AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Masako Ura

PSY161 · PSY131 · PSY161F · PSY101 · SOSC120F · PSYCH131F · PSY101F · SPY202 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
98.86%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take Masako Ura if you want a and statistics material manageable when you keep up with the work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lecturesFast feedbackCaring supportStats made manageableFair grading
  • Students overwhelmingly describe her as , and highly responsive.
  • Statistics can still require steady work, but her examples, videos, and .
  • Grading is fair to generous, with often.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Getting an A is very realistic because , and , but students still need to keep up with assignments and studying.

Online evidence is stronger and , and , while in-person evidence also supports fair grades through effort.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The course content can be intimidating, especially statistics, but students repeatedly say and approachable.

Online reviews include more statistics workload warnings, while in-person reviews emphasize how understandable she makes lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Attendance and participation are often important, but reviews do not show a .

Both formats mention participation and keeping up, with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Students recommend her because , and unusually effective at teaching difficult material.

Both online and providing the larger evidence base.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grading is fair and often forgiving , and detailed feedback.

Format shift

and , while in-person reviews support fair grading and clear expectations.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload varies by course and term, with some students calling it easy and others .

Format shift

Online statistics reviews show the heaviest workload concerns, while but still effort-based.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students consistently describe her lectures as , and highly supportive across many years.

Format shift

Both formats strongly praise her teaching, with online students especially valuing recorded lectures and .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears , and discussions rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

Online reviews give more detail about homework, labs, quizzes, and exams, while and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students also describe her as , and motivating, especially for statistics.

Main concern

In-person comments still stress participation, attention, and doing the work.

What students said

“ ; you cannot fail This class lecturer delivers the greatest examples and makes the lessons understandable beyond simple level.”
SOSC120F
“It was a challenging class but .”
PSY161

Remote format

Online

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students , and a supportive structure that makes hard material manageable.

Main concern

Some online statistics sections move quickly and .

What students said

“She was the easiest professor I've taken! Obviously stats isn't an easy course but labs.”
SOSC120F
“Fast moving online summer class due to Covid-19 but Professor Ura does a great job of explaining the material clearly so you can be successful if and work hard.”
PSY161

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe exams and quizzes as manageable when students take notes and study, but they .

Multiple Choice PortionFree Response PortionQuizzes Or TestsNo Cumulative Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exam format, webcam policy, proctoring policy, open-book status, or .

Online

Online reviews mention exams, quizzes, unit checks, and a no cumulative final structure, but do not clearly .

Multiple Choice PortionFree Response PortionUnit ChecksNo Cumulative Final Mentioned
“ and a free response part neither of which are difficult if .”
PSY161
“4 exams (no cumulative final) and unit checks and a .”
PSY161

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take her class; you will be so happy you did! A+++”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“ and easy to follow and understand.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

99/100

“ !”

⚖️

82/100

“ and allow you to correct your work and turn in for a higher grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and is patient with students who put in the effort.
  • Professor Ura takes a course like Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences that may seem intimidating to most and makes it understandable and great!
  • Her lectures were very thorough and easy to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Obviously stats isn't an easy course but labs.
  • It is a lot of work, but .
  • you can succeed if you do the work

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • , and if you stay on top of the .
  • and answers your e-mails right away.
  • She truly cares for your success and teaches with incredible passion.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span 2020 to 2026, include both formats, and show very consistent themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 583
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PSY16123 reviews
PSY1318 reviews
SOSC120F8 reviews
PSY161F5 reviews
PSY1012 reviews
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PSYCH131F2 reviews
PSY101F1 review
SPY2021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 7 · A 26 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1