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Dale Crandall-Bear

HIST18 · HIS2AND3 · HIST3 · EASY2 · HIST4 · HIS004 · HIST004 · HIST003 · HISTORY04 · HIST3HIST5 · HISTORY003 · HISTONLI · HIST03 · HIST5 · HIST2 · HISTORY005 · HIST04 · HIST002 · HIST017 · HIST05 · 70 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take Crandall-Bear if and writing; if you hate essays or need fast online support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGet Ready To ReadEvidence ReportsVisual LecturesWriting HeavyNo Textbook Needed
  • History is taught through primary evidence, visual lectures, and frequent .
  • Many students call it an easy A if you keep up with reading and evidence reports; .
  • Online sections get more complaints , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say do the reports and you get an A or B, though a minority find criteria vague and .

Online students often call it easy with half effort; in person is similar if writing is completed.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

, but the reading and writing load still demands weekly work.

; in person adds lectures and seminars with similar writing.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

while others say it is not mandatory or does not heavily affect the grade.

; several in-person reviews say attendance is not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Roughly seven in by grading and communication complaints.

In-person praise is warmer; online reviews are more mixed on engagement and email response.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Many say fair or not a if work is thorough; others call him a .

Format shift

; in person some say criteria only become clear after early low scores.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Weekly reading, seminars or posts, evidence reports, and .

Format shift

Both formats stress get ready to read; online adds discussion posts and evidence reports.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Strong visual lectures and primary-source teaching earn high praise, with a .

Format shift

; online lectures more often called boring.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades center on evidence reports, seminars, papers, and writing rather than traditional tests.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing; some mention a essays.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person, many students praise visual, engaging lectures and say the class is straightforward if you write the reports.

Main concern

Vague assignment expectations and tough or .

What students said

“his lectures are very visual, informative and entertaining.”
HIST03
“Dale is unspecific about what .”
HIST003
“There is quite a bit of , but I found all of it worthwhile and enticing!”
HIS2AND3

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is doable with , and evidence reports, but lectures can feel dry and .

Main concern

, and heavy reading for a course some call boring online.

What students said

“The class itself was not difficult but be prepared to do lots of reading and writing.”
HIST003
“Oh my gosh this guys lectures are so boring! This class is a ton of reading and listening to him go on and on.”
HIST002
“Easy A. NOT A .”
HIST5

Exam style

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Most students describe few or no traditional tests, with essays or evidence-report style finals instead.

Evidence ReportsFew Or No Traditional TestsEssay FinalWriting Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person often has no in-class tests, only evidence reports, seminars, papers, and occasional essay finals.

No In Class TestsEvidence ReportsEssay FinalSeminar Work
“No in , and a multimedia project.”
003
“There aren't any test, just essay questions do every couple of weeks.”
HIST003
“He does not give tests, instead he has students write summaries for each chapter and has seminars once a week.”
HIST002

Online

Online work is weekly posts and evidence reports; and is not described as hard.

Evidence ReportsDiscussion PostsFinal Like Evidence Report
“The .”
HIST004
“ ”
HIST3HIST5
“There's also 3 reports throughout the term and a final that consisted of 4 topics.”
HIST002

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Crandall-Bear is one of the very visual, informative and entertaining.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“His lectures were interesting and engaging! He used artwork and other visuals from the time periods we discussed in class which really helped bring the history to life!”

📚 Reading And Writing Load

45/100

“be prepared to do lots of reading and writing.”

🅰️ Easy If You Work

78/100

“If you do the work and read the materials, you'll be ok!”

⚠️

55/100

“Dale is unspecific about what .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are very visual, informative and entertaining
  • teaches history through the usage of primary written and visual evidence
  • brings the lecture to life, not boring at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. NOT A
  • Easy to pass if you do the chapter seminars and evidence reports
  • He grades fairly tough so make sure

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • I would actually watch his lectures in 2x speed

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

70

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats with , and lecture quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 521
3 out of 511
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 3 · A 12

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1