AI Rate Professor

Biology

Mark Kamakea

BIO101 · BIOLOGY31 · BIO01 · BIO062 · BIOLOGY · BIO31A · BIOL31 · BIO10 · BIO31 · 101 lifetime ratings

AI rating
13/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
38.46%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are highly self-directed, comfortable teaching yourself biology, and ready for a heavy workload.

Best fit · Self Taught ProFlipped classroomHeavy workloadTough examsConfusing answersSelf-teaching required
  • Most students say the flipped format forces them to teach themselves before class.
  • Workload and as , and stressful.
  • A and challenging learning style.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

15/100

Getting an A is possible but , and surviving difficult exams.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students describe introductory biology as , and harder than expected because they must learn content before class.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Comments repeatedly say skipping class hurts performance because discussion, quizzes, and participation matter.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

because they feel he does not teach clearly and makes the course unnecessarily stressful.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

, but , and withdrawals dominate the comments.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students repeatedly report lots of , and 8 to 15 hours of weekly preparation.

Format shift

Only in-person workload evidence exists.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Many students say he is nice but , and unwilling to answer questions directly.

Format shift

Only in-person teaching evidence exists.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and finals, with exams causing the most stress.

Format shift

Only in-person assessment evidence exists.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews consistently describe a hard flipped biology course with , and limited direct teaching.

Main concern

Students often feel forced to learn the material alone before class.

What students said

“This class is flipped styled, meaning you read and learn the material BEFORE class.”
BIO31
“The .”
BIO31
“You will really need to work for your A.”
BIO31

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.

, and unclear exam expectations, but do not clearly prove book or proctoring rules.

Tough TestsPop QuizzesCurved ExamsTricky Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams, but they do not clearly prove whether exams are open-book or closed-book.

Tough TestsPop QuizzesCurved Exams
“The .”
BIO31
“Beware of pop quizzes”
BIO31
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BIO31

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is flipped styled, meaning you read and learn the material BEFORE class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

Teaching Quality

22/100

“he does not know how to be a teacher”

Workload Pressure

12/100

“His flipped classroom method requires more time then he estimates, in total equaling 10-15 hrs per week.”

Grade Difficulty

15/100

“You will really need to work for your A.”

Theme 1

Teaching Style

  • He doesn't know how to teach.
  • This class is flipped styled, meaning you read and learn the material BEFORE class.
  • he will answer any questions with .

Theme 2

Difficulty and Grades

  • The .
  • You will really need to work for your A.
  • !

Theme 3

Student Experience

  • Mark is a very kind and cares about his but students his teaching style was uphill the whole time.
  • I passed but not because he taught me anything.
  • !!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

101

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 detailed in-person reviews across many years with highly consistent concerns about teaching style, workload, and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
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2 out of 514
1 out of 551

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 2