AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Barbara Hanlon

BIOA183 · BIO183 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if and will read daily; avoid if you need low note load or strong in-class teaching value.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lecturesExtra credit availableHeavy note loadSelf-study heavyMixed quality
  • and humor; one harsh review cites extreme note volume and self-teaching.
  • and reading; and periodic quizzes mentioned.
  • No online reviews; all evidence is in-person and years old (2014-2017).

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Reading and steady study help, with and a group retest, but one student said notes and studying are extensive.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard biology difficulty; pace and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, but one student said class was unnecessary because slides were online.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Two strong yeses and would-take-again support are tempered .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

via community service and a ; grades reported include a B.

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and very large slide sets require daily study.

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Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and nice, but and forces self-teaching.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Five exams, periodic quizzes, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

two students loved her humor and ; and felt class attendance was useless.

Main concern

Extensive slides and daily studying can feel like a summer-course cram.

What students said

“Amazing teacher, great sense of humor. and there are 5 exams are from lecture and reading.”
BIO183
“Really understanding and . If you really want an A but you can survive on just the lectures.”
BIO183
“Amount of notes and studying is EXTENSIVE! You literally have to self teach your self.”
BIOA183

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and reading; one review notes a .

Lecture and reading examsPeriodic quizzesIndividual then group retestOne paper

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reading, with quizzes and .

Lecture and reading examsPeriodic quizzesGroup retest option
“Tests are so so, and another time with a group.”
BIO183
“ and there are 5 exams are from lecture and reading.”
BIO183

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Amazing teacher, great sense of humor. and there are 5 exams are from lecture and reading.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2017; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Really understanding and .”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“Amount of notes and studying is EXTENSIVE! JUST one chapter contained more than 100 slides.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Overall and awesome class if you're into it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing teacher, great sense of humor.
  • she reads off the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you really want an A
  • Amount of notes and studying is EXTENSIVE
  • You literally have to self teach your self

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three old reviews (2014-2017) with mixed detail and conflicting tones limit reliability.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO1832 reviews
BIOA1831 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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