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Natural Sciences

Kristen Farley

ENVS1 · ENVS1673 · ENV1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take her for an engaging environmental science class if you are fine with group work and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyGroup ProjectsExtra CreditOpen-Note QuizzesHelpful and ApproachableReal-World Env Science
  • Supportive, non-intimidating teaching with real-world environmental topics
  • Lots of , and
  • An A is realistic if , and complete the work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students , and makes an A very attainable.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is generally approachable with interesting real-world topics, though volume of .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and quiz or .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

, and a passable path if you try.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

and , though a few students still call her a hard or picky grader.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but , and presentations keep the load steady.

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Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students repeatedly describe her as , and one of the stronger PCC instructors.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, group projects, presentations, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students largely praise her as , and , while noting heavy group work and occasional strict grading.

Main concern

and presentations can frustrate shy or solo-preferring students.

What students said

“She's always willing to help and is a very nice non intimidating professor.”
ENVS1673
“This class was easy, No midterms, tests or .”
ENVS1
“Honestly one of the .Fun class!”
ENVS1

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

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Many sections use open-note weekly quizzes and .

Open-Note QuizzesWeekly QuizzesGroup ProjectsExtra CreditOccasional Midterm and Final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and in some terms only midterm and final tests.

Open Notes QuizzesWeekly QuizzesGroup PresentationsExtra Credit
“ , and they are easy”
ENVS1
“there are your grade but you can use your notes”
20141
“ and ”
ENV1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's always willing to help and is a very nice non intimidating professor. She does not and if you do all of them you should get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting approachable teaching, group work, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Honestly one of the .Fun class!”

📈 Easy A Path

78/100

“ and it's all turned in on Canvas... you'll get an A. Lots of opportunities, too.”

👥 Group Work Focus

70/100

“Group projects and presentations are a norm in her class.”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“ and her class is passable if you try.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very nice non intimidating professor
  • She's very straight forward about what you have to do
  • She is a fun teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you do all of them you should get an A
  • Lots of opportunities, too

Theme 3

👥 About Class Format

  • Group projects and presentations are a norm
  • a firm believer of group activities and presentations
  • field trips can suck sometimes because you gotta drive yourself

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven mostly consistent in-person reviews from 2012-2016 give solid but not recent coverage of her teaching pattern.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENVS16 reviews
ENV12 reviews
ENVS16732 reviews
201411 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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