Dan Dekraker

ES110 · ESCI · ESCI104L · ESCI101 · ESCI110 · GEOG101 · ECSI104 · ESCI11 · ESCI104 · GEOG10120273 · ESCL110 · ESC104 · 68 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 90.7%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can keep up with steady easy work and want a supportive professor who helps students pass.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and understandingLenient deadlinesHeavy but easy homeworkPassionate lecturesOpen-note exams

Students consistently describe him as caring, passionate, and easy to work with.
Grades are very attainable because late work, , open notes, and full-credit completion are common.
many .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

An A is very realistic if you submit the work because grading is lenient, late work is often accepted, and many students earned A .

Online and , though online summer and lab sections require more time.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

The , but students repeatedly say assignments, labs, and tests are manageable with notes and study guides.

and interactive, while online sections can feel faster-paced and more self-managed.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

93/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because , and gives many chances to succeed.

, but online reviews include more warnings about workload in compressed sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

92/100

Students frequently mention late work, redos, , open notes, easy grading, and full credit for completed assignments.

Format shift

Both formats show leniency, with and open-note testing.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

The work is usually easy, but many reviews mention lots of .

Format shift

Online summer and lab reviews sound heaviest, while .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Most students describe him as caring, passionate, helpful, engaging, and genuinely invested in student success.

Format shift

Teaching praise appears in both formats, with and direct help.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades , and exams rather than relying only on tests.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes, homework packets, discussions, and online tests, while , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person , and engaging lectures, with repeated warnings about lots of homework.

Main concern

Attendance and steady completion matter because .

What students said

“ , and , but doable”
ES110

“he also ”
ESCI110

“Usually 5+ assignments each week, but they are not too bad.”
ECSI104

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive, with and late-work flexibility, but accelerated or .

Main concern

Online sections , and writing.

What students said

“I would say Easy A.”
ESCI110

“For just this class alone I was doing 12+ assignments a week.”
ESCI104L

“ .”
ESCI104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, study guides, online tests, and no clearly supported strict proctoring.

Open NotesStudy GuidesOnline TestsNo Proctored SystemUntimed Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly describe open-note or study-guide-supported exams, with .

Open NotesStudy GuidesMild ExamsNotes Allowed On Final

“ ”
ESCI110

“ , but doable”
ES110

“He lets you bring in .”
ESCI110

Online

Online reviews , and easy quizzes, but do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Online QuizzesOnline TestsUntimed ExamsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“the ”
GEOG10120273

“ .”
ESCI104

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“prof. dekraker is one of the best, if not the . i've taken so far.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“You can tell that Dekraker is passionate about his field, and he makes it exciting to learn.”

⚖️

92/100

“allowed us to turn in .”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“The but it is a lot”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He cares for his students and is very lenient with deadlines as long as you communicate.
He is one of a kind professor, with enthusiasm and a genuine passion for teaching his students about earth science..
He is a good professor and lets you turn in late work till the last week

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Effort

There's no reason that you shouldn't pass the class.
This class is an Easy A and he lets you use everything on the tests.
If you stay on track, you will surely pass

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Usually 5+ assignments each week, but they are not too bad.
There is a lot of work, but you have until the end of the semester to complete it.
For just this class alone I was doing 12+ assignments a week.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews across many years, with , and heavy homework.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 25 · A- 4

B range

B+ 6 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2

Dan Dekraker

x x if you can keep up with steady easy work and want a supportive professor who helps students pass.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

📚 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Grades And Effort

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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