular very hard but he records every lecture so I stopped going to in person class and only watched the lectures so that I could take my own notes and take my time with it. There are 3 exams, including the final, worth 10% of the grade each, as well as weekly homeworks with 20-35 questions and either a short reflection or an R programming assignment. The R assignments can be time consuming but are kind of easy. This topic can be really hard to grasp but Dr. Jones makes it bearable. 10/10 recommend him to take this class with.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Anonymous 05/12/2022	(junie) b jones was great. He's really kind and tries to take everybody's opinions into consideration, covers content pretty well, tries to grade as fair as possible. Class has lots of clicker credit and homeworks were fine at least after he fixed the formatting. If you're having trouble with R def go to the TA session and maybe even jones' office hours. He's caring and laid back at the same time only thing is that I wished he was a little more assertive. Still great tho he made statistical methods seem simple. Also helps to learn how to do math in excel/spreadsheet I think he said he might teach that in future semesters but if not it's definitely worth looking into.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/05/2022	Engaging lectures and great prof that really cares about his students' learning. We had 3 exams, weekly homework 20-35 questions, clicker questions, and SRW papers and R programming assignments (due alternating weeks), which was all fair but still challenging and a lot of work. He posts his slides, lectures, and textbook blog online. My only complaint for Dr. Jones is that he talks WAY too fast so it's hard to keep up.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/14/2022	Dr. Jones is great! he is young which is nice because he gets or sense of humor and the class as a whole is pretty chill! People are complaining about the work but it's one quiz on elms each week that you have an entire week to do, it's untimed, and you can open and close it as many times as you want. Exams were online even though the class was in person which was nice! He makes the content interesting and even lets you earn extra points after exams as a chance to kind of "redo it". Hihgly recommend Dr. Jones, he's great!
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Anonymous 03/06/2022	Dr. Jones lectures very well, and it is very convenient that you can watch the lectures online. My only complaint is the amount of work. Every week, you have about 6 hours of homework from this class alone. He does not provide extensions nor does he reply to your emails about feeling overwhelmed with work.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2021	i only went to two lectures and still got an a. jones is pretty convenient bc you can watch lectures on elms. you don't need to buy a textbook. his recorded lectures were always great. great for intro to psyc!
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/01/2021	I had Dr Jones for online class still. I started out going to live class, but I honestly felt as if the class were going kind of slow, I felt myself not being able to actually focus on class because of that and so I would just not go to class and watch it asynchronously at 2x speed, which made it a lot more lively and exciting. Class itself was pretty easy, there wasn't a crazy amount of work ever and the tests were pretty straight forward. He also gives a lot of time to take the test which is pretty nice. For this class specifically, R programming assignments were pretty weird and I felt that they were pretty disconnected from the class itself. Sum up, it was a pretty easy class but not that exciting, hard to stay engaged.
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Expecting a B+ hannie714 04/30/2021	really nice professor and very accommodating. I was very disappointed with my grade but it was fully on me that I got it. I would definitely recommend taking psyc200 with him!!
Benjamin Jones PSYC200 Anonymous 04/21/2021	I cannot express how awesome Dr. Jones is! He's really patient with all students and funny in his lectures. PSYC200 is a difficult course in and of itself, but Dr. Jones made it a lot more bearable.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/06/2021	Definitely a 10/10 professor. His lectures were super fun and engaging, and the assignments he gave each week helped solidify the material we had to learn. Definitely a professor I reccomend
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/14/2020	Dr. Jones was a solid teacher. Although my course was 100% asynchronous I could still gather that he was knowledgeable about the topics and passionate about helping students succeed. The textbook for this course was amazing (and free). Dr. Jones gave lots of interesting assignments and was extremely consistent in the amount of work he required each week. I do wish we had more ways to incorporate more interaction with other students, but I understand the course was all online and asynchronous which made it difficult.
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/12/2020	great professor and very nice. answers emails super fast and cares for his students!
Benjamin Jones PSYC100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/12/2019	Honestly one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. He explain concepts very well, make class fun by doing activities that help us understand and remember different concepts, and cracking a few jokes. He genuinely wants his students to learn the material. His tests are tricky, but if you study really hard, go to his office hours, and get good homework/quiz/attendance scores, you should do fine. I’d expect A- if you work really hard but it’s so worth it because he’s a great teacher.