AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

Karen Ruiz

ASL209 · ASL101 · ASL001 · ASL1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will attend and engage fully, but expect variable organization and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardFun interactive ASLMandatory attendanceInconsistent gradingHomework heavy for someDeaf culture focus
  • Earlier and , and highly recommended for ASL beginners.
  • Recent reviews slam tough grading, unused expensive textbooks, disorganization, and .
  • Attendance and participation are essential; online sections draw more complaints about captions and perfectionism.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Many earlier students got A/A+ easily, but recent reviews report C+/F outcomes and .

In-person older reviews are easier As; online and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

ASL itself needs practice and attendance; some sections pile videos and homework while others feel fun and manageable.

Online feels harder due to captions and perfectionist videos; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and missing class leaves you lost.

and in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Would-take-again about 64% with a split between love for teaching style and .

; online and 2023 in-person are more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Older students say not a tough grader; recent ones call her a and mark-downs for not matching expected answers.

Format shift

In-person recent reviews are harsher; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and sometimes many weekly videos plus a costly textbook create moderate-to-heavy work.

Format shift

; in-person load varies by term.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Many praise fun, patient, culture-rich teaching; others say she does not teach in .

Format shift

Stronger teaching praise in person historically; online and .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of , and video finals rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

Online explicitly notes quiz midterm/final plus video assessments; - and participation-heavy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and group work and strong praise, but recent 2023 reviews report tough grading, self-teaching via videos, and favorite-picking.

Main concern

, and harsh grading for a beginner class.

What students said

“Ruiz is a terrific professor. She provides extra help to those who need it.”
ASL001
“She was a and would expect all assignments to be perfect even though it was a beginner class.”
ASL101
“She's amazing, definitely taking her again for ASL2.”
ASL1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

unorganized , and hard learning without captions.

Main concern

Disorganization and video assignments that demand perfection without enough live support or captions.

What students said

“I was because some due dates were really wack.”
ASL101
“as a first time asl learner it was difficult learning based on videos that had no captions.”
ASL209

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments include quizzes, video performances, and participation rather than a clearly student-friendly open-book exam model.

Quiz midterm and finalVideo quiz/finalParticipation heavyTest heavy tags

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lots of , but many focus on participation and practice rather than proctoring details.

Test heavyParticipation mattersHomework heavy
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ASL101
“Show up to the class or youll be lost!”
ASL101

Online

midterm and /final; homework videos must be nearly perfect.

Quiz midtermQuiz finalVideo finalPerfectionist video homework
“Her midterm and and a .”
ASL101
“She expects everything to be perfect when doing homework videos, which takes a significant amount of time to try again.”
ASL101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Ruiz is a terrific professor. She provides extra help to those who need it. It was a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, balancing earlier enthusiastic ASL praise with recent organization and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Fun ASL Class

70/100

“She made the class fun and entertaining. Lot's of games were used as a learning strategy.”

⚖️

35/100

“She was a and would expect all assignments to be perfect even though it was a beginner class.”

📅

15/100

“Show up to the class or youll be lost!”

🔀 Split Reputation

55/100

“Expected us to buy a $90 textbook to complete assignments, and then didn't even use the textbook after the first couple weeks of class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Classes were fun and there was a lot of group activities
  • She's so easy to follow and teaches a lot about deaf culture
  • Wouldn't teach during class, and expected us to watch up to 10 videos a week before class to teach ourselves.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not a . !
  • Even if you answer all the questions in a if it isn't what she wanted to hear.
  • if you get a low score.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • many times.
  • She's amazing, definitely taking her again for ASL2.
  • Picked favorites and disorganized.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews from 2019-2023 show a and recent tough-grading complaints.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ASL1016 reviews
ASL0013 reviews
ASL11 review
ASL2091 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1