AI Rate Professor

Biology

Robert Houska

BIO20 · BIO11 · BIOL11 · ANAT239 · BIOBIO · ANATOMY · BIO239 · BIO249 · HUMANANATOMY · ANATOBIO1 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take him for anatomy or BIO11 if you will study hard and record lectures; skip if you need a free A or highly polished PowerPoints.

Best fit · Effort For RewardVisual LecturerStudy Hard for ALecture-Based TestsTangents & RantsPre-Nursing Favorite
  • and study guides if you study hard.
  • Many students praise caring teaching and real-world application; a .
  • Workload is heavy on studying and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is very doable if you study lectures, guides, and , but it is not a free A and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Anatomy and bio content is inherently challenging and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but labs and lectures matter for notes, practicals, and success.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students highly recommend him for caring teaching and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Study-guide-aligned tests and some or dropped scores, but exams and practicals still demand real preparation.

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students report heavy outside study (often 15-20+ hours/week), tough practicals, and constant review with .

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

, and help; a minority say lectures are unorganized tangents with weak lab support.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades rest mainly on lecture exams, practicals, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person anatomy and bio students , and fair if you study lectures and guides; some warn of , and hard practicals.

Main concern

Heavy study load and occasional lecture tangents or mismatch between lecture and tests for some students.

What students said

“He never puts anything on the because its just made up of lecture notes and the lecture study guide ONLY.”
ANAT239
“Be prepared to study 15-20 hoursweek. Do not procrastinate.”
HUMANANATOMY
“Houska means well, but I didn't learn anything... .”
BIO11

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.

Exams track lectures and study guides with mostly objective questions plus hard practicals; fair if .

Lecture and study-guide basedMultiple choice T/F matchingLab practicalsSome free responseExtra credit on tests

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with tough practicals; record lectures and know study guides.

Lecture-based examsStudy guidesLab practicalsMultiple choiceExtra credit
“Tests are mostly t/f, matching, and multiple choice. All will be easy if , and study a few days before the test.”
ANAT239
“ and they make you really think but the way he teaches, no problem.”
BIO11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hands-Down the . The class is not easy but Bob is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching, study load, and grade effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Professor Houska is by far one of the . I love love love the way he teaches: extremely visual and realistic.”

📚 Study Demand

35/100

“Be prepared to study 15-20 hoursweek. Do not procrastinate.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

78/100

“ !”

⚠️ Polarizing Lectures

40/100

“ . Gets off topic every few minutes and goes on about random things for almost an hour at a time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • extremely visual and realistic
  • He wants students to understand the material not memorize it
  • fun guy and a good teacher
  • Lectures are all over the place & do not cover all or even most of what you need

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you study hard an A is easily obtainable
  • Tests and practicums are hard but if you go into them prepared... you'll do great
  • EZ A but u wont learn much

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Help

  • it
  • He wants you to succeed and is always there for his students
  • extremely caring and knowledgeable
  • He always answers his e-mails

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

39 detailed in-person reviews spanning years with consistent themes , and split views on organization.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 58
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1123 reviews
BIOBIO3 reviews
ANAT2392 reviews
ANATOMY2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

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