AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Karen Markowits

PSY120 · PSY138 · PSYCH138 · PSYCH120 · PSY110 · PSYC120 · PSYC101 · PAY120 · PSYCHOLOGY120 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
76.19%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take her if you can keep up with reading and exam prep, but if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOrganized lecturesTest heavyExtra creditReading and writing loadStudy guides
  • Many students praise her organization, clarity, and care, especially when they follow study guides and slides.
  • The class is often test heavy, with .
  • Online sections tend to have more homework and mixed exam experiences, while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many students earn A grades with study guides, , and steady work, but .

Online reviews are more mixed and workload heavy, while guides and slides.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Psychology concepts are usually manageable because lectures and , but reading volume and .

Online sections sound more compressed and assignment heavy, while lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Online classes may have no required Zoom meetings, while .

Online evidence supports flexible meetings, but in-person evidence includes attendance taking and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

and clarity, though negative reviews focus on difficult and heavily weighted exams.

Both formats include recommendations, but online reviews .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

64/100

and dropped tests help, but picky grading and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention often, while and dropped lowest tests.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload is steady to heavy, especially in short online courses with frequent reading, writing, discussions, and exams.

Format shift

Online workload is repeatedly described as a lot of work, while .

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students , and knowledgeable, despite some severe complaints about exam design.

Format shift

, while online reviews rely more on organization and materials.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

84/100

Grades are strongly exam driven, with repeated mentions of multiple tests, finals, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams, with , and research projects.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive, emphasizing , and predictable exams when students attend.

Main concern

The course can be heavily exam based, and .

What students said

“The class is solely based on the 5 tests.”
PSYCH120
“ and easy to follow.”
PSY120
“ ”
PSYC101

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews describe and writing, , and exams that range from fair to very hard.

Main concern

Several online students say exams are tricky, fast, or heavily weighted.

What students said

“ .”
PSY120
“The exams were 75 questions for 75 minutes for the 8 week class, so it was a bit overwhelming.”
PSY120
“Everything on the and readings so as long as you keep up with that then you will pass with an easy A.”
PSY120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are central and sometimes tricky or timed, but reviews also mention study guides, multiple choice formats, and dropped scores.

Test HeavyMultiple Choice ExamsTimed Online ExamsStudy GuidesDropped Lowest Test

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe lecture and study-guide based tests, dropped lowest scores, and or proctoring policy.

Study Guide Based TestsDropped Lowest TestStrict Test-Day Lateness
“There are 5 exams... .”
PSYCH120
“DO NOT COME ! .”
PSY120
“Grades ”
PSY120

Online

Online reviews describe multiple exams, sometimes 75 questions in 75 minutes, with open-book policy.

Timed Online ExamsTest HeavyMultiple Choice Exams
“There are 4 exams total.”
PSY120
“The exams were 75 questions for 75 minutes for the 8 week class”
PSY120
“There were 3 exams total plus the and they are multiple choice”
PSY120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ and easy to follow.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“She is very straight forward and .”

🧪

45/100

“ and I honestly don't get the positive reviews.”

📚 Workload Pattern

48/100

“She did give out a lot of ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and easy to follow.
  • , and informative lectures.
  • She is very straight forward and .

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams

  • The class is solely based on the 5 tests.
  • The exams were 75 questions for 75 minutes for the 8 week class
  • Her study guide is pretty much the .

Theme 3

📈 About Work & Grades

  • do the it will help on the final.
  • It was a lot of work but it was just the basics and nothing more.
  • If you go to class, take good notes from/ study the powerpoints ... you should do well on the tests.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty reviews across online and in-person formats provide detailed, consistent evidence about teaching, workload, and exams.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

PSY12021 reviews
PSY1385 reviews
1202 reviews
PAY1202 reviews
PSYC1202 reviews
Show 5 more courses
PSYCH1202 reviews
PSYCH1382 reviews
PSYCHOLOGY1202 reviews
PSY1101 review
PSYC1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 3 · A 7 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 3