Mary Touton

BIO10 · BIO27LAB · CHEM1A · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

Avoid unless this is your last option for required bio or chem; expect and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderDaily QuizzesFast Paced LecturesUnclear ExpectationsHeavy Workload

Lectures are fast and often just PowerPoint readings with end-of-class quizzes.
Tests and and poorly aligned with what was taught.
Grades of A are possible but require heavy study and feel poorly earned.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students report A and A+ grades, but only after heavy studying for and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is treated as advanced, lectures move fast, and non-majors feel lost without prior biology background.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and students say skipping class means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero and multiple students .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tagged as a and difficult tests.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of and .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students say , and only helps more in some lab settings.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

End-of-lecture quizzes and guidance.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO and chem lab sections feel rushed, quiz-heavy, and poorly explained, with only the .

Main concern

Daily hard quizzes, fast lectures, and .

What students said

“All she does is read off PowerPoints each lecture and . ”
BIO10

“ unless it's my last option even though I got an A.”
BIO10

“I had Dr. Touton for Chem-1A lab and and extremely helpful.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Frequent hard quizzes and assessed.

Hard QuizzesHard TestsUnclear Test ContentDaily Mini Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult tests with unclear coverage.

Hard QuizzesHard TestsUnclear Test Content

“Her quizzes and and you she is not clear about what will be on the test.”
BIO10

“ . Really hard ones.”
BIO10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ unless it's my last option even though I got an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person , and recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

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15/100

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24/100

“ . Really hard ones.”

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32/100

“This lady thinks we have full on biology background and expects us to be experts on concepts that !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

All she does is read off PowerPoints each lecture and .
Her lectures are very fast paced
She has a low and slow voice, spends all lab time talking about random chemistry stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

A lot of homework. .
You have to study a lot to do good.
unless it's my last option even though I got an A.

Theme 3

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and interactive.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2017 are fairly consistent on difficulty and poor clarity, but the sample is small and dated.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO103 reviews

BIO27LAB1 review

CHEM1A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Mary Touton

Avoid unless this is your last option for required bio or chem; expect x x and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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No letter grade reported

Avoid unless this is your last option for required bio or chem; expect and .

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