AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Teresa Speakman

CHEM110 · CHEMG220 · CHEM220225 · CHEM220D · CHEM225 · CHEM220 · 220AND225 · G220 · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Take her only if , and a self-directed POGIL classroom.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing POGIL methodHeavy quizzesTough graderVery helpfulSelf-study required
  • some call her amazing and helpful, while .
  • The course is heavy, test-focused, and demands steady study, especially in organic chemistry.
  • Her POGIL group-work style helps some students but frustrates students who want traditional lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible for disciplined students, but comments , and surviving frequent quizzes and exams.

All evidence comes from In person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Organic chemistry is repeatedly described as , and stressful, even by students who like her.

All course difficulty evidence comes from In person chemistry reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students repeatedly say you must go to class and participate to pass or earn a strong grade.

and points to low flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

and work hard, but avoided by students who need direct lectures and lighter testing.

All recommendation evidence is In person and highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Many reviews call her a tough or , though some say grades are fair if students master the material.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students repeatedly mention , and constant studying.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from In person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

She is often praised as helpful and caring, but many students strongly criticize the POGIL method and lack of traditional lectures.

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from In person reviews and is sharply split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

The course , and labs, with weekly testing frequently mentioned.

Format shift

All assessment evidence comes from In person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a demanding, polarizing chemistry instructor whose POGIL method rewards disciplined students but frustrates lecture-dependent students.

Main concern

The main concern is frequent , and a .

What students said

“There are .”
CHEM220225
“Show up to class, work in groups, help each other out, ask Dr Speakman for help”
CHEMG220

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.

Reviews describe frequent and challenging quizzes and exams, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring rules.

Weekly QuizzesFrequent ExamsChallenging TestsWritten Response Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews report frequent quizzes and and one comment describing written-response tests.

Weekly QuizzesFrequent ExamsChallenging TestsWritten Response Tests
“There are .”
CHEM220225
“Extremely difficult and gives a lot of exams and quizzes.”
CHEM225
“the choice”
CHEM220

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Unless you are a good .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“She will go beyond her time to help you with any concept in the class.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“There are so many quizzes and tests. That you are constantly being tested.”

⚖️

25/100

“She is really a and she focuses on minutiae and is a and tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . Uses the POGIL method exclusively.
  • and helpful. !
  • Terrible professor be ready to teach yourself!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You only get an A if you really deserve it and understand ochem well.
  • Go to class, participate, study regularly and you will get an A in this class.
  • Not premed friendly. If you're planning on going to medical school and worried about your grades. .

Theme 3

🧪

  • There are .
  • Run away. She has a lot of quizzes and exams.
  • ready.

Theme 4

❤️ About Helpfulness

  • , and ALWAYS there to answer your questions.
  • She is the most knowledgeable professor in her given subject that I have ever had.
  • Dr. Speakman is one of those rare professors who actually cares about her students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

63

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 in-person reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent evidence , and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 516

Course coverage

CHEM22024 reviews
CHEM2202258 reviews
220AND2255 reviews
CHEM2255 reviews
CHEMG2204 reviews
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CHEM220D1 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 8 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 2 · B 8

C range

1

C 1

D range

5

D 5

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3