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Melissa Brisso

SPAINISH1A · SPANI1A · SPAN1B · SPANISH1B · SPANISH1A · SPANISH1A1B · SPAN1A · E5890 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
47/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can , and a fast language pace.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy online homeworkMixed teaching clarityBeginner riskHelpful for engaged studentsFast pace
  • Reviews are sharply divided, with some students calling her helpful and .
  • Workload is a , and participation.
  • Students with prior Spanish or strong study habits tend to do better than true beginners.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Passing is possible with attendance and study, but A-level success , and sometimes .

Online reviews make the A path look harder, while and more positive for students who study consistently.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Beginner Spanish feels difficult because the , and students without prior exposure often struggle.

Online reviews are strongly negative about pace, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Reviews imply attending and participating matter, but they do not consistently prove a .

Both formats mention participation or class engagement, but .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is low because many students cite stress, poor clarity, heavy workload, and unhelpful moments despite several strong positive reviews.

Online reviews are both negative, while and strong warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and homework redos help some students, but , and homework-heavy grade weight.

Format shift

Online reviews lean strict, while and chances to recover.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of online homework, studying 8 or more hours a week, papers, tests, and participation.

Format shift

Both online and reviews sounding especially stressful.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

She is praised as helpful and caring by some students, but criticized by others for , and poor beginner support.

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is negative, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment appears to combine online homework, tests, papers, participation, and rather than relying on one method.

Format shift

Online reviews mention homework and pop quizzes, while , and online assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with strong praise for help and culture when students engage, but , and beginner difficulty.

Main concern

True beginners may struggle if and hands-on speaking practice.

What students said

“She really wants her students to succeed in her class.”
SPANISH1A
“If you don't already .”
SPANI1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are negative and describe a stressful, fast-paced course with and study demands.

Main concern

Students report heavy workload, fast pacing, and poor support.

What students said

“She's not joking when she says you need to study 8+ hours a week.”
SPAINISH1A
“She was hard on her students and went to fast for any time to remember jack diddly squat.”
SPAINISH1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention tests and pop quizzes, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, webcam rules, Lockdown Browser, or .

TestsPop QuizzesOnline Assignments

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and not having enough time, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

TestsOnline Tests
“Doesn't !”
SPAINISH1A
“ and practice and you will pass.”
SPAN1A

Online

Online reviews mention pop quizzes and a cheating accusation, but do not clearly prove proctoring, .

Pop Quizzes
“even accused someone of cheating but it turned out she had just printed off two of the and put two different names on each copy.”
SPAINISH1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you don't already .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“She really wants her students to succeed in her class.”

📚 Workload

25/100

“She's not joking when she says you need to study 8+ hours a week.”

⚖️

48/100

“I practically failed the class but she gave us an , and I did the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Brisso is a making it easier to learn.
  • She's a , but she is absolutely horrible at teaching.
  • In .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Its not hard to pass as long as you go to class and study somewhat.
  • Really hard class. So many papers.
  • You have to study, make flash cards of the vocab and practice the new verb concepts, but it isn't THAT hard.

Theme 3

💻

  • LOTS of online frustrating supersite homework, which is a huge part of your grade.
  • the but if it ever messed up on me she would always help me after class and even change my homework grade:)
  • The online assignments are annoying, if you have find a fault with the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews across online and reliable pattern of polarized teaching quality and heavy workload.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B 3 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1