AI Rate Professor

Geography

Jonathan Rossiter

GEOG2 · GEO3 · GEOG20 · GEO1L · GEOG3 · GEOG101L · GEOG1L · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you will read every week and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderLots of HomeworkHard TestsClear CriteriaPolarizing
  • and often labeled tough, with some students failing intro geography.
  • Online , and timed exams.
  • and useful, but tone and clarity frustrate many.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A , and writing; many report impossible tests and no .

Online reviews stress hard timed exams; and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content is intro geography but paced with , and picky weekly tasks.

Both formats report high difficulty, with and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; others say no, and online mostly does not hinge on seat time.

In-person comments stress showing up; online evidence is thinner and mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Take-again sentiment is weak because and .

Online is split love-or-hate; in-person skews more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Tough Grader tags and comments.

Format shift

; and boards draw the strongest F-level complaints.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly readings, writing, map quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly cite lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and inspirational; others say lectures confuse and he should not teach.

Format shift

Online praise focuses on feedback speed; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades blend weekly writing and , and papers.

Format shift

Online is quiz and ; and fewer high-stakes tests.

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

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one early positive on straightforward labs, but and grading harsh enough to fail students.

Main concern

Unclear help style and .

What students said

“ . This is the first class I've ever failed in my entire life.”
GEO1L
“If you ask for help on something all he does is reword the question in a different way.”
GEO1L
“The class is straightforward. He requires the daily labs, 2 tests, and 1 homework project, that's it.”
GEOG101L

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online GEOG , and ; outcomes split between motivated A students and those who find tests impossible.

Main concern

and hard timed exams if .

What students said

“don't expect an easy A. This course entails a lot of and chapter quiz.”
GEOG3
“ . I studied so hard for them and received lower than a C on each one.”
GEOG20
“ and will provide comments on your weekly assignments.”
GEOG3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and PowerPoints and many students find them very hard.

Timed ExamsTextbook BasedMap QuizzesHard Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and labs but does not clearly prove proctoring software or open-book policy.

In-Person TestsLabs
“He requires the daily labs, 2 tests, and 1 homework project, that's it.”
GEOG101L

Online

and the book; map quizzes are fairer than unit tests.

Timed ExamsTextbook BasedMap Quizzes
“You have to read to pass the exams because they're timed.”
GEOG3
“ .”
GEOG20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Avoid this teacher at all costs. He does not respect or care for his students. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews spanning online and . Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

28/100

“ . Received an extremely low grade on my final paper when I receive A's on papers in all other classes.”

📚

32/100

“Lots of work and readings but if you apply yourself you will get a good grade.”

💬

55/100

“Prof. Rossiter is . He also has lightening fast email response times and grades written assignments quickly & fairly.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • don't expect an easy A

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He can be though on the comments he provides so have thick skin
  • If you ask him questions, he confuses you even more
  • Good guy. Seems new at teaching, but tries really hard

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Lots of work and readings
  • I could often get the

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews from 2011-2019 with mixed detail and polarized ratings support medium confidence.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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GEOG101L1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2