AI Rate Professor

English

Maureen Mason

ESL34 · ESL · ESL863 · ESL861 · ESL54 · ESL34X · ESL54X · ESL64X · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take her if you want serious ESL skill growth and and ; skip if you only need an easy pass.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy homework loadTough graderStrong for ESL learnersOrganized and helpfulPolarizing older reviews
  • Later reviews praise her as effective for non-native speakers who want real English gains despite heavy work.
  • Many students report lots of , and a writing-heavy ESL load with extra readings.
  • Older reviews are sharply split between wonderful and never-take-again, so fit depends on willingness to grind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students repeatedly call her a , so an A usually requires sustained grind rather than light effort.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

ESL writing and grammar load is real, with extra readings and frequent assignments that students say make them work hard.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as mandatory and others as not, so flexibility is inconsistent across sections.

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

if you want real English improvement and accept hard work; avoid if .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Multiple students call her a tough or , and older reviews warn transfer-bound students away.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and comments that students work their butts off are common.

Format shift

All workload comments come from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Newer students praise organization, humor, and real skill gains, while older reviews call her boring, unfair, or mean.

Format shift

All teaching comments come from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and writing assignments dominate; one class even dropped the .

Format shift

All assessment comments come from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ESL students either love her for skill gains and organization or , and a strict tone, with newer reviews more positive.

Main concern

, and some reports that her style or attitude does not fit every learner.

What students said

“she makes you work your butts off lots of homework always ran out off the time but if you want .”
ESL861
“Mason was a great Prof. but she is a .”
ESL863
“She is a great professor that non-native speakers of English should be chosen.”
ESL861

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

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Reviews emphasize continuous homework and writing more than exam logistics, with .

Homework heavyWriting focusPossible no final after heavy workTough grading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus on heavy homework and policies.

Homework heavyWriting assignmentsTough grading
“She gave us a lot of work but finally we didn't have to do the final.”
ESL54X
“She grades hard! If you .”
ESL34X

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“she makes you work your butts off lots of homework always ran out off the time but if you want .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person ESL reviews spanning 2006-2017, balancing skill-growth praise with workload and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Learning Payoff

72/100

“I realized that her teaching method brings the significant changes in my life that I could learn English really quickly.”

📝 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Professor Mason --but she makes you work your butt off.”

⚖️

32/100

“Mason was a great Prof. but she is a .”

⚠️ Polarizing Reputation

40/100

“oh my God - never take this teacher. very very hard teacher. Very mean in ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and helpful.
  • She is very good at teaching and also her class is not boring since she is humourous and helpful
  • She's ok. She's friendly and nice..but it just like the way she teaches is not fit me

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • . This class was a writing class, but she gave us a lot of readings
  • she makes you work your butts off lots of homework
  • Very mean in

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Fit

  • She is a great professor that non-native speakers of English should be chosen
  • This class definitely improved my grammar, and
  • Don't take her. If you

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews give decent sample size but span 2006-2017 with a and newer positive ones.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ESL8613 reviews
ESL342 reviews
ESL34X2 reviews
ESL542 reviews
ESL8632 reviews
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ESL1 review
ESL54X1 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values