AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Jeanette Pattison

PSYC280 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

; look for another psych instructor who actually teaches and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProGroup project nightmareBusy work overloadUnhelpful emailsDoesn't teachTough grader
  • Students say she assigns massive weekly busy work and a .
  • when groups fail.
  • Even students who earn As call the class a waste of time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students still get As by grinding through busy work, but the path is tedious and poorly supported.

Both formats show As are possible with heavy effort; online more often still rates quality at 1.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material itself is not described as advanced; the pain is volume, confusion, and group logistics.

One online review calls tests easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

as no, though a few mark it yes and participation still matters.

; in-person is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

and near-universal advice to pick anyone else.

Online and ; no strong format split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags and accusations .

Format shift

; one online review found tests not tricky.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Students describe weekly assignment piles plus a two-month group project as pointless overload.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially loud about end-of-week dump and group project length.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Students , and is unhelpful or rude by email.

Format shift

Online focuses on email and group support failures; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and a long group project dominate over useful exams.

Format shift

Both formats center busy work and group projects; exams are secondary.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person comments also , and .

Main concern

while workload and group issues remain high.

What students said

“I literally did not learn a single thing in this class.”
40197
“She doesn't do a good job explaining material & basically .”
40197
“She ACCUSED me of because I missed a couple directions.”
40197

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews slam the 2-month group project, weekly overload, and unhelpful communication.

Main concern

Forced group work online with little instructor support when teammates disappear.

What students said

“Having a group project in an online course may be the .”
40197
“Too many .”
40197
“This professor does not value your time.”
PSYC280

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is assignment-heavy; exams exist but comments focus more .

Weekly assignmentsGroup projectSome examsConfusing exam questions

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and heavy paper or group work.

Confusing exam questionsGroup projectsPapers
“ and full of irrelevant questions (e.g., trivial detail abt rat study).”
40197
“You submit a 5-6 page paper about a report.”
40197

Online

Online reviews emphasize weekly homework and group work; one says tests are easy and not tricky, with .

Lots of homeworkGroup projectsTests not tricky
“ . Lots of homework and a group project.”
PSYC280
“All she gave was group work and busy work. time.”
40197

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Having a group project in an online course may be the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting workload, group-project failure, and teaching gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

15/100

“Awful professor for someone that doesn't actually teach the material.”

📦 Workload Overload

14/100

“way too much busy work and really tedious. .”

👥

10/100

“If your group mates don't participate she doesn't care you will just have to do it all on your own.”

🚫 Recommendation

8/100

“She's definitely one of the .”

Theme 1

📧 About Communication

  • She's
  • emails the whole semester have been unhelpful and rude

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • Way too much homework due at the end of each week
  • A bunch of pointless busy work

Theme 3

👥

  • Having a
  • I did it alone which was beyond stressful
  • required 2-month group project

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

14 recent reviews are highly consistent in tone and workload complaints, but the sample is smaller and concentrated in 2024-2025.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 512

Course coverage

4019712 reviews
PSYC2802 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 3 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1