AI Rate Professor

Biology

Debra Pires

BIOLM0132064 · BIOLM01 · BIOM01 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

unless and tolerate unknown grades all term.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLate gradingSelf-taught onlineTough graderTest heavyLittle instruction
  • Most online students report no grades until the last days of the semester.
  • Little instruction; students say you must teach yourself.
  • Only one in-person review is mildly positive; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Tough grading, hard intro tests, and and high-effort.

and grade drops; the single in-person review earned A+ but .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Intro biology is not inherently advanced, but and weak instruction raise challenge.

Online comments call tests hard for an intro class; in-person difficulty was moderate.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

as no, yes, or not provided across sections with .

Mixed online and in-person reports; no consistent rule.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

, and having to teach yourself.

Online is strongly against; only the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

after late mass grading.

Format shift

Online reviews dominate the ; in-person is thin but still late.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Workload is not the main complaint; and .

Format shift

Online mentions quizzes and tests; little detail from the one in-person review.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Students cite little instruction, general incompetence online, and missing professor support.

Format shift

Online experience is poor; single in-person review is better but .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Test-heavy design with difficult quizzes and .

Format shift

Online tags and comments stress tests; in-person lacks detail.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but still late on grading.

Main concern

Even the .

What students said

“Good professor but doesnt grade until the last minute”
BIOLM01

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections show , and minimal help.

Main concern

Grades stay blank until the end and .

What students said

“Set up third party (that you must pay for) testing through Norton, but set it up improperly”
BIOM01
“Pires did not grade anything until the last day of the semester”
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“Almost the end of the semester and no grades posted. Prepare to teach yourself.”
BIOLM01

Exam style

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Online uses paid third-party quizzes set up poorly and .

Third-party Norton quizzesDifficult intro testsLate grade posting

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One .

Late grading
“Good professor but doesnt grade until the last minute”
BIOLM01

Online

; tests are hard for intro bio with no mid-semester grades.

Norton third-party testingDifficult testsNo mid-term grade visibility
“Set up third party (that you must pay for) testing through Norton, but set it up improperly”
BIOM01
“the ”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Pires did not grade anything until the last day of the semester... .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews (5 online, 1 in and support gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Support

25/100

“Prepare to teach yourself.”

⏱️

15/100

“Expect your grade to drop a very large percentage at the end of the semester because .”

👎 Recommendation

20/100

“ .”

Theme 1

⏱️

  • doesnt grade until the last minute
  • did not grade anything until the last day of the semester
  • Almost the end of the semester and no grades posted

Theme 2

📚 About Instruction

  • General incompetence
  • provides little to no instruction
  • Prepare to teach yourself

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Outcomes

  • going from a high A to a C is brutal
  • the

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews spanning 2015-2022 and weak support, though grades and sample size are limited.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIOLM01320643 reviews
BIOLM012 reviews
BIOM011 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1