AI Rate Professor

Art History

Christopher Lessley

ARTB1 · ARTB · B2 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
51.72%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him if you can stay organized and handle quizzes or tests, but if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Grading CriteriaTest HeavyParticipation MattersMixed Teaching ExperienceWorkload Varies
  • Student experience is and harsh, workload-heavy complaints.
  • Many students earn A grades, but , and too many tests.
  • Online reviews are more polarized, while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

A grades are common and some reviews call it easy, but the cost .

Online evidence is split between easy A comments and heavy-work complaints, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

The art content is often basic, but , and can make the course feel harder than expected.

Online reviews report more workload pressure, while and review-based quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Attendance is often marked mandatory, though .

, but online reviews show more cases where attendance was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and light, but strong negative reviews warn about workload, bluntness, and grading.

In-person reviews are more favorable overall, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Grades can be good, but repeated tough grader comments and .

Format shift

, while recent in-person reviews describe clearer and easier grading.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Some students describe light weekly work, but many others report lots of , and tests.

Format shift

Online workload is more inconsistent and sometimes heavy, while as light.

Teaching experience

Average

57/100

Helpful and bluntness, slow grading, and poor feedback.

Format shift

In-person teaching comments are more positive, while online comments show more frustration with feedback and communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tests, quizzes, weekly assessments, and a .

Format shift

Both formats mention quizzes and class test heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are generally more positive, especially recent ones, with , and helpfulness.

Main concern

Older in-person , and .

What students said

“Workload is light, and as long as you turn things in, you'll do fine.”
ARTB1
“Easy assignments and 2 things do on canvas a week.”
B2
“Not only do you have 3 test a week that are 30 questions or more !”
ARTB1

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed, with some students calling it an easy A and others , and .

Main concern

Online students most , and delayed or .

What students said

“Easy A .”
B2
“This class is very easy to pass and receive an A as long as you log in and complete the work.”
ARTB1
“The online class is a HEAVY amount of work.”
ARTB1

Exam style

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but many comments describing frequent tests and quizzes.

Open Book TestsWeekly QuizzesTest HeavyReview-Based Final

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support frequent tests, quick weekly assessments, and a , but .

Weekly AssessmentsTest HeavyReview-Based Final
“Enjoyed the quick weekly assessments.”
B2
“ ”
ARTB1
“ ”
ARTB1

Online

and frequent quizzes or tests in several others.

Open Book TestsTest HeavyWeekly Quizzes
“Easy A .”
B2
“Every week was basically read a chapter and and that was it.”
ARTB1
“The .”
ARTB1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Workload is light, and as long as you turn things in, you'll do fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

57/100

“Mr. Lessley helped get back on track after my family emergency.”

⚖️

50/100

“He doesn't assign much but he just grades a little tough when it comes to the art projects.”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“3 unit class treats it as a 5”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Lessley is amazing.
  • He's VERY blunt.
  • and understanding.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A .
  • This class is very easy to pass and receive an A as long as you log in and complete the work.
  • Unnecessarily difficult for a online art class.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Every week was basically read a chapter and and that was it.
  • The online class is a HEAVY amount of work.
  • Class is pretty light work load and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The judgment is based on 31 reviews across many years, with consistent themes but strong format and time variation.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 58

Course coverage

ARTB121 reviews
B29 reviews
ARTB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 2 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2