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Jennifer Gardner

17A · HISTORY17A · HISTORY17B · HIST17B · POSC01 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80.77%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will keep up with reading and weekly work; teacher and a fair A for real effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesExtra creditGet ready to readCaring and accessibleDo the work pass
  • Engaging, joke-filled lectures that make history and political science interesting for many students
  • , and papers, but grades reward consistent effort and
  • Caring and responsive online and in person, with a few

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many students earn As or high Bs with and clear criteria, but , and assignments rather than coast.

Online comments stress weekly work and ; notes, and do homework for the A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard college history and political science with long chapters and writing, not conceptually brutal but .

Both formats report medium difficulty around lots of reading; accelerated online terms .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and mixed online, with several tags warning that skipping hurts your grade.

; many online reviews report optional or not required attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students would take her again for engaging teaching and support, despite a small set of .

Recent online reviews are nearly all yes-take-again; comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and frequent help, though a few call her a tough or slow grader.

Format shift

Online students highlight and fair exams more; a few in-person reviews complain about grade lag or .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

, and packed summer assignment loads make this a high-volume course.

Format shift

Online accelerated sections report extreme assignment counts; in-person still has long chapters and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly , and care, outweighing a minority of boring or unprepared complaints.

Format shift

Online praise centers on funny recorded lectures; in-person praise centers on energy and accessibility, with more mixed older reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and exams rather than relying on a .

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussion boards plus quizzes and essays; , and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and lecture quality, with attendance and note-taking helping exams; a minority call lectures boring, tests picky, or reading brutal.

Main concern

, and uneven exam prep can punish students who skip class or only skim the book.

What students said

“went from an F the first two weeks of class to an A the last 2 weeks of class!”
HISTORY17A
“Easy A if you show up and do the assignments.”
17A
“ .”
POSC01

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections lean positive with entertaining recorded lectures, weekly discussions and , and frequent , though summer or accelerated terms pack in a lot of work.

Main concern

High volume of , and assignments in short terms can overwhelm students who fall behind.

What students said

“The workload was heavy (59 assignments), but easy and doable.”
POSC01
“Normally, watching lectures can be tiring and gets old fast, but Professor Gardner makes jokes throughout her lectures and makes them entertaining while keeping them informative.”
HISTORY17A
“There were plenty of opportunities and she's good about responding to questions.”
HISTORY17B

Exam style

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Exams are generally fair with multiple choice, definitions, and short essays if and use study guides; reviews .

Multiple choiceTerm definitionsEssay portionStudy guidesFair if you do the work

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, and study sessions help, though a few say guides and slides miss test items.

Study guidesPowerPointsStudy sessions helpIn-person tests
“ ; they help so much on the tests.”
POSC01
“Gives PowerPoints and study guides for test but puts things in study guide that and .”
POSC01

Online

Online exams are described as fair and doable with multiple choice, term definitions, and an essay when students complete discussions and readings; .

Multiple choiceTerm definitionsEssay portionFair if work done
“The 34 multiple choice questions and three term definitions and a essay part, but its all do able.”
HISTORY17A
“ and not a problem as long as you do the work.”
POSC01

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Gardner, without a doubt, is one of the . I took a POSC-01 3-week summer course and I passed with an A. The workload was heavy (59 assignments), but easy and doable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews (16 online, 21 in person), highlighting teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Normally, watching lectures can be tiring and gets old fast, but Professor Gardner makes jokes throughout her lectures and makes them entertaining while keeping them informative.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“I loved this class. Engaging lectures and even though there was a lot of .”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“Took this class online, class was difficult in that there was a lot of homework and writing in the form of discussions and essays.”

❤️ Caring Instructor

85/100

“ and gets in contact with easily. She is outgoing with caring for her students.”

⚖️ Effort for Grade

68/100

“Great teacher. Easy to talk to. Do your work n you'll pass with any A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gardner made history sound very interesting.
  • She makes lecture fun and interesting.
  • Amazing lectures
  • She's so easygoing and is understandable when things come up.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A if you show up and do the assignments.
  • You definitely have to work for your grade.
  • As long as you do the reading and complete the .
  • Lots of EC.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and absolutely loves her job.
  • Amazing person.
  • and all around a good teacher. She cares.
  • Instructor is easy to talk to and very willing to help.

Theme 4

⚠️ Critical Notes

  • .
  • the .
  • Lengthy chapters with extremely specific questions.
  • she doesn't keep up with grades therefore, my grade showed up as a D until the end of the semester

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

37 detailed reviews span 2013-2024 across online and in-person history and POSC courses with consistent themes and mostly stable grade patterns.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 57
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HISTORY17A13 reviews
POSC0113 reviews
HIST17B6 reviews
17A3 reviews
HISTORY17B2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 2 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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