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Dana Bernstein

HIST017A · HIST17A · HIST17B · HIS17B · HIST017B · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.4

The decision

Take Dana Bernstein when you want a low-effort history GE; show up or complete modules and you should land a high grade.

Best fit · Easy A HunterFeatherlight historyNo final oftenOpen-note quizzesEasy A pathBoring but fair
  • .
  • Many sections have , and slides.
  • when lectures feel dull.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

93/100

Students repeatedly call it an easy A through light quizzes, open notes, and .

Both online and in-person reviews describe easy As; online and open-note quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

91/100

Content and weekly tasks are short and .

Online and in-person agree the course is very easy; some in-person students just find lectures dull.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as required or warn that skipping hurts, even though academic work remains light.

Online is mixed; several in-person and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

because the class is extremely easy and fairly graded.

Recommendation is unanimous online and in person despite occasional boredom comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

91/100

She grades lightly on short quizzes, discussions, and .

Format shift

Leniency shows up in both formats through open-note quizzes and .

Workload

Featherlight

93/100

Typical work is a short weekly quiz or one-page response, sometimes two brief tests or book reports, and .

Format shift

; older in-person notes mention two book reports but still call the class extremely easy.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students respect her clarity and kindness, but several call lectures dull or emotionally flat.

Format shift

Online students focus on structure and kindness; boredom comments are more common in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and occasional short writing more than major exams.

Format shift

; some in-person older reviews still include short definition exams or book reports.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person sections stay easy with , and very little homework.

Main concern

Lectures can feel boring even though the grade is easy.

What students said

“Good professor, easy class with such a light workload.”
HIST017B
“ ! Her workload is really small.”
HIST17A
“Her lectures are really boring but her class is extremely easy!”
HIST17B

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

weekly short quizzes or , and .

Main concern

You still need to complete weekly modules on time even though each task is short.

What students said

“super easy workload. usually assigns a 1pg double spaced response every week. takes like 20min to do + she grades light.”
HIS17B
“There is .”
HIST017A
“ and use slides if you need during the quiz.”
HIST17A

Exam style

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Assessments are usually short open-note quizzes or light writing, and and finals.

Open-note quizzesNo midterm or final in many sectionsShort multiple-choice quizzesSlide-based questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

92/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

some terms, or very short definition-style exams and tiny weekly quizzes based on slides.

No exam or midterm in some sectionsShort definition examsWeekly 4-5 question quizzesLecture-slide answers
“ ! Her workload is really small.”
HIST17A
“The only hw we have is 1 weekly quiz (4-5 questions (multiple choice & short answer)). Use professor's slides to answer.”
HIST17A
“Her exams and and theyre just writing definitions to key terms.”
HIST17B

Online

Online reviews describe weekly short quizzes or responses, open-note options, and .

Open note quizNo finalWeekly short essay or discussion5-question quizzes
“ and use slides if you need during the quiz.”
HIST17A
“There is .”
HIST017A
“ and discussion weekly. Workload is easy.”
HIS17B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! Her workload is really small. All she expects is to attend the Zoom lectures and to do the weekly quiz.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews spanning online and in-person history sections with highly consistent easy-workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🍃 Featherlight Workload

93/100

“Good professor, easy class with such a light workload.”

📝

93/100

“The quizzes are about 5 open book questions, multiple choice and maybe one or two write ins.”

👍

93/100

“ !”

😴 Dull Lectures Tradeoff

78/100

“Easy class, kinda boring. Teacher is dull in emotion.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really easy class and a kind professor.
  • She is a great teacher.
  • Her lectures are really boring but her class is extremely easy!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • takes like 20min to do + she grades light.
  • Easy A!
  • .

Theme 3

📚 About Assignments

  • usually assigns a 1pg double spaced response every week.
  • A due every week.
  • The only work you really have to do is write a two book reports.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Ten consistent reviews across formats and recent years strongly agree on easiness, though teaching-spark comments are thinner.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST017A3 reviews
HIST17A3 reviews
HIS17B2 reviews
HIST017B1 review
HIST17B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values