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History

Irma Valdivia

HIST101 · HISTORY144 · HIST143H · HIST144 · HIST167 · HIST143 · HIST170 · HIST134 · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you enjoy deep reading and discussion; unless you are highly independent and organized.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy Reading LoadPolarizing History ProfExtra Credit LifelineOnline Platform FrictionTake-Home Exams Sometimes
  • Reviews split between students who love her passion and care and those .
  • Expect lots of , and uneven grading pickiness.
  • ; online Globalyceum or similar platforms draw the harshest complaints.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Doing readings, quizzes, and posts usually yields a solid grade, but and volume mean an A is not automatic.

Online can still yield As with steady work, yet students warn it is not an easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

, but dense weekly primary sources raise the real intellectual load.

; online adds self-taught platform friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

because slides are not fully posted.

; online focuses on weekly participation posts instead of live seat time.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and care, while others actively warn against online or .

In-person recommendations are warmer; online .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

and grade bumps appear often, but spelling pickiness and .

Format shift

; in-person comments more often call her an easy grader with .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Nearly every review warns about lots of .

Format shift

Online load is especially dense with multiple weekly tasks; but more class support.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Passionate, caring lectures impress many, yet disorganization and weak online presence drag the average down.

Format shift

In-person teaching scores higher; online is frequently described as lazy or unresponsive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Weekly readings, discussion posts, quizzes, and big sit-down exam.

Format shift

Online leans quizzes and posts on external platforms; and finals.

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

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students more often praise passionate lectures, care, , and manageable grades if rude or unorganized.

Main concern

and occasional tough or .

What students said

“if you do the work its really not that hard to understand.”
HIST170
“The final and .”
HIST144
“Just plain rude. Self absorbed and wanted everyone to have the same opinion as her”
HIST170

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online history sections often feel self-taught with , and slower faculty response, though some still pass with As if they grind weekly work.

Main concern

Platform bugs, missing credit, and little interaction make online the riskiest format.

What students said

“She's by far the as far as responding to emails, uses an outside website that has a bunch of bugs.”
HIST101
“ .”
HIST144
“It's online, its an easy A if you do the and do good on the quizzes”
HIST144

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment style , so overall friendliness is mixed.

Take-Home ExamsWeekly QuizzesReading BasedExtra CreditPlatform Quizzes

Assessment risk

Varies

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, with quizzes and reading-based work in between.

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home FinalWeekly Quizzes
“The final and .”
HIST144
“Her exam and , so if you just read or .”
HIST144

Online

Online evidence centers weekly quizzes and claims.

Weekly QuizzesDiscussion PostsExternal Platform
“You will need to keep up to date with the weekly quizzes and discussions.”
HIST144
“Used globalyceum for the whole course never used canvas”
HIST144

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“if you hate history and want the ACTUAL truth of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (12 online, 38 in person), highlighting polarized care versus organization themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She is so knowledgeable and easy to understand.”

📚 Reading Load

34/100

“READINGS. Dear lord so many readings.”

💻 Online Warning

35/100

“ .”

❤️ Student Care

70/100

“She genuinely wants all her students to pass and will work with you to try to help you pass.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very passionate about what she teaches
  • Her lectures are boring
  • She is so funny and knows her stuff

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you do the work you will pass with an A
  • Not an easy A
  • She is a and she is a

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online vs In Person

  • uses an outside website that has a bunch of bugs
  • the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats provide a large, detailed, if polarized, evidence base.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 513
3 out of 58
2 out of 510
1 out of 521

Course coverage

HIST14429 reviews
HIST1709 reviews
HIST1344 reviews
HISTORY1442 reviews
316491 review
Show 5 more courses
517781 review
HIST1011 review
HIST1431 review
HIST143H1 review
HIST1671 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 2 · A 12 · A- 2

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values