AI Rate Professor

Psychology

James Clifford

PSYC15 · PSYC1 · PSYCH03 · PSYCH3 · A1996 · PSYC024 · PSYCHD001 · PSYCH1 · PSYCHD002 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
5/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid James Clifford unless you have no alternative and , and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy WritingConfusing InstructionsHarsh GradingDisorganized LecturesAvoid
  • Most students describe the course as , and .
  • Written assignments are repeatedly criticized for and low scores.
  • The few positive reviews are outweighed by .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

22/100

, but the A is hard because , and often graded harshly.

Online evidence , while in-person evidence is limited but still warns about workload and poor lecture value.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The subject may not be the main problem, but , unclear instructions, and .

Online reviews are consistently challenging due to organization and workload, while and more mixed.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

, so the course is flexible in presence but not in deadlines or workload.

Both formats mostly report non-mandatory attendance, with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Students repeatedly warn others away because the , and lectures feel unhelpful.

Online reviews are overwhelmingly avoidant, while but not enough to offset the pattern.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly say he rarely gives full credit, grades writing harshly or arbitrarily, and provides .

Format shift

Online reviews contain the , while but still includes low teaching value.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Reviews repeatedly mention huge weekly writing , and stressful deadlines.

Format shift

Online workload is described as overwhelming, while and long lectures.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most reviews describe , and unhelpful feedback.

Format shift

Online reviews are strongly negative, while but still show serious complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment appears driven by weekly writing assignments, textbook platform work, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize writing assignments and McGraw Hill quizzes, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but still include severe complaints about lectures, workload, and professionalism.

Main concern

Even in person, students say lectures do not support the assignments well.

What students said

“Probably the toughest class I have ever taken in De Anza.”
PSYCH03
“The textbook is really the only thing that you learn from.”
PSYC1

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative, citing , and harsh or arbitrary grading.

Main concern

The biggest online risk is heavy weekly writing with and .

What students said

“Assigns heavy loads of .”
PSYCH3
“Textbook assignments are easy with and unproctored quizzes.”
PSYC1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

workload, with some online reviews mentioning unproctored quizzes and .

Unproctored QuizzesWeekly QuizzesNo Final MentionedAssignment Heavy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and no tests in one section, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, or closed-book policies.

QuizzesNo Tests Mentioned
“There are only quizzes and no tests.”
PSYC1

Online

Online reviews mention unproctored quizzes, easy online quizzes, and one course with , but reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Unproctored QuizzesNo Final Or Midterm MentionedWeekly Quizzes
“unproctored quizzes”
PSYC1
“There's , just weekly quizzes.”
PSYC024

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“listen to these reviews and . trust.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation risk; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“The lectures were so confusing and all pre-recorded.”

📚 Workload Load

8/100

“Super tough class with so and papers.”

⚖️

12/100

“He doesn't .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are straight yap
  • his instructions make absolutely no sense
  • The textbook is really the only thing that you learn from.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Never gives full credit for any assignments.
  • It's possible to get an A if you get 100% on all the quizzes.
  • no one gets full credit, not even on

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Assigns heavy loads of .
  • homework goes from being 5 pages to 18 pages.
  • There are always so many notes + video packets we have to do.

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 24 reviews, and the negative themes are recent, detailed, and highly consistent across online sections.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 518

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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