AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Benjamin Nugent

ANTH103 · ANTH100 · ANTH85710 · ANTH102 · ANT103 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
70/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want strong teaching; online is heavier and less supported.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate LecturesTough QuizzesNo Textbook NeededMixed Online ExperienceCaring In Person
  • In person, many students love his passion, clarity, and concept-focused teaching.
  • Online sections draw more complaints about , and .
  • An A is possible, especially with participation, but quizzes and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

participation, but and few graded items keep an A from free.

Online reviews sound harder on quizzes and effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Concepts are interesting and slides help, yet lecture and .

Online comments emphasize more weekly work and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and participation while as not required.

In-person notes more often stress showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Roughly three-fifths would take again, with strong in-person fans and weaker online recommendations.

online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

46/100

and quizzes can feel trap-like, though some say understanding concepts over pure memorization helps.

Format shift

Online students especially report strict timed writing and .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

In person is lecture and quiz heavy; online adds weekly journals, discussions, and frequent quizzes.

Format shift

Online reviews more often say lots of .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Passion and engaging lectures stand out in person, while online delivery feels long and less supported.

Format shift

experience reports.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes, midterms, and rather than big projects alone.

Format shift

Online sections add more weekly quizzes and journals on top of exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews mostly praise passionate, engaging lectures and real care for .

Main concern

Occasional disorganization or trick-style quizzes can still frustrate students.

What students said

“he loves what he teaches and that shines through his lectures.”
ANTH103
“If you do the work and participate, it's an easy A.”
ANTH100
“Does not provide textbook, provides no help, no feedback after 2-3 weeks of questioning.”
ANTH102

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report and journals, tough timed exams, and .

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Most of the quizzes are difficult 10 questions and others are less than 8 which .”
ANTH103
“Lots of work, and when he grades them .”
ANT103
“It is a tough .”
ANTH103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix quizzes and some students calling questions tricky.

Tricky QuizzesTimed Written ExamsLecture and Slide BasedPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and tests; a few mention pop quizzes and .

Lecture QuizzesConcept-Focused TestsExtra Credit Sometimes
“ . It's like he purposely tries to trick you with his answers”
ANTH102
“He does give opportunity for .”
ANTH100

Online

Online quizzes and timed written exams are described as hard, with and fast .

Difficult Weekly QuizzesTimed Written ExamsNo Feedback
“he's a .”
ANTH103
“ .”
ANT103

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Cares more about students understanding the material rather than students memorizing and then forgetting. !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (3 online, 10 in person), highlighting passion in person versus heavier online load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔥 Teaching Passion

74/100

“his passion for it is contagious! Definitely my most memorable professor from Mesa this far.”

🌐 Online Caution

48/100

“Lots of work, and when he grades them .”

📊 Recommendation

64/100

“ and again”

🧠 Quiz Difficulty

48/100

“ . It's like he purposely tries to trick you with his answers”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very engaging and passionate about what he teaches.
  • His lectures are prepared thoroughly.
  • he actually wants you to learn the material and understand it.

Theme 2

💻 About Online Format

  • Most of the
  • It is a tough .

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you do the work and participate, it's an easy A.
  • No one will get an A or B in this class.
  • Use syllabus to help build your own study guide.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews with detailed comments and a but not perfect confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · 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