AI Rate Professor

Psychology

Tammy Shaw

PSY112 · PSY114 · PSY101 · PSY70272 · PSYC101 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach dense psych material under strict proctored testing.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderSelf-teaching requiredStrict proctoringHeavy readingPoor communication
  • Most recent reviews rate her a 1 and warn of , and .
  • Online psych courses use Proctorio or Lockdown Browser with no study guides and long readings.
  • A few older in-person reviews are milder or positive, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Strict grading, proctored tests, and when work is completed.

Online is especially unforgiving; in-person still tough but a few students earned Bs or an A with diligence.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Long chapter readings, lecture-heavy style, and .

Online emphasizes 60+ page chapters and self-teaching; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Participation and ; missing work or class tanks grades quickly.

Online participation penalties are severe; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

and repeated warnings about harshness, silence, and .

Online ; in-person is mixed with some older positive notes.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough grader tags dominate; , and no .

Format shift

Harshness is strongest online; in-person also called tough but sometimes passable.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of reading, discussions, journals, and .

Format shift

Online loads reading and self-study; , and .

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students report little teaching value, ignored emails, long-winded lectures, and a rude tone.

Format shift

; but many rudeness complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple proctored tests and lecture-heavy exams drive the .

Format shift

Online is test and discussion heavy; , and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person PSY101 is lecture-heavy with mandatory participation; some pass with effort while others cite rudeness and .

Main concern

Rude responses to questions and fast lectures without reliable notes.

What students said

“BE READY FOR HER RUDENESS AND DISRESPECTFUL PERSONALITY!!!”
PSYC101
“she might be a but if you just do the work & study you should pass.”
PSY101
“I would NOT recommend you take this professor! .”
PSY101

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

self-teaching, proctored tests, no study guides, ignored messages, and .

Main concern

Proctorio or .

What students said

“She does not give study guides, her tests are proctored using Proctorio, and the information on the .”
PSY114
“3 tests but only 2 required that are taken on webcam recorded lockdown browser”
PSYC101
“you're basically teaching yourself all semester long.”
PSY70272

Exam style

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Online exams use webcam proctoring tools with no study guides; .

ProctorioLockdown BrowserWebcam recordedNo study guidesMultiple choice exams

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; no open-book or soft proctoring is described.

Multiple choice examsLecture heavyParticipation points
“no assigned homework, 4 exams (multiple choice), 3 journals ( 500 word essays)”
PSY101

Online

Students report Proctorio and webcam-recorded Lockdown Browser tests with content not covered in lecture.

ProctorioLockdown BrowserWebcam recordedNo study guides
“her tests are proctored using Proctorio, and the information on the .”
PSY114
“ browser”
PSYC101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You're basically teaching yourself all semester long... yet.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (6 online, 5 in person), highlighting self-teaching, strict proctoring, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“ . No study guides, , no powerpoints. Youre literally on your own”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

24/100

“ !”

🔒

18/100

“ ”

📉

18/100

“She .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This class is a lot of self-teaching as well as a lot of reading.
  • lectures too fast and does'nt always provide the notes
  • makes you feel dumb for asking questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • .
  • if you just do the work & study you should pass.

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • Terrible at replying to students through canvas.
  • did not answer their emails.
  • I messaged her twice and she ignored me

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews with strong and weak support, especially in recent online courses.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

PSY1014 reviews
PSY1122 reviews
PSY702722 reviews
PSYC1012 reviews
PSY1141 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B 3

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1