AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Shelly Fichtenkort

PSYC101 · MPSYCH118 · HUMSR118 · PSY101 · MPSYCH103 · PYSCH101 · MPSYCH101 · PSYCH103 · ALLOFTHEM · PHYCOLOGY101 · PSYCH101 · MPSYCH1010334 · 250 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
96.08%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take her if and ; she is a standout psych lecturer for most students.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesTest-heavy but fairIndex-card examsStrict Canvas rulesGet ready to read
  • and clear structure
  • Grades lean on a and short discussions
  • Online quizzes and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is realistic if , and study lecture examples, but slacking or .

Online A path depends on reading and Canvas discipline; with note cards.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Intro psych content is approachable, though weekly reading load and .

Online students stress reading volume more; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online attendance is often not required, while and mini activities as mandatory.

Online reviews often say no attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

, and engaging psych teaching despite a few strict-grader complaints.

Recommendation is strong in both formats, with the harshest critiques concentrated online.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

and fair, though discussions can be picky and a minority label her a .

Format shift

Online discussions and tab rules drive .

Workload

Light

72/100

Outside reading and a and quizzes rather than constant projects.

Format shift

; online still has weekly quiz plus discussion reading.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students , and full of useful real-life examples.

Format shift

; online students still praise clear modules and feedback.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Four unit exams plus quizzes dominate grades, with and limited other assignments.

Format shift

; online adds weekly quizzes and discussions.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students love interactive lectures, optional finals, study guides, and .

Main concern

Class is test-heavy, so unless you use the .

What students said

“4 Exams that . She does provide a study guide for each of the exams”
MPSYCH118
“She is test-heavy (4 per semester and an ) but other than that she doesn't assign much other work.”
ALLOFTHEM

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online psych is straightforward weekly modules with discussions, quizzes, and exams, but .

Main concern

Leaving the .

What students said

“You better not leave your canvas page when you are on a . She does not play when it comes to that.”
MPSYCH101
“ and if you have other tabs open from your other classes or anything.”
MPSYCH101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and sometimes a note card, but online testing rules are strict.

Multiple-choice examsOptional final replacementIndex-card cheat sheet in personStudy guidesStrict no-leaving-Canvas online

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, use study guides, and include an optional final to replace a low score.

4 exams plus optional finalIndex card cheat sheetStudy guidesLecture-based questions
“She does provide a study guide for each of the with an index card to use as a cheat sheet.”
MPSYCH118
“ .”
MPSYCH103

Online

Online quizzes and exams are timed multiple choice; a zero.

Timed quizzes and examsNo leaving CanvasOptional final replaces lowestWeekly quizzes with 2 attempts often
“You better not leave your canvas page when you are on a .”
MPSYCH101
“You will get a Zero if you have other tabs open from your other classes or anything.”
MPSYCH101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“LOVE Shelly!! I've taken 3 different classes with her and she is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and online testing rules. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

93/100

“her lectures always went by so fast because of how interesting they were!”

📚 Reading and Tests

72/100

“there is A LOT of reading and then quiz and .”

🛡️

40/100

“You better not leave your canvas page when you are on a .”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“ and this class to any student, even if you aren't a psychology or human services major.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes learning fun and
  • Her lectures have lots of examples for you to understand a little better
  • She is sweet and bubbly, very passionate about psych

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • 4 Exams that
  • so study hard!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Rules

  • You will get a Zero if you have other tabs open
  • On MOST of chapter 6 lecture outline, what example did I use
  • She is and will fail you

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

250

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over several years show strong consistency on lecture quality and harsh outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5224
4 out of 518
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MPSYCH10115 reviews
PSYCH10114 reviews
MPSYCH1035 reviews
MPSYCH1184 reviews
PHYCOLOGY1013 reviews
Show 8 more courses
PSY1012 reviews
1031 review
ALLOFTHEM1 review
HUMSR1181 review
MPSYCH10103341 review
PSYC1011 review
PSYCH1031 review
PYSCH1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

32

A+ 10 · A 20 · A- 2

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1