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Robert Chester

HIST311 · HIST310 · HIS310 · HIST000 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take him if , and study lecture content; avoid if you need PowerPoints and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyNote-taking essentialFair graderID quizzesReading required
  • , and finals.
  • if and attend.
  • and lectures can feel long or intimidating.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic with notes, reading, and steady work, not a free pass.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Standard history workload with reading, essays, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Multiple reviews say skipping hurts or kills your chance to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Students who attend and and .

All evidence is from in-person reviews; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Described as fair to somewhat lenient once notes match his expectations.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

A , and assigned reading keep the load moderate.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

and strong subject knowledge, though lectures can be long and sparse on visuals.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

, and a couple of .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, essays, and fair but not easy grading.

Main concern

Long pure lectures with few visuals and heavy note dependence.

What students said

“All he does is lecture, but he makes the class time interesting, asks the class questions and taken on.”
HIST311
“Seems like a lot at first, but is very lenient in .”
HIST311
“He's not an EASY teacher but he's fair.”
HIST310

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.

Exams and and reading-based papers.

Lecture-based examsID quizzesEssay componentsFew graded items

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ID quizzes come from lectures; essays require assigned books.

ID quizzesLecture-based testsEssay examsTwo papers
“ and he tells you what to prepare for.”
HIST311
“There are only a few exams and a couple quizzes.”
HIST311
“ , if you fail to turn in 1 assignment, you FAIL.”
HIST310

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Chester for any history class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture-driven assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“This class is lecture heavy but you learn so much!”

📝 Note Dependence

70/100

“as long as you took good notes in class, you'll be fine.”

⚖️

68/100

“he is very lenient in .”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All he does is lecture, but he makes the class time interesting
  • He seems intimidating at first
  • Lectures are longgg and a bit boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's not an EASY teacher but he's fair
  • If you study a little and read the text, you'll pass
  • He grades very fairly, I got higher grades than I expected

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • We did have to read two books and
  • Get ready to read
  • , and 4 ID quizzes

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed in-person reviews over years show consistent lecture-heavy themes, but sample size is modest.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST3117 reviews
HIST3103 reviews
HIS3102 reviews
HIST0001 review

Reported outcomes

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3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1