Bob Koningsor

SCISCI · SCIEN110 · LAB113 · BIO112 · SCI110 · OCEANLAB · BIOL107 · OCEA113 · BIO110 · BIO120 · OCEALAB · BIO101 · OCEAN113 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other science option and are willing to memorize lecture wording for frequent quizzes.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMemorization HeavyOften LateOutdated StyleWeekly QuizzesSkip the Textbook

Lectures and and personal definitions.
Many students call him unprepared, late, monotone, and unhelpful, especially in labs.
Textbooks are widely unused; success depends on showing up and copying notes carefully.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students get solid grades by memorizing lecture notes, but picky wording and and work-dependent.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is mostly definition memorization rather than deep analysis, yet volume and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

evening sessions, so missing class quickly tanks your grade.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

A large share of reviews urge students to stay away due to boring lectures, lateness, and little real learning.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Students report exact-word requirements, inconsistent scoring, and hard non-multiple-choice tests.

Format shift

Workload

Light

62/100

Homework and textbooks are often unused, but and note-heavy lectures keep a steady load.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some praise his knowledge and occasional humor, but many describe outdated, monotone, unprepared, and unhelpful teaching.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Frequent quizzes, midterms, and projects.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person science and , and frequent quizzes; students split between finding him knowledgeable and finding him outdated, late, and unhelpful.

Main concern

, and low engagement in labs.

What students said

“It was supposed to be critical thinking, but instead was learning definitions for different aspects of science.”
SCI110

“HORRIBLE TEACHER! ! he is mono toned, boring to listen to.”
BIO112

“He would show up late to our classes and labs everyday”
OCEANLAB

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 open-answer, with picky grading on wording.

Weekly QuizzesLecture-Based TestsNo ScantronsExact Wording MattersOccasional Notecard

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests pull from board notes and lectures, often not multiple choice, and sometimes allow a notecard.

Weekly QuizzesOpen AnswerLecture Notes OnlyNotecard Allowed Sometimes

“All the , and that is it!”
SCI110

“midterms and ”
BIO112

“Lets you have a and final”
OCEA113

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ @!!! It was undoubtedly THE .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching, memorization, and quiz patterns. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

38/100

“he really needs to retire already. he is no help to any student, hes always late”

🧠 Memorization Over Learning

52/100

“his teaching style is outdated and is based on memorizing vocab and HIS definitions of science terms”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

32/100

“ , because this one will not get you anywhere.”

📝 Quiz-Centered Assessment

72/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures from
completely monotone, makes me want to pull y hair out
He tends to go off subject real easy

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

if you pay attention you easily get an A
but you will have to use the exact words as he said
I don't know anyone that has passed his class with an A

Theme 3

📚 About Materials and Workload

don't waste your money on the books YOU WONT USE THEM AT ALL

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of memorization, lateness, and mixed but often negative teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

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2 out of 520

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Course coverage

SCI11015 reviews

BIO11212 reviews

OCEAN1135 reviews

BIO1104 reviews

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OCEA1133 reviews

LAB1132 reviews

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OCEALAB1 review

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SCISCI1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

B 1

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D range

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F

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