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John Taylor Finell

HIS5B · HIS5A · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

strong lectures and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesOpen-note testsGet ready to readHelpful and understandingStrongly recommended
  • , and easy to follow with lots of note-taking.
  • Tests are open-note (and often open-book) and fairly easy if you pay attention.
  • , but grading is understanding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Open-note and reachable if you read and , though a long final paper adds work.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Content is easy to follow with low difficulty ratings, but expect and note-taking.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students call him a favorite History teacher and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and reported A grades show student-friendly grading.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly classwork is easy, but and a .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students highlight amazing, interesting lectures that are easy to follow and a helpful, understanding style.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of open-note tests, quizzes, classwork, and a major end-of-semester paper.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person History students praise clear, interesting lectures, open-note tests, and a and .

Main concern

Lots of reading and a .

What students said

“The lectures are interesting and easy to follow along. and fairly easy if you pay attention.”
HIS5B
“He has open note and book test and his lectures are not that long. But prepare yourself for a .”
HIS5A
“He's a great teacher... take his class if you get a chance.”
HIS5B

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

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Tests are open-note and often open-book and are described as fairly easy if you pay attention.

Open NotesOpen BookEasy Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open-book with easy quizzes if you study the material.

Open NotesOpen BookEasy Quizzes
“ and fairly easy if you pay attention.”
HIS5B
“He has open note and book test and if you study the material.”
HIS5A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“So far, he's been my favorite History teacher at Hartnell. The lectures are interesting and easy to follow along. and fairly easy if you pay attention. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 , and reading load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“He's a great teacher... The lectures are interesting and easy to follow along.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“ .”

📝

86/100

“ and fairly easy if you pay attention.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Lectures are interesting and easy to follow along
  • He's a great teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and fairly easy
  • Get ready to read
  • Prepare yourself for a

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Pretty understanding if you need to make up a test

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only three older in-person reviews (2014-2017) but they are detailed and , and recommendation.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIS5B2 reviews
HIS5A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

2

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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

0

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