AI Rate Professor

Biology

Michael Kerkman

BIO5B · BIOLAB11 · BIO11 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Consider him for an , but expect hit-or-miss engagement in lecture.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHelpful in labWeekly quizzes easyExtra credit on testsMixed personality reviewsHands-on garden bio
  • Positive reviews call him helpful, nice, and easy with .
  • Negative reviews call lecture boring with no personality and urge taking someone else.
  • Evidence is thin and mixed .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students report , and extra-credit test questions if you show up early.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Several call quizzes and labs easy, though two high difficulty ratings and boring-lecture complaints remain.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

65/100

for early arrival implies attendance helps, but .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Quality ratings split between strong 5s and harsh 1s, so fit depends on .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

Easy quizzes and told extra-credit test answers for .

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Workload

Light

72/100

Weekly quizzes, book reading, and .

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and hands-on praise competes with boring and no-personality complaints.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly quizzes, lab work, activities, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person bio and and boring no-personality lectures.

Main concern

Personality and engagement complaints may make lecture feel dull even when content is easy.

What students said

“ if you read the book and do his activities.. and he gives you ”
BIO11
“He's a great teacher! He will definitely answer your questions.”
BIOLAB11
“ . no personality. horrible teacher. .”
BIO11

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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Assessments sound student-friendly with easy quizzes and .

Weekly quizzesExtra credit on testsEasy if prepared

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person weekly quizzes are called easy with book prep, and .

Weekly quizzesExtra credit questionsLab manual focused
“ if you read the book and do his activities.. and he gives you "questions" on the test”
BIO11
“we mostly used the lab manuel in this class.”
BIOLAB11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you read the book and do his activities.. and he gives you "questions" on the test that he tells you the answers to if you're early to class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 , and lab strengths. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He's a great teacher! He will definitely answer your questions.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ . no personality. horrible teacher. .”

📈 Easy Assessments

78/100

“ if you read the book and do his activities”

🌱 Hands-on Learning

80/100

“Hands-on garden work and and great educational films were presented as well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's a great teacher! He will definitely answer your questions
  • boring class. boring teacher
  • no personality. horrible teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he gives you

Theme 3

🌱 About Course Format

  • mostly used the lab manuel in this class
  • Hands-on garden work and
  • Take this class if you want to learn how to plant your own edible garden

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only seven mixed in-person reviews from 2008-2012, several very short, so confidence in the blended picture is limited.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO115 reviews
BIO5B1 review
BIOLAB111 review

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