AI Rate Professor

Psychology

John Duppen

PSYM05 · PSYM01 · PSYMO1 · MOPSY · PYSCH101 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you memorize well and ; skip social psych if you need an easy GE.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLecture HeavyParticular JournalsRemote Proctoring
  • Recent reviews paint him as a .
  • Assessments are quiz and .
  • Online sections add remote proctoring and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even students who pass report picky journal and , and little room for small mistakes.

Online reviews emphasize proctored exams and harsh journals; and revision only when offered.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is dense lecture memorization with frequent quizzes and high information load, especially in social psych.

Both formats call the material heavy; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory while .

as yes; online comments list attendance as no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and recent warnings about ruthless grading outweigh older praise for .

Positive older in-person intro psych reviews contrast with strongly negative recent online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Repeated tough-grader tags plus comments about failing students over tiny spelling or journal details.

Format shift

Online journals and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Frequent quizzes, tests, and .

Format shift

Online journals and and test volume.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Older students praise clear outlines and care, while recent students call lectures slow, , and unapproachable.

Format shift

In-person older reviews are warmer; recent online and social psych reviews are much colder.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and finals with journals as the .

Format shift

Online keeps the same quiz and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

older psych courses praise clarity and revision chances, while recent social psych and journals.

Main concern

Test-heavy load and crush grades.

What students said

“Ruthless and . He does not grade on how well you understand the content rather he will be vigilant for minor spelling errors.”
PSYM05
“ if you're good at memorizing! and test heavy.”
PSYM05
“He is a , but so that you can revise it for a better final grade.”
PSYM01

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report , and spyware-style exam software.

Main concern

Remote proctoring and and unforgiving.

What students said

“If warning that all quizzes and exams are remotely proctored.”
PSYM05
“Requires students to essentially install spyware and unnecessary.”
PSYM05
“He was a bit hard to understand at times and was an .”
PSYM05

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes dominate and .

Remote ProctoringTimed QuizzesTest HeavyFill-in-the-Blank Picky Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test heavy with picky fill-in and .

Quiz HeavyTest HeavyFill-in-the-BlankJournal Feedback Required
“ and test heavy.”
PSYM05
“he will be vigilant for minor spelling errors in fill in the blanks to discredit your grade entirely”
PSYM05

Online

Online quizzes and and third-party software complaints.

Remote Proctoring10-Minute Quizzes60-Minute ExamsThird-Party Exam Software
“all quizzes and . Quizzes have a time limit of 10 minutes and exams are 60 minutes.”
PSYM05
“Requires students to essentially install spyware ”
PSYM05

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ruthless and . He does not grade on how well you understand the content rather he will be vigilant for minor spelling errors in fill in the blanks to discredit your grade entirely.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews spanning online and and assessment load. Credibility rating: High.

📝

22/100

“he will be vigilant for minor spelling errors in fill in the blanks to discredit your grade entirely”

📚

30/100

“ if you're good at memorizing! and test heavy.”

32/100

“Requires students to essentially install spyware and unnecessary”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

28/100

“ . So caring and always emailed me back on the same day.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Just reads off a board outline he makes up every class.
  • His lectures follow an outline, and study.
  • lectures were very hard to listen to because they were very slow

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The mean grade on the .
  • He doesn't care if you know the material, will fail you over tiny details.
  • As long as you do the journals and study a bit for exams and A.

Theme 3

💻

  • all quizzes and
  • install spyware
  • The .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed reviews spanning 2009 to 2025 show a .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 56
1 out of 51

Course coverage

PSYM056 reviews
PSYM015 reviews
PSYMO12 reviews
MOPSY1 review
PYSCH1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1