Cheryl Madison

HIST17 · HISTORY11 · HIST11 · HISTORY41 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.8/5
Take again: 12.5%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Avoid if you have any alternative history professor, because most students report poor teaching and high grade risk.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest-heavy historyReads from the bookConfusing lecturesTough graderLow recommendation

Overwhelming majority call her one of the
Lectures are described as
technology or absences go wrong

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few older reviews call T/F tests easy, but many , and very low grades.

; and later hard essay or high-stakes exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Students say the challenge comes less from deep history mastery and more from and .

Both formats criticize lecture quality; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several reviews report mandatory attendance with little flexibility when students miss quizzes or exams.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

, and most comments explicitly tell students to stay away.

Both formats are negative overall; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Students repeatedly call her a tough grader who .

Format shift

Online glitch and makeup issues amplify harsh outcomes; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, so the real load is lecture endurance and high-stakes tests rather than constant assignments.

Format shift

Both formats are lecture-and-test centered with .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant theme is that she reads from the book, confuses students, and cannot teach history effectively.

Format shift

Online and in-person both criticize lecture quality; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Grades are driven by tests, often with study guides, while .

Format shift

Online and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, hard or misaligned tests, and confrontational teaching, with only rare praise.

Main concern

, and several students report rude or confrontational classroom management.

What students said

“Hands down, the .”
HIST11

“One of the . Doesn't know how to teach, rude with students, and . Don't risk your future. STAY AWAY.”
HIST11

“Amazing professor. She is the nicest lady you will ever meet. Her grades are based only on the tests, but she gives a very short study guide for the test and everything is covered there.”
HISTORY11

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Zoom sections are described as inflexible on makeups and long, off-topic lectures with weak classroom control.

Main concern

No second chances on missed quizzes or , and .

What students said

“If you went to the doctors and miss a to do it.”
HISTORY11

“she didnt give you a chance to get you tests done online when something went wrong with your computer or on the and went off topic a lot.”
HISTORY11

Exam style

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and are often described as hard, vague, or poorly aligned with lectures, with .

Test HeavyEssay QuestionsStudy GuidesNo Makeups

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

multiple choice with study guides to hard essay-only exams that students say ignore lecture content.

Essay ExamsTrue/False TestsStudy GuidesLecture Misalignment

“ in class. Tests are so hard and only Essay Questions.”
HISTORY11

“EASY tests IF you're able to read and study her moodle lecture notes &study guide on your own.”
HIST11

Online

Online students report no second chances on missed or glitched quizzes and exams.

No MakeupsOnline TestsInflexible Deadlines

“If you went to the doctors and miss a to do it.”
HISTORY11

“she didnt give you a chance to get you tests done online when something went wrong with your computer”
HISTORY11

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Don't risk your future. STAY AWAY.”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews (2 online, 19 in and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Definitely one of the . Her study guides and lectures have nothing to do with the test questions.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

15/100

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28/100

“She gave us the hardest possible questions she could think of on the test.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

20/100

“When students spoke up about not understanding the material, she became confrontational”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She reads from the book and doesn't really help you learn anything
All she does is lecture, and preach..jumps around too much
BORING!! but easy!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

I had an A in this class the whole semester. Then, due to a computer glitch I and the Professor refused to allow me to do anything
just passing the class alone is a bigger challenge than the tests
Easy A as long as you show up and listen for half the lecture!

Theme 3

🚫 About Overall Experience

Hands down, the
I have NOTHING good to say about her
if there's no one else this semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews with strong negative consensus, but many older sparse comments and only two online reviews reduce overall strength.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 51

3 out of 54

2 out of 53

1 out of 512

Course coverage

HIST1111 reviews

HISTORY117 reviews

06671 review

HIST171 review

HISTORY411 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

D+ 1 · D 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Cheryl Madison

Avoid if you have any alternative history professor, because most students report poor teaching and high grade risk.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 Recommendation Rate

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⚠️ Classroom Climate

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🚫 About Overall Experience

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

No letter grade reported

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