Diane Wood

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AI rating: 80/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Take her if you can sit through pure lecture and ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyNote-Taking CriticalNo HomeworkThree MC ExamsAttendance Mandatory

Grade rests almost entirely .
because tests come only from her spoken lectures.
Strong note-takers who show up daily often find an easy path to a solid grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

With and strong notes, most students call the ; miss lectures and the grade tanks.

; the one online review still points to the .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is standard survey history made story-like, but the pure verbal pace and volume of notes make it feel harder for weak listeners.

Difficulty comments are overwhelmingly from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Tags and and you will not pass; excess absences can get you dropped.

Mandatory-attendance ; online sample is too thin to differ.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and engaging storytelling if they can handle note-heavy lectures.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Criteria are simple and , but no curves or and poor notes punish hard.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Light

84/100

, and usually no textbook; .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Many praise story-style lectures and humor; a minority call her boring, scattered, or unhelpful to non-native speakers.

Format shift

Teaching praise and complaints .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Course grade is almost entirely three multiple-choice exams drawn from lectures, sometimes with light quizzes.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Old-school full-period lectures with no PowerPoint, no textbook required, and grades from a ; show up and note well or you fall behind.

Main concern

Skip class and you miss centuries of material; weak note-takers struggle hard.

What students said

“The ONLY thing you are graded on is 3 multiple choice tests, 50 questions each.”
HIST17B

“The key to pass the class and even get A (not that hard) is always attend class on time and take as much notes as you can.”
HIST17A

“Super easy class and very understanding teacher... , and memorize what's on the and you will pass.”
HISTORY17B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single older online-tagged review still describes lecture-note and .

Main concern

Must still treat lectures and notes as the only path to the exams.

What students said

“No homework, no quizzes, no book just 3 exams. Lectures are important and you must be in .”
HIST1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Three timed multiple-choice exams based fully on lecture notes, often with a short study guide, not described as open-book.

Multiple Choice ExamsLecture-Based TestsStudy GuidesNo Open Book Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; study guides help but cramming without notes fails.

Three MC TestsLecture BasedStudy GuideNo Homework

“The ONLY thing you are graded on is 3 multiple choice tests, 50 questions each. Study guide provided 1 week prior”
HIST17B

“ 3 MC exams.”
HIST17A

Online

One review still describes three exams based on lectures with a study guide handed out beforehand.

Three ExamsStudy GuideLecture Notes Required

“No homework, no quizzes, no book just 3 exams. Lectures are important and you must be in . She hands out a study guide before the exams.”
HIST1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The key to pass the class and even get A (not that hard) is always attend class on time and take as much notes as you can.”
Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews with strong ; credibility rating: High.

📝 Note-Taking Is Everything

90/100

“If you hate taking notes this class is NOT for you. for the .”

🎯

90/100

“Very easy. . Just three 50 multi choice test throughout the semester.”

🚪 Skip Class and Fail

12/100

“She lectures for the entire class time and does not use any type of powerpoint or textbook to follow, so it is important to attend every class”

👍

72/100

“My first time learning American history and I love how she teaches it like a story.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

The way she lectures is very engaging.
She teaches it like a story.
She's completely old school, .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

and its an easy A.
Easiest history class ever. and study for the tests.
if you arent native speaker,this class is difficult!!

Theme 3

📚 About Workload and Structure

3 MC exams.
Graded by few things
Book is not needed.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-six reviews over a long span with repeated consistent themes on lectures, notes, and .

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 59

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1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Diane Wood

Take her if you can sit through pure lecture and x x x; skip if x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📝 Note-Taking Is Everything

🎯 x x

🚪 Skip Class and Fail

👍 x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📚 About Workload and Structure

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her if you can sit through pure lecture and ; skip if .

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