AI Rate Professor

Psychology

John Zeeb

PSY9 · PSY1 · PSYCH9 · PSY106 · PYSCH1 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong at APA writing and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh APA and grammar gradingHeavy reading loadTest and quiz heavyTough graderLow take-again rate
  • Most recent online students warn he is an , and tiny details.
  • Course success depends on massive reading, quizzes, discussions, and .
  • Older in-person , and little real learning from lecture.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students still earn As, but only with , and .

Online As require perfect formatting effort; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and strict writing standards make the course feel harder than typical intro psych.

Both formats are challenging, with online focused on writing nitpicks and in person on exams.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

In and absences; but workload forces constant engagement.

; but continuous deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Take-again rate is about 14% and many reviews .

Recent online reviews are especially negative; but still often harsh.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and comments about docking points for every small detail, APA, and grammar.

Format shift

Harshness is clearest in online essay and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of reading, quizzes, papers, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes reading and quizzes; in person emphasizes exams and textbook mastery.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students often say lectures are long or unhelpful and that they must teach themselves from the book.

Format shift

A , but most recent feedback is negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

In ; online still relies on quizzes and graded writing under exam-like pressure.

Format shift

Online uses quizzes and essays; in .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

textbook knowledge, strict attendance, and lectures that add little.

Main concern

and attendance penalties with weak in-class teaching.

What students said

“you learn nothing from him since everything he expects you to know is rarely covered in class. You must know the textbook backwards & fowards”
PSY1
“You have to read the whole book and Know it all. .”
PSY106
“His grade is based on 4 Exams and a group project. Nothing more.”
PSY9

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PSY9 is reading- and , grammar, citations, and word count.

Main concern

and high reading volume.

What students said

“I wouldn't wish . There was SOO much reading and a lot of quizzes. Professor Zeeb is VERY harsh so beware.”
PSYCH9
“He graded us on grammar, spelling, word count and references in a specific format. This is Psychology not English Professor Zeeb.”
PSY9
“ .”
PSY9

Exam style

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Assessment is strict and and essays.

Hard textbook testsQuiz heavyAPA strict essaysAttendance-linked points

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, grades often and a group project with little cushion.

Four examsGroup projectTextbook-based testsStrict attendance
“His grade is based on 4 Exams and a group project. Nothing more.”
PSY9
“You must know the textbook backwards & fowards and hope to do well on the tests which make up more than 75% of your grade.”
PSY1

Online

, and short essays with harsh APA and grammar deductions.

Chapter quizzesShort essaysStrict APAGrammar and word count grading
“For the online class the grade is and .”
PSY9
“Professor Zeeb is VERY harsh so beware. Every little detail that you mess up .”
PSYCH9

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I wouldn't wish . There was SOO much reading and a lot of quizzes. Professor Zeeb is VERY harsh so beware.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (7 online, 7 in and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“horrible teaching”

⚖️

18/100

“He graded harsher than my own english professor and didn't offer .”

📚 Workload

28/100

“LOTS of reading. Strict on APA formatting.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ .”

Theme 1

📝

  • VERY harsh so beware
  • graded us on grammar, spelling, word count and references
  • no matter how much detail you add, there will always be something missing

Theme 2

📖 About Workload and Tests

  • and a lot of quizzes
  • tests which make up more than 75% of your grade

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • you learn nothing from him
  • Informative and fun lectures
  • and consistent

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews with , but and some are very short.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

PSY97 reviews
PSYCH93 reviews
PSY12 reviews
PSY1061 review
PYSCH11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1