AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Shannon Devaney

BIO03 · BIO007 · BIO7 · BIO3 · BIOLOGY3 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
89.47%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

If you want Bio 7 with a . D and study notes and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesNotes Drive ExamsLab Practical HeavyPassionate MentorMust-Take Bio
  • Students overwhelmingly call her one of .
  • As are earned by mastering lecture notes and .
  • Daily quizzes and , but expectations stay transparent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are realistic with consistent note study and lab prep, but she is not a free A and some call her a .

Both formats reward steady studying; online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Bio content and when lectures make ideas clear.

; online reduces some spelling/picture pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Daily quizzes and repeated .

; online required live Zoom in some terms.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Nearly all recent reviews urge students to take her for Bio 7 or Bio 3 if available.

Strong recommendation holds online and in person with far more in-person evidence.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

and fair tests based on notes; little rounding and limited for some cohorts.

Format shift

Similar fairness reported online and in person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Little busywork homework, but daily quizzes, dense lectures, and .

Format shift

and field trips.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly call lectures clear, engaging, and among the .

Format shift

Praise is consistent across the few online reviews and the large in-person set.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and frequent quizzes dominate; .

Format shift

.

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Near-universal praise for , and support; lab practicals and volume of material are the main grind.

Main concern

Heavy memorization for lecture and .

What students said

“Dr. D was amazing! She's truly passionate about the subject and it shows in the way she teaches.”
BIO007
“tests are 100 percent based on her notes. You need to work really hard for an A, but .”
BIO007
“You HAVE to study for because BIO7 is a lot.”
BIO007

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Limited online reviews still praise her lectures and care; some pandemic-era students .

Main concern

Live Zoom requirements and heavy content still demand steady work.

What students said

“Honestly she's such a gem. Truly knowledgable about the material and cares for her students.”
BIO007
“She is the . Her class is easy but you still have to work hard.”
BIO007

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams closely follow her notes and advance essay prompts; lab practicals require detailed memorization.

Lecture-Note Based ExamsLab PracticalsDaily QuizzesEssay Questions Released EarlyOpen-Notes Period Online

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab practicals are the harder assessment and need early study.

Lecture Notes OnlyLab PracticalsDaily QuizzesEssay Prompts Early
“STUDY THE LECTURE NOTES no need to read the ”
BIO7
“The , and covers everything. , but you still need to study.”
BIO007

Online

Online evidence mentions , and at least some open-notes unproctored quizzes in remote terms.

Open Notes Online PeriodZoom AttendanceLecture-Based Exams
“ and notes. Study those and you will get an A.”
BIO007
“Do well on the exams and .”
BIO007

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you take Bio 7 with Dr. Devaney, consider yourself lucky because you will be taught Biology by one of the most gifted Professors Ive ever seen.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (mostly in-person , and lab load. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

93/100

“Dr. D !”

👍

92/100

“ ”

📝

80/100

“midterms and .”

🔬

40/100

“ , and covers everything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are just amazing and
  • She is always willing to answer questions during office hours
  • She's truly passionate about the subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You need to work really hard for an A, but
  • This class takes a lot of commitment in order to pass
  • you can easily pass this class if

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Absolute gem
  • super understanding
  • one of the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years are highly consistent on teaching quality, with only a few outliers on workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 552
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO00729 reviews
BIO712 reviews
BIO36 reviews
BIOLOGY32 reviews
BIO031 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 8 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

6

B 6

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1