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History

Gary Marksbury

HISTTEN · HISTHIST · HISTORY11 · MDRNHIST · HISTORY10 · HIST5036 · HST350 · HST11 · HIST11 · HIST10 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you love history and will study hard for and essay exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyLecture heavyTough graderDad jokesEssay exams
  • Many students find him nice funny and knowledgeable about history
  • Grades rest and
  • A is uncommon; studying hard often still yields B or C

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students say even A students struggle and grades and essays.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Frequent chapter quizzes three major tests with essays and .

All challenge comments come from in-person history sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping hurts because lectures feed quizzes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Fans of history praise him while grade-focused .

Split .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

- and D+ reports show limited curves and hard essay scoring.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Little homework but constant quizzes and .

Format shift

; assessment intensity is the real workload.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many call him funny engaging and knowledgeable though some find lectures boring or self-focused.

Format shift

Teaching views are mixed but lean positive among students who like history.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Almost and in-class essays with .

Format shift

and quiz heavy assessment.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and multi-part tests; nice storyteller but tough grades.

Main concern

Test and As rare even for strong students.

What students said

“His class is just hard because .”
HIST10
“the and have an essay portion with 50 mutiple choice questions”
HIST10
“He was amazing, super funny, & very engaging! I loved his story times.”
HIST11

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.

frequent chapter quizzes.

Weekly quizzes50-question multiple choiceIn-class essay portionNo notesStudy guides for some tests

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essay portions and weekly quizzes.

Weekly quizzesNo-note testsEssay on every test50 multiple choice
“the and have an essay portion with 50 mutiple choice questions”
HIST10
“You take about 15 (10 question) quizzes, he drops 2 at the end. There are also 3 tests that are 50 questions and an .”
HIST10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“His class is just hard because .”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 , and personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“He was amazing, super funny, & very engaging! I loved his story times.”

📝

28/100

“His class is just hard because .”

⚖️

30/100

“I was one of his favorites, but didn't even get an A.”

👍 Depends On You

55/100

“If you study right and are not lazy then you'll get an A or B, also depends on class participation.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Hes a very animated character.
  • makes history come to life
  • tells a lot of stories during his lectures
  • Cool guy. Good teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the and have an essay portion
  • I am an A student... and I received a D
  • You will not pass this class if you have weak writing skills.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's a really nice professor and knows alot about history.
  • The nicest man you'll ever meet but his class is challenging.
  • and an interesting class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

38 in-person reviews across many years give a and mixed grades.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 58
3 out of 57
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

HIST1017 reviews
HIST1112 reviews
HISTORY102 reviews
HIST50361 review
HISTHIST1 review
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HISTORY111 review
HISTTEN1 review
HST111 review
HST3501 review
MDRNHIST1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

3

C- 3

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values