Joshua Avera

PSY008 · PSYC14 · PSYC008 · PSY001 · PSYC1 · PSYCD001 · PSY225 · PSYCH1 · PSYC02122 · PSYC100 · PSYCH14 · PSYC32951 · PSYCH01 · PSYC001 · 177 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 81.94%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you want an engaging psychology class and are willing to keep up with , and lecture notes.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging lecturesFunny and passionateReading-heavy workloadLecture-based testsSlow grading and replies

Most students praise Avera as engaging, funny, and knowledgeable, especially in .
Grades are usually attainable, but students , and lecture-based exams.
Online reviews are more mixed because students report , and more self-teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

73/100

An A is very possible, but students , and lecture-based studying.

Online evidence is more divided, while manageable if students attend and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The psychology content is usually introductory and clear, but the and fast or .

Online students mention more self-teaching and textbook reliance, while material understandable.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Attendance ranges from optional to effectively necessary because .

Online reviews include several optional lecture comments, while test performance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and passion, though because of workload, disorganization, or slow communication.

In-person recommendations are stronger, while online and email issues.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades are often high and students mention or clear criteria, but papers and .

Format shift

Online reviews include both easy A comments and heavy workload complaints, while as fair if students attend and study.

Workload

Moderate

43/100

The workload is not usually conceptually hard, but repeated readings, textbook quizzes, homework, papers, and .

Format shift

Online reviews report more tedious textbook and assignment load, while and test preparation.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Students consistently praise his humor, passion, and engaging lectures, but online students report weak responsiveness and .

Format shift

, while online feedback is more mixed because communication and organization matter more.

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Assessment appears to mix textbook homework, quizzes, papers, participation, unit tests, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention textbook quizzes and homework more, while .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students mostly describe strong, funny, useful lectures with tests tied closely to class notes.

Main concern

Students often need to attend and pay attention because .

What students said

“well taught class for Gen Psych, lectures are amazing, insightful, caring and ”
PSY001

“You must attend class in order to do well on tests, but if you pay attention and ”
PSYC1

“His class is extremely lecture heavy.”
PSYC001

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often still like his lectures, but they report more , and occasional self-teaching.

Main concern

Online students may need to manage the workload and .

What students said

“The work can be very very time consuming, so used that info to your advantage.”
PSY001

“ and he never responded to any of my emails”
PSYC1

“all-in-all the class is an easy A / A- if you try!”
PSYC001

Exam style

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Reviews describe mostly lecture- and textbook-based exams, often straightforward with preparation, but .

Lecture-Based ExamsTextbook QuizzesFrequent TestsFinal ExamOpen Note Chapter Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes frequent tests, with one review clearly saying Canvas chapter exams were open note.

Lecture-Based TestsFrequent Multiple Choice ExamsOpen Note Chapter Exams

“He uses M-H Connect for textbook assignments and .”
PSYC001

“There are 6 mult choice exams every 2 weeks and so be there and !”
PSYC14

“I appreciate how everything he lectures is on the exams.”
PSYCH14

Online

Online reviews mention reading quizzes, exams after chapters, a final exam, and policy.

Reading QuizzesChapter ExamsFinal ExamNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“The workload for this class is reasonable but expect lots of reading each week and a .”
PSYCD001

“we had to take an exam after 2 chapters. The final exam only tested on the last 2 chapters.”
PSYC008

“ and textbook.”
PSYC001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“One of the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“His lectures were thorough, and he presented them in an entertaining and engaging way.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

43/100

“The work can be very very time consuming, so used that info to your advantage.”

⚖️ Grade Effort

73/100

“all-in-all the class is an easy A / A- if you try!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Avera is a great professor in psychology and knows so much information.
His lectures were really engaging and funny, and .
The lectures were always humorous and informative, and Mr. Avera provides very applicable real-life examples of the material we are taught.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

If you put even a .
Not an easy A, and not really an easy B either.
and if you study, you'll get an A.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload and Organization

There is definitely a lot of homework but it isn't too hard to get an A.
The professor makes you work for your grade and made this summer kind of a bad one with .
He , and class was canceled often, he would forget to open stuff on canvas

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

177

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews from 2018 to 2025 with consistent themes across grades, formats, and courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5110

4 out of 542

3 out of 517

2 out of 54

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 19 · A- 5

B range

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 5

Joshua Avera

x x if you want an engaging psychology class and are willing to keep up with x x, and lecture notes.

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FairEffort

Beginner

Varies

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Reality

⚖️ Grade Effort

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload and Organization

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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