AI Rate Professor

De Anza College · Chemistry

Laura Showalter

CHEM30B · CHEM1B · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

She is a top-tier choice for , and fair chances to succeed.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing LecturesCaringExtra CreditClear ExplanationsOrganized
  • Students consistently describe her as caring, patient, and excellent at explaining chemistry.
  • , study guides, and organized lectures make high grades achievable with study.
  • The course is still real chemistry, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

High grades are achievable because she gives and strong study support, but students still need to study.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

She makes difficult , and organized materials.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

72/100

Most reviews mark attendance as not mandatory, but and another mentions for attendance.

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Every review recommends her because she teaches clearly, cares about students, and supports success.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

and , though one student says grading can be strict on details.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and they balance with .

Workload

Moderate

68/100

The workload seems manageable with , and rather than effortless.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students repeatedly praise her clarity, patience, organization, and care.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and they are consistently positive.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and , so assessment is not purely exam based.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are uniformly excellent, praising her teaching clarity, care, organization, and .

Main concern

Students still need to study carefully because .

What students said

“ .”
CHEM-1B
“She has a wonderful ability to break down complex topics and make every single lecture very easy to understand.”
CHEM-1B
“Although she can be strict with to details and do better.”
CHEM-30B

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.

Exams are manageable when students study and use her guides, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book, take-home, proctoring, or closed-book rules.

Manageable ExamsStudy GuidesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams are manageable with understanding, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Manageable ExamsStudy Guides
“ .”
CHEM-1B
“ if you understand and study well.”
CHEM-1B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“She is so , and really good at explaining the concepts.”

👍 Recommendation Level

98/100

“ .”

📈 Grade Support

82/100

“She provided for attendance and homework.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She has a wonderful ability to break down complex topics and make every single lecture very easy to understand.
  • Goes out of her way to provide examples and spend extra time on difficult concepts at students' requests.
  • She is so , and really good at explaining the concepts.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Although she can be strict with to details and do better.
  • .
  • She provided for attendance and homework.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is a dedicated teacher who genuinely cares about her students' success.
  • Truly wants you to succeed.
  • She is incredibly polite, deeply respectful to every student, and always has a great smile on her face.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

, but there is no online evidence and the sample is still modest.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM-1B3 reviews
CHEM-30B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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