AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Ken Tangen

PSYC118 · PSYCC250 · PSYC100H21909 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want a workable grade and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterDisorganized lecturesEasy ATest heavyExtra creditSelf-focused teaching
  • Many students get high grades but criticize boring, off-topic, or .
  • Online sections dominate recent feedback and .
  • Exams and weekly posts or quizzes matter; and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many A and A+ reports with comments that it is still an easy A despite weak teaching.

Both formats report high grades; online has more Easy A and tags.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is not deeply hard, but and lectures often fail to teach it.

Online difficulty ratings swing more; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; skip-class tags appear in places.

Online and in-person both mix mandatory and non-mandatory flags.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Take-again rate is low and .

Recent online reviews are harsher; older online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students note fair grading, , and high grades even when teaching is weak.

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats; online also tags often.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly posts, quizzes, papers, and .

Format shift

Online details weekly discussions and quizzes; and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Frequent claims of narcissism, boredom, tangents, and ineffective notes outweigh caring praise.

Format shift

Online recent reviews are most negative; in-person is mixed but still weak on clarity.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and final rather than one extreme.

Format shift

Online describes weekly posts and quizzes; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and unorganized yet still yield easy A grades with study and papers.

Main concern

.

What students said

“Ken Tangen gives vague lectures and .”
PSYC100H21909
“He's a nice guy, but honestly not a good teacher.”
PSYCC250
“You will have to study a lot for the exams.”
PSYCC250

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences range from caring fair grading to harsh claims he talks about himself and wastes time.

Main concern

Personality and low teaching value in recent online sections.

What students said

“Just talks about himself the entire time which has no actual value.”
PSYCC250
“Easy but class is BORING. He literally just goes over pointers and isn’t really teaching.”
PSYC100H21909
“Professor Tangen is a very caring Psychology teacher that tries to make all of his discussions and .”
PSYC118

Exam style

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Tests and quizzes matter; reviews do .

Test heavyPop quizzesWorded oddlyExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

required study but do not detail proctoring tools.

Test heavyPapers and extra credit
“The class is test heavy but not unfairly so.”
PSYCC250
“You will have to study a lot for the exams.”
PSYCC250

Online

Online reviews mention oddly worded tests, study pointers, mini quizzes, and .

Oddly worded testsStudy pointers givenWeekly mini quizzes
“Preparing for so if you study those you will be good.”
PSYC100H21909
“Each week there is a and a mini quiz. There also is a midterm and final.”
PSYC118

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy but class is BORING. He literally just goes over pointers and isn’t really teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (6 online, 3 in-person). Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Value

34/100

“Just talks about himself the entire time which has no actual value.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

78/100

“Still, it's an easy A class I guess.”

🚫 Recommendation

34/100

“ . Complete waste.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • gives vague lectures and
  • He literally just goes over pointers and isn’t really teaching.
  • his lectures are informative and entertaining.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • it's an easy A class I guess
  • He occasionally gives and is more than fair with .
  • You will have to study a lot for the exams.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

  • Very narcissistic in a bad way.
  • Just talks about himself the entire time
  • he cares about each student.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews across online and in-person from 2015-2024 give clear themes but a modest sample with polarized tone.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

PSYCC2504 reviews
PSYC100H219093 reviews
PSYC1182 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values