AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

Donna Clendennin

4502ASL1 · ASL1 · ASL4071 · ASL14502 · AMERI0065 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
88.89%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Highly recommended ASL1 pick if you will attend every class, stay quiet, and put in steady practice.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring ASL mentorTotal immersionMandatory attendancePatient and funDeaf culture focus
  • Students overwhelmingly praise her care, patience, and immersive ASL teaching.
  • Attendance and no-voice class rules are strict, but many say that is why they learn.
  • Homework and textbook use vary; effort plus showing up is the real success formula.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many earn As or Bs, but , and practice still matter; some hard-working students still get a C.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

ASL1 is approachable with patient teaching and games, though total immersion and culture content still require real focus.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory and critical; skipping means falling behind fast.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Nearly 90% would take again, and comments call her a favorite, highly recommended ASL1 teacher.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

She wants students , and works with students who ask for help.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

60/100

, though some semesters feel homework-heavy and the book can be pricey.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Consistently praised as , and passionate about Deaf culture and student success.

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Participation, in-class signing, textbook work, short papers, and tests all count; class presence is central.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person total-immersion ASL1 with no talking, interactive activities, and a .

Main concern

and expensive textbook use can be tough if your schedule or budget is tight.

What students said

“Professor Donna is a fantastic professor, one of my favorites.”
ASL1
“ if you want to be usccessful in this class.”
ASL1
“Class is total immersion, she she is deaf and there is no talking.”
ASL1

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.

Assessments mix participation, cultural writing, and standard tests; reviews .

In-class participationSigning performanceTextbook assignmentsWriting assignmentsTests not always easy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and practice; some call tests easy, others not easy.

TestsWriting assignmentsParticipation
“ , and you must attend.”
ASL1
“ . Expect interaction with classmates”
ASL1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!!!!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting care, immersion, and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Mentor

90/100

“She is a her students.”

🙌

92/100

“ !! .”

🔇 Total Immersion

85/100

“inside the class you are not allowed to talk. you are emerged into a full asl environment”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Donna is fun and is the .
  • The lectures were very interactive and had a lot of helpful activities!
  • She teaches from her heart not just information thats passed down.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got a C and worked really hard.
  • Not a lot of homework and classes are fun.
  • she grades easy.

Theme 3

📅

  • if you want to be usccessful in this class.
  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • Be sure not to talk in class though. Big no no

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews across many years are highly consistent on care, immersion teaching, and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 58
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASL123 reviews
4502ASL11 review
AMERI00651 review
ASL145021 review
ASL40711 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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