AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Wayne Downey

PSYCH30 · PSYCH1A · PSYCH3 · PSYCH4 · PSYC1A · PSYCH34 · PCYCH1 · PSYCH9387 · PSY34 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Consider him for an if you can handle tangents; think twice about writing-heavy online sections with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardNice but unevenSlow graderOff-topic lecturesHeavy writing onlineEasy vocab path
  • Students , but teaching quality splits hard between engaging and rambling.
  • In person is often an easy A with vocab quizzes and light structure; online often means heavy word-count writing and .
  • Take-again rate is only mid-50s because organization and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say show up, hit word counts, or study vocab and you get an A, even when teaching is weak.

Online A grades often come from filling word minimums; and vocab quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content difficulty is usually low, though weekly writing or off-topic lectures can waste time.

Online feels harder due to volume of writing; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and some online check-ins, though a few are optional.

Online is mixed; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

admirers like his care and and weak teaching.

say never again.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

He is often called an is studied, though some online sections feel strict on word count.

Format shift

and specificity complaints; in-person leans easy.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Weekly quizzes, journals, media responses, and high word counts make the load heavier than the low difficulty suggests.

Format shift

Online workload is clearly heavier; in-person is lighter but .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Warm personality and passion help, but off-topic lectures, slow grading, and .

Format shift

/online delivery.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of weekly writing, vocab quizzes, media responses, and .

Format shift

Online is writing-heavy; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, but frequent off-topic lectures.

Main concern

Lectures drift off syllabus material while .

What students said

“Just show up to class, do all your assignments! You will probably get an A.”
PSYC1A
“his teaching methods are not very good. What you learn in class vs what you learn in the book is very different.”
PSYCH4
“I really enjoyed Dr. Wayne's class... overall the as long as you read the textbook.”
PSYCH3

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often face high word-count quizzes, lots of , and .

Main concern

Quantity-over-quality writing and .

What students said

“The amount of writing you have to do in this class is ridiculous, but as long as you fill in the word minimum you will get an A.”
PSYCH34
“He graded on quantity over quality, and it made me frustrated.”
PSYCH3
“he is not a good teacher, at least through Zoom.”
PSYCH1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and notes allowed; not clearly open-book across sections.

Vocab quizzesNotes allowed sometimesWord-count content quizzesTextbook-based tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, sometimes with notes allowed, and not clearly proctored with anti-cheat software.

Vocab quizzesNotes allowedTextbook-based tests
“ book with notes allowed.”
PSYC1A
“His tests and glossary of the textbook.”
PSYCH4

Online

Online assessments emphasize weekly content quizzes with high word counts and .

Word-count quizzesTextbook readingSlow feedback
“the and high word count made it a struggle, especially online.”
PSYCH3
“as long as you fill in the word minimum you will get an A.”
PSYCH34

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Wayne is an and a kind person, but as a professor is lacking in a lot of things.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (12 online, 38 in person), emphasizing the kindness-versus-organization split and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

😊 Kindness vs Teaching

55/100

“Interesting subject, great guy, terrible teacher.”

⏳

30/100

“It has been over and I have no clue what I will finish the class with”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

78/100

“Just show up to class, do all your assignments! You will probably get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Talks about irrelevant stuff each class period
  • He is very off topic most of the time
  • his videos showed his personality and his class was very educational.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A
  • as long as you fill in the word minimum you will get an A
  • He is too strict in and also just takes too long with his grading.

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • .
  • Maybe he teaches well in person.
  • I had Downey for a class in person and it was easy and I enjoyed it. Then I made the mistake of taking this one online.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

96

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years consistently split on kindness versus organization, with a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546
4 out of 59
3 out of 516
2 out of 514
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 4 · A 20

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1