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As stated previously, I take the feedback that I get from students both in person and through our online course evaluations very seriously and I work hard to incorporate their suggestions into my teaching. I know that my teaching will continue to evolve over time, in part because of the feedback I receive from my students.
Below is a summary of my undergraduate and graduate online student evaluations for the past seven semesters compared to the university averages for those same semesters. As you can see in the charts below, my mean scores are consistently above the university averages in all categories. This is also the case for my graduate courses. I have also included all comments received from students through the online course evaluation system during that same time period.
My hope is that by listening to and implementing the feedback I receive from my students, my evaluation scores will continue to display this trend over time.
Fall 2023 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Fall 2023 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Fall 2023 online course evaluations:
"Overall, I really enjoyed the class."
"A very funny professor and was always keeping me engaged with the material."
"Fabulous. One of the classes that I genuinely enjoyed going to. Really enjoyed Mr. Petrizzo and all he had to offer."
"Good class."
"Thank you for making my reintegration back to college a good one. Looking foward to more class with you."
"Good class."
"Always a pleasure to have as a professor!"
"Great Professor, explains everything perfectly."
"Always a pleasure to have as a professor!"
"Great professor with field experience to relate the topics to. Creates a stress free learning environment and is always willing to take time to explain topics that the class may struggle with. Thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Petrizzo's class and would surely look to take another with him if possible."
"This class was very interesting and fabolous."
"Great course and great professor."
"Class was very enjoyable."
"Great professor."
Spring 2023 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Spring 2023 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Spring 2023 online course evaluations:
"Professor Petrizzo is clearly invested and involved with the course and applies his own personal knowledge into the class. I enjoy how he always has a story or interesting facts to apply the material which allows for even better retention as well as makes it more interesting. His love and experience as a trainer and PT definitely is contagious and fills the class as he teaches."
"Very good professor for a decently hard class. Presents the material in a clear way. Would recommend this professor to anyone who needs to take Kinesiology."
"Professor Petrizzo is an extremely organized, prepared, and well-rounded professor. Each lesson was clear, informative and to the point. There was little room to be confused, because he prioritized our questions and communicated effectively - which provided a clear indication on what was expected of us as students! I would 100 take Professor Petrizzo again! He made a challenging course fun to learn and created a safe space for his students."
"Great professor! Very Helpful."
"Great professor, very understanding and willing to help out whenever. 5/5"
"This course is hard so I would only recommend the course itself if it is going to help your career, otherwise you would not have to take this class for any real reason."
"All of Professor Petrizzo's slides and information was sited and easily accessible. He provided videos and outside sources for his students to better understand his lessons."
"Very straight forward and clear if you put the time in. Great professor."
"Professor Petrizzo did a exceptional job in helping us understand the material and greatly impacted my reasoning skills and working things out using my own body and kinesiology terms."
"The professor was very helpful and made every class interesting. Wouldn't change anything. Thank you for everything."
"I have high respect for Dr. Petrizzo and I value the way he conducts his class. I have no complaints :)"
"Awesome."
"I just think that we should've cut out the first few powerpoint that were focused on things we have learned before and supplied them as a supplement for people who want to get their CSCS so that we could've finished without being rushed at the end of the semester. I really liked the second half of the course material as it pertained to new information we have not learned in other classes. I would also suggest making the tests a little more clear as the class did not do very well on the first quiz so I think that the wording could be changed so that we do a little better on future exams and quizzes. But really enjoyable course!"
"Super Awesome."
"My hours per week vary. Some weeks I personally did more studying than others. I just try my best with the energy I have."
"Super Duper Awesome."
Fall 2022 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Fall 2022 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Fall 2022 online course evaluations:
"Petrizzo is an amazing professor he provides a lot of information for assignments, and the assignments are reasonable and fun to do. He is amazing Intro to exercise science teacher I highly recommend him."
"Overall I really enjoyed the class and thought it was organized very well."
"Very well directed class with a great instructor. I wouldn't change anything about the class or the professor."
"Very interesting course that had my engagement the entire time."
"I think that this course would be great for pre pt students the spring semester before they enter physical therapy school. I think that learning how to palpate and in depth about the muscles and their actions are extremely beneficial for physical therapy school. This would be a great way to ease into anatomy before taking gross anatomy in the summer."
"Always my favorite class when I have Petrizzo, treats students with respect. A very nice and respectful teacher, you can tell he is well educated and knows what he is talking about."
"Great professor!"
"Best professor!"
"The course has beneficial information for anyone looking to go into a related exercise science field. Professor Petrizzo is an excellent teacher for this course."
"Great course."
"Very chill class. I wish it was earlier in the day though. "
"🤌🏼best prof."
"Great course."
Spring 2022 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Spring 2022 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Spring 2022 online course evaluations:
"I really enjoyed the class overall. Professor Petrizzo teaches very well and gives his students more information to have a good understanding of the material. Very nice and welcoming and not intimating at all."
"Great class. you learn a lot more than you would expect. Great professor, teaches clearly and makes the class enjoyable and entertaining. Also adds a lot of real life perspective and experience to the class to put things in context and make things easier to understand."
"100000/10 would definitely take another class!! Great professor :)"
"Dr. Petrizzo's Kinesiology course was truly engaging and captured my interest. He teaches the class with great enthusiasm and is a very knowledgable professor. I enjoy how he puts things into perspective and relates the course to real world occupations, especially physical therapy. It is nice to have a professor that is in the field of my interest."
"Wonderful amazing powerful exciting spectacular intellectual almighty powerhouse."
"Loved this class :)"
"Definitely my favorite professor to take classes with, would also recommend over our current department chair personnel."
"This is my second class with Petrizzo, he is an excellent professor. He always ensures that we are well prepared for exams and quizzes as well as presents the topics in a way that makes sense towards what we are learning and what we are expected to know. I also have Petrizzo as my advisor in which he is also excellent help. I would love to take another class with him if I get the opportunity."
"Best Professor."
"Easily the best professor at Adelphi."
"This was my first class with Petrizzo and I really enjoyed it. His enthusiasm, dedication, and interest for this field has motivated me to push myself to be a better student. He is fair, understanding, and an overall great professor. I hope to take him again in the future."
"Favorite professor!"
"I loved the practical sessions and thought I got a lot out of them, can definitely use them within my career."
"This course provides a great understanding of exercise and how the body reacts to exercise. It is a great class for anyone interested in pursuing a career in exercise science."
"10/10"
"JP is amazing and I am sad that my time with him is ending. I would love for him to be my professor in graduate school as he is an excellent PT as he is a teacher."
"11/10 EXCELLENT."
"Dr. Petrizzo is a great professor and I wish that I had him as an instructor prior and not during my last semester. He constructively challenged my critical thinking skills which lead me to becoming wiser in the field of my choice."
"Really great professor."
"This professor is an amazing instructor, he is knowledgeable about all the information being taught and is very personable. Overall his course work and teaching styles were exceptional!!"
"Professor Petrizzo is an amazing professor with so much information to share. He teaches great and his class is really enjoyable."
Fall 2021 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Fall 2021 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Fall 2021 online course evaluations:
"Very respectful and kind professor. Gave me a lot of tips for working out and fitness in general. He made the class interesting and I learned a lot about this major from him."
"It was a good experience for my first class in college. I appreciate the help and time taken to help us understand the topic."
"Professor Petrizzo was such an amazing person and teacher. He engaged with all the students and if you needed to talk to him about anything he would always be there. He was a phenomenal teacher."
"Very good class and really was a good intro class, with a reasonable workload that wasn't stressful."
"Great professor and person, real shows his passion towards the course and students."
"He's very understanding and truly makes coming to class enjoyable! I'd hands down take him again for any future courses."
"He is amazing and very funny."
"Petrizzo did an amazing job covering so much information this semester. He is a great teacher and really sparked my interest in the subjects he was talking about."
"By far one of the best teachers/ professors."
"This man is the goat best teacher I've had so far."
"Dr. Petrizzo's class was truly enjoyable. I learned so much and see him as a mentor. As an exercise science student I hope to one day become a physical therapist, and my interest in this field has increased due to Dr. Petrizzo's class, style of teaching, and personal stories as a physical therapist. I look forward to taking more courses with him during my next few years at Adelphi."
"If you are interested in this major then I would highly recommend taking this class but if not, focus on your major."
"Very easy to understand and a great class to start off as an exercise science major."
"Enjoyable class overall and learned some new things to incorporate into my workouts and recovery."
"This course was perfect."
"Class alone will prepare you for tests as long as you pay attention. maybe study a bit."
"Amazing professor hands down. I wish everyone was like Professor Petrizzo. He cares about his students success and future. If I could take more classes with him in the future, hands down will do so. So many great things to say about him."
"I study a lot for this class I am just not good at it."
"The class was very well structured and felt that if I had any questions, he was available to answer anything. Several times he responded quickly to my emails and was able to help me move forward."
"Great class, Great professor, and very helpful!"
"Great guy, very fair and helps you understand the material in the course."
"I always love taking my courses with Prof Petrizzo. He is always very accommodating to myself and other students and is always available for support outside of the classroom. I always feel confident as a student in his courses, even when I may not be performing well. He makes my concerns heard and is genuinely very interested in his courses, which makes me eager to learn. I would love to take every course required for my major with him if I could."
"No complaints, always have a positive experience."
"Professor Petrizzo is one of the best professors here at Adelphi. He makes class enjoyable and relates each lecture to physical therapy which keeps us engaged."
"It is very appreciative to have access to the notes on Moodle for me to review as well as past exams and quizzes."
"JP and Aquino carry the department."
"Great Professor, never afraid to ask questions unlike many other professors. Takes his time when explaining things to make sure we all understand."
"My guy."
"Taken many classes with this professor and I've recommended all his classes to my friends or teammates, great professor who cares about his students and makes the most of every class."
"The lectures are good, being that the class is late at night it can sometimes feel like we are dragging through them but I think that's just because we all are tired."
Spring 2021 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Spring 2021 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Spring 2021 online course evaluations:
"Hands down the best professor I've had at Adelphi, nobody else even comes close."
"The instructor provides an atmosphere of mutual interaction."
"This class was very interesting and informative. Professor Petrizzo is always open to questions and makes everything clear. Something that I really liked was that all the material learned in the class was linked to how we could use it in a professional setting in the future. All assignments and exams are fair and the professor is always willing to help."
"As transfer student who changed major's from Finance to Exercise Science Dr. Petrizzo has been absolutely wonderful, understanding and fair. I was able to to obtain deans list last semester due to the help of my academic advisor, professor and soon to be friend when I graduate."
"He is a wonderful person and teaches his courses in ways that is understandable and amazing."
"Dr.Petrizzo is a very kind, fair, and understanding professor. He is a phenomenal teacher and his teaching style makes learning easy for in person students or online. He's very experienced in his field and I would 100 take him again. I wish we had more professors like him."
"Course straight to the point."
"This course has made me find a clearer direction and path in my career. My professor has been supportive, responsive and overall a great man."
"Petrizzo is the only good professor in this program. Amazing professor and obviously loves what he does. More professors in the program should be like him. He works with the students, listens to our needs, and teaches in a way that it easy to understand the material."
"He really made the material easy to understand and I enjoyed the class."
"Great class in learning how to do strength and conditioning properly. "
"Amazing class."
"The only thing that made this class a little long is COVID, I would say. It limited the learning on some more of the interactive parts. Besides that I found the accommodations to be well implemented."
"I hope Petrizzo gets recognized for how much he changes the lives of his students!! We love him soooooo much."
"Very clear and concise while also making students feel comfortable with asking questions."
"THE BEST."
"Best Professor at Adelphi University !!!!"
"Petrizzo is the only professor in the exercise science department who truly shows he cares about the students and it's appreciated by nearly everyone of his students. He's an amazing professor"
"THE BEST."
"I enjoyed all the research studies they put in their powerpoints. It's interesting to see how many studies have been done on exercise training."
Fall 2020 Undergraduate Evaluation Summary
Fall 2020 Graduate Evaluation Summary
Below are all of the comments from my undergraduate and graduate students taken directly from my Fall 2020 online course evaluations:
"Going into depth about what to expect from students for assignments would be helpful. However, everything else is great!"
"Very lovely, I knew I wanted to be a PT but after class with him, I have no doubts about what I'd like to do."
"This class was the absolute best. I wish I could retake it."
"Dr.Petrizzo is a life saver!! He is my favorite professor by far! Very fair, kind, and helpful. I enjoyed his class lectures."
"This was my best and a favorite class of the semester! He was an incredible teacher."
"An amazing teacher who keeps you engaged at all times, and lets you feel comfortable to answer questions."
"He was super nice and made my first semester really enjoyable!"
"Great course, it was great to have it in person as well."
"I learned plenty and feel ready for researching topics on my own."
"I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course. It was very interesting and I looked forward to attending it each week."
"Prof Petrizzo is a very knowledgeable teacher. He is also a nice person."
"Great Job everyday.... Good Luck with the baby and your puppies. Thank you and I hope you PR big this upcoming year."
"Professor Petrizzo has been one of my favorite professors I've had in my 4 years at Adelphi. He is so knowledgeable about what he teaches."
"He always explains things t make them very easy to understand. He is extremely respectful and patient towards his students. Even though people on zoom were not very responsive to his questions he never gave up and continued to teach how he normally would. I wish I could take another class with him he's literally the best!!!!!!"
"Its great."
"Great experience as always with Professor Petrizzo. I was further stimulated on this topic and have definitely learned a lot of new information regarding different types of injuries and surgeries that are common in everyday life."
"I have had the pleasure of taking three courses with Dr. Petrizzo. He is very clear about the grading and what he expects of students. He is very caring and wants every student to succeed."
"I love any class I take with you."
"Dr. Petrizzo is very straightforward with what he expects, and is always willing to take time to explain things. He does so in a very relatable and engaging manner."
"Professor Petrizzo really cares about his students success and takes the time to go over things even if he has a busy schedule. This is the 3rd class I am taking with him and I am so glad I did. He truly is a wonderful professor!"
"I always love taking classes with JP, he makes the classes interesting and fun and I really enjoyed taking this class with him."
"No suggestions great job!"
"John is the best professor that I have had the opportunity to learn from. Very approachable, educational, and most of all he genuinely cares about his students. Thank you!"
"I like taking Classes with Dr. Petrizzo because he always explains everything and he is one of the few professors that I find easy to understand."
"The class conducted was great!!!! Professor peaked my interest in Biomechanics. He explained the material as well as taught the clinical implications/practical importance of Biomechanics."
"This course is one of the most challenging course this semester, but it is one of my favorites as it is interesting."
"It was nice to see that the professor was comfortable with conducting class virtually."
"Biomechanics has been a very interesting course as compared to the other courses taught. It really dives in a greater depth than in previous classes that I've taken with him which has made it more interesting."
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