Diane Levine

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AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 44.44%
Difficulty: 2.4

The decision

if you need anthro or linguistics and can tolerate boring, high-volume busywork while studying from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring lecturesLots of busyworkGet ready to readLecture from the bookTedious weekly activities

Weekly workload is heavy on , and discussions rather than hard concepts.
Lectures often feel dry and book-driven, so many students succeed by reading and self-studying.
Grades are achievable with steady work, but exams and and unforgiving.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

An A is realistic if you complete weekly activities, read, and prepare for memory-heavy quizzes and .

Online students more often call the A path easy with modular busywork; and textbook memorization.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is usually not conceptually brutal, but , and cumulative finals add friction.

Online reviews emphasize simple modular tasks; and tests harder than expected.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Some sections treat attendance as optional or early-semester only, while behind.

; in-person reports range from optional to mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Students split between easy-grade pragmatists and people who call the class boring or poorly taught.

Recommendation is mixed in both formats, with online leaning slightly more toward easy but dull.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many students earn solid grades with consistent work, but tough-grader and no-extra-credit complaints also appear.

Format shift

Online has more easy-grader language; quizzes.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Expect , and several short activities that are easy but time-consuming.

Format shift

Both formats report high volume busywork; online packages it into weekly modules.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Some find her knowledgeable and personable, but many say lectures are dry, book-copied, or .

Format shift

Online complaints center on dry videos and low interaction; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades come from steady weekly activities and quizzes plus midterms and a .

Format shift

Online is module-heavy with MC exams; and papers in some courses.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person sections are widely called boring with book-based lectures, mixed attendance rules, and and notes.

Main concern

Many students find lectures dull and say you must memorize textbook material because teaching .

What students said

“Prof. Levine assigns a lot of work. The good thing is it isnt very difficult but every week expect to do 5 or 6 activities.”
ANTHRO161

“The . .”
LINGU001

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ANTHRO161 is modular and predictable with , and MC exams, but often feels dry and low-interaction.

Main concern

attempt, and interaction with the professor is minimal.

What students said

“Very easy teacher online. It was the same thing every week.”
ANTHRO161

“The with LOTS of info to remember in 10 min, and you only get one attempt.”
ANTHRO161

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are mostly standard multiple-choice and timed quizzes that reward reading and recall more than open-book flexibility.

Timed weekly quizzesMultiple-choice midterms and finalsCumulative finalOccasional flashcard or cheat sheetHeavy memorization

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are often memory-based with occasional notecard use; a few students report hard timed tests and little .

Hard quizzesMidterms and finalFlashcard or cheat sheet sometimesTextbook-heavy testing

“Hard quizzes each week, 2 midterms (50 questions x 50 minutes), 1 final (100 questions x 100 minutes).”
ANTHRO161

“She lets you use a .”
LING001

Online

Online sections use short timed quizzes plus midterms and a large cumulative MC final; .

Timed quizzesMultiple-choice examsCumulative finalOne-attempt quizzes

“Theres two 50 question midterms and a 100 question cumulative final.”
ANTHRO161

“ .”
ANTHRO161

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Prof. Levine assigns a lot of work. The good thing is it isnt very difficult but every week expect to do 5 or 6 activities.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person anthro and linguistics courses. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Busywork Over Brilliance

34/100

“Its tedious, not hard.”

😴 Lecture Energy

54/100

“This class was boring from the first lecture.”

🎯 Grade Path

74/100

“You can get an A if and read.”

👍 Recommendation Split

46/100

“ . THE WORST.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are taken straight from the book but .
Boring lectures! Annoying voice!
she is a great teacher. dont really come to class often and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy class just do the
not an easy A though- study for exams
IF you CANNOT REMEMBER everything from the .

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

Lots of weird crossword/match the pair assignments.
Every week she has a , and about 4-5 homework exercises
Wants you to do quite a bit of work for the class but not hard just time consuming.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years and courses give a stable mixed picture despite older sparse grade data.

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Diane Levine

x x x if you need anthro or linguistics and can tolerate boring, high-volume busywork while studying from the book.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Busywork Over Brilliance

😴 Lecture Energy

🎯 Grade Path

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you need anthro or linguistics and can tolerate boring, high-volume busywork while studying from the book.