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History

Elizabeth Harvey

HIST17AB · HIST04 · HIST29 · HIST17 · HISTORY17A · HISTORY17B · HIST17A · HIST17B · HISTORY04A · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
80.65%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Strong choice for history if you want a kind professor and a fair easy A, as long as you can sit through long lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSweet and CaringEasy A HistoryStudy SessionsTake-Home QuizzesLecture Heavy
  • Students , and an easy A if you do the work.
  • , and optional study sessions make exams manageable.
  • Main downside is long, slow, sometimes boring lectures; a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many call it an easy A with , and study sessions that nearly hand you the answers.

Both formats support easy A; online success depends on finishing work before lock dates.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is standard history memorization and reading; difficulty averages about 2.2 and is rarely called brutal.

Online ; in-person feels easier with handouts.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, yet others say she is not picky and you can miss some lectures without losing much.

; online focuses on weekly deadlines instead.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

81/100

Roughly four in and easy structure, despite boredom complaints.

Recommendation is strong in both formats with a few online and lecture-style holdouts.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students say she is a and gives study guides plus extra support.

Format shift

Online and ; rare tough-grader tags appear.

Workload

Light

68/100

, and limited projects; not zero work but very manageable.

Format shift

Online can mean more reading and timed quizzes; .

Teaching experience

Good

83/100

and study help offset frequent comments that lectures run long and slow.

Format shift

; and structure get more praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes and essays, discussions, or a final project.

Format shift

Online weekly quizzes are central; .

Luni fit check

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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

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students praise , and clear path to an A despite long lectures.

Main concern

Lectures are often described as very long, slow, and boring.

What students said

“Dr. Harvey was for sure an easy A.”
HIST17A
“As long as you show up, pay attention, study her class handouts, and go to the study sessions, and put at least some effort into the .”
HISTORY17B
“Her lectures are SO LONG and very boring. She talks VERY SLOOOOOOW.”
HIST17A

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is doable with , and essays; most find it easy if work is done on time.

Main concern

A few students hate tight quiz time limits on true/false items and locked late work.

What students said

“I loved Dr. Harvey's class. I am a history major and it was a very easy and enjoyable class.”
HIST17A
“the , have such low time limits that it is practically impossible to earn a good grade.”
HIST17A
“This class was super easy as long as you don't make it more difficult than need be.”
HIST17B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and exams come with study guides, handouts, and optional study sessions.

Take-Home QuizzesStudy GuidesStudy SessionsTerms ProvidedMultiple Choice Plus Essay

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; exams use handouts, study sessions, multiple choice, and essay prompts she prepares students for.

Take-Home QuizzesStudy SessionsHandoutsMultiple Choice Plus Essay
“The and if you miss a class you could get the lecture off Blackboard.”
HIST17B
“Take-home quizzes are easy A's. She takes time out of her own day to make sure every student can pass the .”
HISTORY04A

Online

Online work uses weekly true/false or , and timed exams; proctoring is not clearly proven.

Weekly QuizzesVideo Study GuideTerms for TestsTimed Quizzes
“ and and she gives a study guide for both.”
HIST17A
“She gives terms with definitions that you can have pulled up while .”
HIST29

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is so nice and understanding! I never had to stress about her class, she always gives enough time for and they are also so easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person history courses, emphasizing kindness, easy assessment design, and lecture length. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

83/100

“She goes out of her way to make sure students succeed.”

🅰️ Easy A Factor

86/100

“Dr. Harvey was for sure an easy A.”

❤️ Care for Students

92/100

“She is the sweetest professor I have met at Merced College.”

😴 Lecture Style

40/100

“Her lectures are SO LONG and very boring. She talks VERY SLOOOOOOW.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • sweet older teacher
  • lectures are very long and boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Sweetest person you will ever meet
  • cares deeply about history
  • goes above and beyond for her students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

65

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats with rich detail and consistent themes on kindness and easy structure.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 551
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HIST17A23 reviews
HIST17B15 reviews
HIST293 reviews
HISTORY04A3 reviews
HIST042 reviews
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HIST171 review
HIST17AB1 review
HISTORY17A1 review
HISTORY17B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 6 · A 13 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2