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Anthropology

Karen Markley

ANTH101 · ANTH211 · ANTH107H · ANTH100 · ANTH107HF · ANTH101F · ANTHRO101 · ANTH101H · ANTH102 · ANTH107 · ANHRO101 · 161 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
41.79%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

unless you are ready for , and grading that many students find unforgiving.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery tough graderHeavy reading and writingSubjective gradingExam and essay heavyPassionate but polarizing
  • The dominant and discussion posts.
  • The workload is heavy for an intro or GE class, with , and exams.
  • Some students praise her passion and organization, but many strongly warn others away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Students repeatedly say grades require heavy effort, precise writing, office-hour recovery, and strict compliance with her expectations.

Online reviews , while but still often say an A takes serious work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Intro anthropology content becomes challenging because of , and exact-answer expectations.

Online students report the course feels especially heavy, while help if they keep up.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

Attendance and office hours , but participation and live help are often treated as important for success.

Online reviews cite office hours as practically necessary for grade recovery, while participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

because , and disproportionate to an introductory course.

Online recommendation tone is strongly negative, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Students repeatedly report severe point deductions, subjective standards, 62.5 scores, and little grade adjustment.

Format shift

Online reviews , while in-person reviews also report strict discussion and .

Workload

Overwhelming

20/100

Reviews describe lots of reading, frequent essays or discussion posts, quizzes, exams, and .

Format shift

Online workload is often described as excessive for a GE class, while but sometimes seen as useful.

Teaching experience

Poor

43/100

She is often described as knowledgeable and passionate, but many students report , and limited help.

Format shift

Online teaching experience is more negative, while in-person reviews include more positive comments about organization and lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears to , and finals rather than relying on one method only.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize essays and exams, while , and participation.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with some praising her passion and organization but many and required participation.

Main concern

The main concern , and exams.

What students said

“Grades are often unfair and if she thinks it doesn't meet her criteria she just gives it a 62.5% no matter what.”
ANTH101H
“Over the course of my semester, this class was by far the , and truly set up for student success.”
ANTH101
“If you want an easy A, this is not the class for you.”
ANTH101

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are heavily negative, with repeated complaints about harsh , and limited flexibility.

Main concern

, and hard to recover from.

What students said

“RUN AWAY! This is not a 101 class.”
ANTH101
“She is a .”
ANTH101F
“The most challenging class I've ever taken.”
ANTH101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent and demanding, but comments do not consistently prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Essay ExamsQuizzesFinal Exam PartsOnline Exams MentionedExam Policy Not Fully Proven

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and online quizzes or exams, but do not clearly prove closed-book, proctoring, or open-book rules.

QuizzesWritten ExamsOnline Quizzes or ExamsExam Policy Not Fully Proven
“ and were fairly easy.”
ANTH101H
“ textbook.”
ANTH101
“There is an assignment due every class BUT .”
ANTH101F

Online

Online reviews mention exams, quizzes, essay test questions, and a two-part final, but do not clearly .

Essay ExamsTwo-Part FinalFrequent QuizzesExam Policy Not Fully Proven
“Final exams are divided into 2 parts: Part 1 is 2 questions that are Essays, and you have 1 hour to complete them.”
ANTH101
“There was an exam and a .”
ANTH101
“Lots of , but .”
ANTH101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“RUN AWAY! This is not a 101 class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

15/100

“Grades are often unfair and if she thinks it doesn't meet her criteria she just gives it a 62.5% no matter what.”

📚 Workload Pressure

20/100

“There was an exam and a .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

43/100

“You can tell Markley is very passionate about Anthropology.”

Theme 1

⚖️

  • She grades VERY HARSHLY.
  • Very particular with grading.
  • Unfair grader. a discussion post.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Expect to do a lot of reading and writing in her class.
  • There was an exam and a .
  • There's tons of , so you'll have to really be on top of it all.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very passionate about anthropology but not everyone is and she expects you to be.
  • Professor Markley is one of the best anthropology professors I have had at Fullerton College.
  • She doesnt teach, she just grades.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

161

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and in-person formats provide , and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 569
4 out of 528
3 out of 518
2 out of 517
1 out of 530

Course coverage

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ANHRO1019 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

15

B+ 5 · B 8 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 3 · Rather not say 6