AI Rate Professor

Biology

Denise Kaisler

ASTR115 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
3/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are prepared to self-teach a very demanding course with limited support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught CourseVery HardPoor SupportTough GraderHigh Drop Risk
  • Students in both formats say they had to teach themselves instead of learning directly from the professor.
  • Reviews describe extreme difficulty, weak help, strict policies, and stressful interactions.
  • Several students dropped the course, and the recommendation signal is essentially absent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

Even though one student earned an A, most reviews describe , and multiple withdrawals.

Both online and and high risk, with withdrawals appearing in both formats.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

The course feels extremely hard because students say they must self-teach astronomy, , and assignments.

and math, while in-person reviews emphasize that astronomy was not taught.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

In-person tags and comments suggest attendance and participation matter, while .

; online reviews do not clearly establish attendance flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

3/100

Students strongly discourage the course because of poor , and high dropout risk.

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

Reviews repeatedly tag her as a and describe grades based on few unclear items or assignments with no redo option.

Format shift

Both formats include harsh grading evidence, with online reviews adding no-resubmission concerns.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Students describe lots of reading, packets, group participation, quizzes, notes, pictures, videos, and difficult assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize reading, notes, videos, and assignments, while and self-teaching.

Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students repeatedly say she does not teach the material, gives little help, and creates a stressful classroom experience.

Format shift

Both formats report weak teaching, with not taught.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment evidence includes notes, pictures of , and tests.

Format shift

Online reviews focus on uploaded notes and assignments, while , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews say the professor does not teach the astronomy material and instead leaves students to teach themselves.

Main concern

Students report dropping due to lack of instruction, lack of help, and strict classroom policies.

What students said

“go figure it out.”
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“No Astronomy was taught in class”
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“I dropped from the class”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe confusing assignments, slow or poor support, heavy reading or note work, and .

Main concern

Students report having to figure out assignments and .

What students said

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes, tests, and few graded items, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or .

Quizzes MentionedTest HeavyFew Graded ItemsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Varies

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy tags, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules, proctoring, midterm format, or .

Quizzes MentionedTest Heavy
“online assignments and quizzes”
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“No Astronomy was taught in class”
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Online

Online reviews mention grades based on notes, uploaded videos, and , but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, Lockdown Browser, midterm, or .

Few Graded ItemsUploaded NotesUploaded Work Videos
“grades are all based on your notes and and pictures of your notes.”
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“she has you upload videos of you doing the work/ notes.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Not a great professor, she does not teach the material in class and instead had us do the online assignments and quizzes and we, as students, had to teach ourselves.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

8/100

“No Astronomy was taught in class”

⚖️

10/100

“she gives comments on how to but never allows you to resubmit them or redo them.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

3/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she does not teach the material in class
  • No Astronomy was taught in class
  • she uploads videos from YouTube none of the lectures are of her.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Workload

  • most of the
  • Lots of reading, lectures, and note taking and Math.
  • There is and and pictures of your notes.

Theme 3

🚩 About Support and Stress

  • Asked for help and she says she can't give out answers.
  • It felt disgusting as she shamed students when needing help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because only 6 reviews are available, but they are recent and strongly consistent across online and in-person formats.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ASTR1156 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 3