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Jason Moore

HIS1 · HIST161 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
30.77%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you and can reverse-engineer his rubric; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderUnclear rubricsEssay and paper heavyAmazing lectures for someCitation picky
  • Most students call him an extremely tough grader and finals.
  • Lectures and passion for history get praise, but papers and .
  • ; A is possible only if you master his exact writing and citation style early.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Several A students exist, but many report Bs, Cs, or Fs after harsh essay grading even when they met stated minimums.

; most evidence is online.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and essay-heavy tests make the course intellectually and time intensive.

Online reviews dominate the difficulty narrative.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and optional in others with little consistent policy detail.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

31/100

and repeated warnings about unclear standards outweigh praise for lectures.

A few strong online recommends exist; majority warn against him.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students lose large points on citations, thesis placement, and unstated standards.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of reading, long lecture notes, and load.

Format shift

Online emphasizes papers and quizzes; in person still paper-heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

, but weak or and instructions for many.

Format shift

Recent online praise for support exists next to older failure stories.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms, finals, and grades.

Format shift

and finals.

Luni fit check

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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

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Few in-person , and high writing standards despite him being a nice historian.

Main concern

Feedback and .

What students said

“He is not good with ”
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“you must be a 10+ year experienced historian in order to satisfy his criteria”
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Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online HIS1 is the main story: , and grades that and finals over unclear criteria.

Main concern

and citations with standards that feel shifting.

What students said

“Had an A until the mid and finals”
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“This man is the . Stay away from him”
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“is a . and you will be 100% okay”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and papers are essay-driven with strict, sometimes opaque academic-writing standards.

Essay heavyTough graderCitation required from lecturesUnclear rubric application

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus on academic writing expectations and .

Academic writing expectedQuiz double negatives
“expects academic writing”
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“Uses a lot of double negatives in quiz questions”
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Online

Online students describe essay midterms and finals and .

Essay questionsMidterm and final heavyCitation strictness
“ and tests except 2 are essay questions”
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“Had an A until the mid and finals”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He would never let any student receive an A grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (10 online, 3 in and essays. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

18/100

“Extremely tough grader, you must cite using his own presentations”

🎯 Lecture Strength

70/100

“10/10 lecture videos and and thorough”

📉 Recommendation Risk

31/100

“ ? If you have a choice, probably not”

Theme 1

📝 About Papers and Grades

  • Had an A until the mid and finals
  • Just say you want us to write our name on your notes mate
  • I couldn't get good grades on the papers

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching

  • genuinely wants his students to succeed
  • is clearly passionate about the subject of history

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity

  • He doesn't give good enough instructions

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

13 fairly recent but a small sample and polarized quality scores.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIS111 reviews
HIST1612 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values