AI Rate Professor

English

Kevin J. Bessenbacher

ENGLISH101 · ENG3198 · ENG28 · ENGLI101 · ENG21 · ENGLI21 · ENG3214 · ENGLMO1A · ENG101 · ENGL101 · ENGLISH21 · ENG3324 · ENG3187 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want real college writing practice and ; avoid if you need a soft Easy A or lots of coaching.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderEssay HeavyThought-Provoking DiscussionsCaring When EngagedLots of Reading
  • Expect , and participation-heavy discussion.
  • Many students learn a lot and recommend him; and .
  • Online and tone than older in-person praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

An A is realistic if , and participate, but he is widely labeled a .

; in-person reviews say hard work still yields solid grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

and argument writing rather than pure grammar drills, with serious essay expectations.

and multiple papers; online adds more frustration about feedback.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews say roll is taken, participation counts, and .

; in-person reviews more often call it important or required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and growth-focused teaching despite a vocal minority calling him too harsh.

In-person recommendations are warmer; recent online reviews are more mixed to negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

; essays need polish and MLA precision to score high.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize stricter grading and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Typical , and a presentation.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of papers; online .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Often called engaging, caring, and thought-provoking, with a minority finding him boring or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strong; online comments more often criticize communication.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grade centers on a and participation, not a .

Format shift

three essays and quizzes dominate.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and often highly recommended, with hard but fair essay work for students who put in time.

Main concern

Tough essay grading and course.

What students said

“YOU WILL PASS WITH AN A IF YOU EVEN BOTHER TAKING THE TIME. Great teacher”
ENG101
“If you are looking for and easy A this might not be your guy, but you will learn”
ENGLMO1A
“ and encouragement to think outside the box.”
ENG28

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENG101 feels heavy on papers with and uneven or .

Main concern

and cold communication online.

What students said

“if you care . gives you a bad grade and won't say anything about why.”
ENG101
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ENG101
“First of all he grades super strictly.”
ENGLISH101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment leans on essays and .

Reading QuizzesIn-Class EssaysPresentation Instead of FinalFew High-Stakes Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, expect , and often a presentation instead of a final.

Reading QuizzesThree Research PapersIn-Class EssaysPresentation
“there are 3 research papers, and then one presentation.”
ENG101
“3 6-page essays, 3 in-class essays (the tests), 1 presentation, and ”
ENG101

Online

Online comments focus on papers and .

Many PapersTough Essay Grading
“He was a good professor just a lot of course work for his class.”
ENG101
“ ”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are looking for and easy A this might not be your guy, but you will learn”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in , and discussion quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ . He is engaging and values the opinion of his students.”

📝 Essay Workload

32/100

“The class is essay heavy. But all-in-all its a .”

⚖️

34/100

“ . If you're reading this prof, please .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He cares , and gives enough examples until you understand.
  • Most of the class is discussion and he makes the class entertaining yet informative.
  • Approaches class lecture as a mutual dialog rather than standing in front of class and droning on and on.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • YOU WILL PASS WITH AN A IF YOU EVEN BOTHER TAKING THE TIME.
  • get an A
  • He's a , but I do admit I learned quite a bit.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • , and is passive-aggressive when you do get a response
  • This professor was sassy from the start.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with consistent essay-heavy structure and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Audit/No Grade 1