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Katherine Firkins

ASL101 · ASL104 · ASL102 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
84.62%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will show up, practice, and use the ; most students rave, but do not expect zero effort or unlimited sick-day leniency.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringEXTRA CREDITAmazing lecturesParticipation mattersTough grader
  • Most students call her amazing, fun, and .
  • Practice and ; put in effort for a fair A.
  • A few and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many A/A+ reports, huge , and comments that practice plus effort yields an easy A, though a few call her a .

The single online review is explicitly easy A; in-person mixes easy-with-effort and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Most rate difficulty 2-3 and say ASL feels fun and ; outliers call it hard or test-heavy.

Online difficulty is rated 2; of tough 4-5 ratings.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and stress participation; missing class can hurt.

; the online review marks attendance No.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

About 85% would take again and the bulk of comments are passionate recommendations with only a few strong naysayers.

Online is pure praise; reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Plenty of and many easy A and at least one C+.

Format shift

Online paints lenient easy A; in-person more often says tough but fair.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

and EC, though some report lots of homework and video journals.

Format shift

Online calls homework not demanding; , and participation.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly , and inspiring despite a couple of very negative outliers.

Format shift

Both formats praise care and organization; negatives are in-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and large extra-credit pools all factor into the grade.

Format shift

Detailed assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and resource-rich with board-game practice, videos, and lots of EC; majority love her though a couple call her tough or unforgiving.

Main concern

Attendance and participation often matter, and a .

What students said

“A crazy amount of is offered”
ASL101
“Don't expect to get an easy A. Put in effort and practice, she is a tough but ”
ASL104
“i wish i would of never signed up for this class”
ASL101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and an easy A if you do the work.

Main concern

Only one online review, so format-specific risk is hard to generalize.

What students said

“If you pay attention and do the work, you will get an easy A and you'll learn a lot from her class :))”
ASL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as easy if you practice; no Lockdown Browser or .

Practice makes exams easyExtra creditClear grading criteriaParticipation matters

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and note midterm, final, video journals, homework, and abundant EC.

Practice-based examsMidterm and finalVideo journalsLots of EC
“As long as you practice, the . A crazy amount of is offered”
ASL101
“24 video journals & 8 . Pay attention and practice and it's an easy A!!”
ASL104

Online

Online student says do the work for an easy A with ; .

Easy A with workGood assignment feedback
“If you pay attention and do the work, you will get an easy A and you'll learn a lot from her class :))”
ASL101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Love her!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews with one online and . Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

88/100

“ ! She really cares about her students and wants you to do well.”

🎁 Boost

80/100

“A crazy amount of is offered”

⚖️ Fair but Tough

62/100

“Don't expect to get an easy A. Put in effort and practice, she is a tough but ”

⚠️ Outlier Warning

20/100

“She is by far the entire lifetime.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The as they turn common board games into times to practice ASL
  • She makes ASL easy and fun to learn
  • She is the sweetest professor you will ever have

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you practice, the
  • Pay attention and practice and it's an easy A!!
  • Don't expect to get an easy A. Put in effort and practice

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Kat is amazing, hilarious, and really cares about her students
  • She is a genuinely great person
  • She's excited you're there learning!

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews from 2017-2024 with rich detail and a outliers.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ASL1016 reviews
ASL1046 reviews
ASL1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 4 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values