Svenna Pedersen

ASL221 · AMSL216 · ASML115 · ASL150 · ASL216 · AMSL250 · ASL115 · AMSL150 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 76.19%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you keep up with reading and deadlines; expect fairness more than free grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and FlexibleRedo FriendlyGet Ready to ReadClear FeedbackDeadline Strict

Most students praise her passion, support, and redo options on video work.
Deaf Culture and ASL courses are doable if you read and practice.
A minority report slow grading, harsh deadlines, or checked-out online sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Redos, practice, and A+, but and timed quizzes block free As.

Online ASL often allows resubmits; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

, though reading loads and trick quiz questions add challenge.

Deaf ; live ASL needs daily practice.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

About three-quarters would take her again, citing passion, support, and .

Online has most of the praise and most of the complaints about deadlines.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Redo options and and no-late comments.

Format shift

Online video redos help; accelerated terms feel harsher.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly discussions, quizzes, videos, and periodic papers; some weeks feel heavy.

Format shift

One in-person review cited 20-30 assignments a week; most online call load manageable.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

, and passionate, with a smaller set of harsh personality complaints.

Format shift

In-person praise is especially strong; online is mostly positive with a few auto-pilot terms.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of , and short papers or finals.

Format shift

Deaf Culture leans reading quizzes and essays; ASL leans video quizzes and practice.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and one of the best ASL instructors at Mesa.

Main concern

Some report heavy weekly assignments and .

What students said

“this professor made it so easy and made me want to learn! !”
ASML115

“Loved this teacher. One of the .”
AMSL216

“she's a . I had a 89.89 and she refused to round”
AMSL150

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ASL and Deaf Culture mix , and papers; quality is mostly high.

Main concern

Strict no-late policies and occasional slow or .

What students said

“She's really easy and is very flexible with work. She allows redos with unit videos”
ASL115

“She lets you resubmit for a higher ”
AMSL216

“I turned one assignment in 1 minute passed due (0&dropped me a whole letter grade)”
ASL221

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and papers rather than strict proctored exams.

Timed QuizzesVideo Assignments with RedosDiscussion BoardsEssay Finals

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as fair if you study; she previews expectations the class before.

In-Person TestsHomework and ParticipationClear Expectations

“The and she goes over everything to expect the class before!”
ASML115

“if and go to class and participate, you shouldn't have any problem earning an A”
ASL216

Online

Online uses timed quizzes with trick questions, discussion boards, and essay finals; redos common on video work.

Timed QuizzesVideo RedosDiscussion BoardsEssay Final

“ and are timed) The final is a 5 page essay.”
AMSL150

“She lets you resubmit for a higher and gives example videos”
AMSL216

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She's really easy and is very flexible with work. She allows redos with unit videos, which I really appreciated.”
Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews across ASL and Deaf Culture formats. Credibility rating: High.

👍 Recommendation Strength

78/100

“Fantastic teacher! Took online with one day/week virtual meetup.”

🔁 Redo Flexibility

80/100

“She lets you resubmit for a higher and gives example videos for those too!”

📚 Reading Required

68/100

“Pretty easy class if you read the material that she assigns.”

⏰ Deadline Risk

45/100

“I turned one assignment in 1 minute passed due (0&dropped me a whole letter grade)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's very passionate about her class and makes ASL so much fun
She is the BEST! She is always willing to provide support outside of the classroom
Complete DEAF CULTURE 100%. Born deaf, raised Deaf.

Theme 2

📈 About Workload and Grades

Super light up until the end... final was a 7 page paper
there is way to much assignments like 20 to 30 a week
Super easy A!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Friction

Easy interesting class but horrendous person and prof
She is also VERY strict with deadlines
This class was basically self taught.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews over many years with , and occasional deadline severity.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 55

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 1

Svenna Pedersen

x x x x x x x if you keep up with reading and deadlines; expect fairness more than free grades.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

👍 Recommendation Strength

🔁 Redo Flexibility

📚 Reading Required

⏰ Deadline Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Workload and Grades

⚠️ About Friction

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you keep up with reading and deadlines; expect fairness more than free grades.