AI Rate Professor

Geology

Jim Schneider

ERTH20 · GEO23 · GEOL23 · ERTH2O · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you show up, do the work, and use when offered.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringHilariousEngaging lecturesExtra creditKnows every name
  • Most students praise him as caring, funny, and engaging for GE geology
  • and fair grading help, but and no study guides
  • ; labs and quizzes matter

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and , but one student worked extremely hard for an A under tough grading.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is approachable with attention and reading, while labs and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, though one class listed attendance as not mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Six of seven students would take him again for ; one would not.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, while one labels him an .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and reading keep the load moderate rather than light.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

84/100

Engaging lectures, humor, personal attention, and inspiration dominate; one review criticizes class systems.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Quizzes, homework, labs, midterm, and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person geology classes are interactive and personal, with strong support and humor for most students and one report of .

Main concern

No study guides and costly.

What students said

“Jim is a great teacher that makes geology actually interesting. Offers alot of and is if you have any questions.”
GEOL23
“I had to work extremely hard to get an A, so .”
GEO23
“This has been the .”
ERTH20

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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Midterms tend to be easier while the ; .

Midterm easyLab final hardestGroup quizzesIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and labs; midterm is easy and .

Midterm easyLab final hardestQuizzes and labs
“ easy”
GEO23
“Has some fun and group quizzes.”
GEOL23

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This has been the . Jim conducts himself in a professional manner.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting care, humor, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“great lectures and notes. . he walks around room and knows everyones name.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“ and this class if you need to fulfill your GE requirements.”

⚖️

58/100

“ , and many more issues regarding his class system.”

😄 Classroom Energy

88/100

“he loves jokes and a lot of science news!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes geology actually interesting
  • Amazing lectures
  • Daily up to date information

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Offers alot of
  • I had to work extremely hard to get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • cares a lot of his students
  • knows everyones name
  • always willing to help

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven in-person reviews from 2018-2019 show mostly consistent praise with .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ERTH202 reviews
GEO232 reviews
GEOL232 reviews
ERTH2O1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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