AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Donald Rickgauer

PSYCH8153 · PSYC001 · PSIOO1 · PSYCH001 · PSYCH030 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if he is still teaching—show up, use the study guides, and an easy high grade is very realistic.

Best fit · Easy A HunterFunny LecturerEasy PointsStudy GuidesExtra CreditNotes Online
  • and study guides that
  • Generous and quiz/exam retakes push grades over 100% for engaged students
  • Almost universally praised as one of

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

, and retakes make an A very achievable with steady notes and light study.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Intro psych content is presented clearly with humor and real-life examples so the intellectual load stays low.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as and for getting new notes after exams.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Nearly every student calls him great, fun, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Curves when needed, large , retake options, and grades over 100% appear often.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

, and reading exist but stay manageable with posted notes.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

and strong care for student success.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and participation or .

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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

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person psych sections feel laid-back and entertaining with PowerPoint notes posted online, games or demos, and and study guides.

Main concern

and ; one student found his study guides unhelpful.

What students said

“ . He made everything very easy to understand and tests and if you took good notes”
PSYCH030
“The way he teaches his class makes it easy to pass the class. The notes are always online as well as the quizzes.”
PSYC001
“ ... He doesn't try to trick you on the tests. The same questions on the .”
PSYC001

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track quizzes and study guides closely, with retakes and .

Study GuidesQuiz Questions on TestsExam RetakesCurvesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quiz overlap; retakes and .

Study GuidesQuiz-to-Test OverlapRetakes AllowedCurves
“Gives study guides for and 2 writing prompts.”
PSYCH001
“You if you miss the .”
PSYC001
“Tests are hard but and .”
PSYCH001

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He made everything very easy to understand and tests and exams were easy if you took good notes and had a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews spanning 2012-2016, highlighting teaching fun, grade ease, and one outlier critique. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Donald Rickgauer is the epitome of awesomeness. This guy will teach you without you even realizing you're being taught.”

📈 Easy Grades

88/100

“He is easy and I ended up having over 100% due to the assignments.”

👍 Recommendation

92/100

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😄 Class Atmosphere

90/100

“He makes class fun to come to, especially for a night class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny man, great teacher
  • His lectures were always fun
  • He uses so many helpful and innovative teaching techniques- pop culture references, video examples from YouTube, class games

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • tests and if you took good notes
  • ended up having over 100% due to the assignments

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is down to earth and has realistic expectations
  • Willing to help and nice
  • very nice and easy to talk to

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen detailed in-person reviews from 2012-2016 show strong consistency on ease and teaching quality with .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 51
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2 out of 51
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

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A+ 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

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D range

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F 1

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