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De Anza College · Anthropology

Lorna Pierce

ANTH009 · ANTH007 · ANTH07 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are willing to attend, study, and participate, because students say she supports effort and grades fairly.

Best fit · Effort For RewardKnowledgeableCaringEffort RewardedLecture HeavySupportive Feedback
  • Students strongly recommend Pierce and describe her as knowledgeable, caring, and supportive.
  • The class is not effortless, but students say effort is rewarded with strong outcomes.
  • All evidence comes from 3 in-person reviews, so confidence is positive but limited.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

74/100

High grades are realistic, but students tie them to showing up, studying vocabulary, and putting in steady effort.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The course , and projects, so it is manageable but not intellectually effortless.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

as not mandatory, but several comments say skipping class will hurt success.

All attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Every reviewer would take her again because , and fair to students who try.

All because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students say effort leads to strong grades, and one review says the project is graded very easily if formatted well.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

The workload includes reading, lectures, labs, a project, quizzes, vocabulary study, and participation.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students describe her as , and able to give interesting lectures and useful support.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Assessment , and lecture-based study rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews describe a supportive but , and participation matter.

Main concern

The main concern is that students who skip or .

What students said

“She expects a lot from her students but If you show up to class and display effort, you'll receive the support you need.”
ANTH07
“As long as you put in effort, you'll pass with flying colors.”
ANTH007
“ and never reacts badly to a question.”
ANTH009

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes but do not clearly prove webcam rules, proctoring, open-book exams, take-home exams, midterm format, or .

Quizzes MentionedNo Clear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and studying vocabulary, but do not clearly prove a .

Quizzes Mentioned
“ , and a few quizzes.”
ANTH009
“Study your vocabulary and learn your bone and you will for sure pass.”
ANTH009

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She expects a lot from her students but If you show up to class and display effort, you'll receive the support you need.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, effort, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Great field experience and very knowledgable on the subject matter.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“Dr. Pierce is a gem.”

⚖️ Effort Reward

74/100

“As long as you put in effort, you'll pass with flying colors.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great field experience and very knowledgable on the subject matter.
  • She has a wealth of knowledge, be sure to ask questions!
  • She gives interesting lecture.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She expects a lot from her students but If you show up to class and display effort, you'll receive the support you need.
  • As long as you put in effort, you'll pass with flying colors.
  • The as long as you don't do a paper.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • and never reacts badly to a question.
  • looking to see her students succeed.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

Only 3 reviews are available, but they are recent within the dataset, detailed, and consistently positive.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTH0071 review
ANTH0091 review
ANTH071 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values