AI Rate Professor

Mathematics Science

Katie Berryhill

ASTR1 · ASTRO10 · ASTR010 · ASTRO102250 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
64.29%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take her online astronomy if you can handle dense reading and instructor and retakeable assessments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBadge Grading ConfusionReading Heavy AstronomyCaring and ResponsiveRetakeable TestsOpaque Grade Tracking
  • Many students like her as a and wants success.
  • The badge or nonstandard grading system frustrates people who cannot track their letter grade all semester.
  • Workload , and multi-attempt tests rather than lectures alone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many report As with retakes and , but dense reading and .

Online students ; in-person sample is thin and mixed.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

and periodic long tests make this a real science GE, not a pure blow-off.

; online adds badge complexity rather than lighter content.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

as not mandatory, especially online asynchronous sections.

Online is largely optional; a few older or .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Take-again sentiment is mildly positive for .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

60/100

Retakeable tests and badges can cushion scores, but opaque tracking and .

Format shift

; in-person complaints focus more .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Weekly multi-hour reading, quizzes, peer responses (sometimes four), and .

Format shift

Reading burden is consistent online; and tests.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students often find her sweet, passionate, and responsive, but involvement and clarity suffer for some online cohorts.

Format shift

Online reviews are more detailed and mixed; in-person sample is smaller and more frustrated.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

65/100

Weekly quizzes plus midterms and finals (often multi-attempt) drive the course more than sparse projects alone.

Format shift

Online highlights untimed multi-attempt tests; in .

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

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and grade-tracking confusion, with mixed quality scores.

Main concern

and not knowing grades all term.

What students said

“Despite what other people say, it's simple to know your grade in this class. There's a ; all is read the instructions to input your scores.”
ASTR010
“If you like reading a whole textbook & testing & basically teaching yourself then go for it. ... Oh & YDK your grade all sem.”
ASTRO10
“She doesn't give you actual grades so it's super hard to track how you're doing in the class.”
ASTR010

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students split between praise for care, clear expectations, and , and not knowing the letter grade.

Main concern

and heavy weekly reading make progress hard to monitor.

What students said

“Figuring out what your grade is should not be difficult. It frustrated me throughout the entire semester. " but it isn't fun for any of the students.”
ASTR010
“She doesn't use grades, but "badges" instead. You want to get the highest "badge" (represents an A) on assignments, and .”
ASTR010
“Dr. Berryhill is a very involved professor. She cares about her students and sets aside lots of time to help her students via message OR zoom.”
ASTR010

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are often untimed or retakeable mastery-style tests without clear webcam or Lockdown requirements in reviews.

Untimed testsMultiple retakesBadge masteryExtra creditNo strict proctoring reported

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove proctoring tools.

Lengthy periodic testsTwo midterms and final reported
“About every 3 weeks, a lengthy test. Two midterms and .”
ASTR010
“If you like reading a whole textbook & testing & basically teaching yourself then go for it.”
ASTRO10

Online

Online students describe , and no explicit proctoring software mentioned.

Untimed testsMultiple retakesBadge system
“Untimed tests, so .”
ASTR010
“ .”
ASTR010

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She doesn't use grades, but "badges" instead. You want to get the highest "badge" (represents an A) on assignments, and . No textbook purchase. Good teacher who is passionate on the subject.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (11 online, 4 in and care-versus-clarity themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Care

58/100

“Professor Berryhill is one of the . She is welcoming and genuinely wants you to succeed.”

📊

40/100

“Figuring out what your grade is should not be difficult. It frustrated me throughout the entire semester.”

📚 Reading Load

38/100

“One huge flaw about this class is the amount of reading.”

👍 Recommendation

64/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's clearly interested in what she teaches. Very nice and .
  • She cares about her students and sets aside lots of time to help her students via message OR zoom.
  • she made everything very clear up front of her expectations in order to pass the class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • " but it isn't fun for any of the students.
  • .
  • Going into the is as 2 major assignments and a mid-term aren't graded.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • every lesson I was spending six to nine nine hours at my desk.
  • Lots of reading and .
  • her class is heavy on the reading load and the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 15 reviews with mixed ages and formats give a usable but incomplete picture, especially for .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ASTR01012 reviews
ASTR11 review
ASTRO101 review
ASTRO1022501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 6 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2