AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Robert Pelfrey

ART200 · ART · ART121 · SILKSCREEN · ART100 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want an engaging art class and are willing to write, attend lectures, and study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMakes art enjoyableLots of writingLecture attendance importantHelpful teacherArt skill matters
  • Most students praise Pelfrey as funny, interesting, helpful, and capable of making art enjoyable.
  • The class is not a low-effort easy A because , and study guides matter.
  • Non-art majors or weak writers may find some courses frustrating.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

63/100

An A is realistic with memorization, writing, and attendance, but students warn it is not an effortless class.

All Easy A .

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

Pelfrey makes art history understandable, but writing demands and easy.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

because missing lectures can hurt test performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

, but some caution that the class is not ideal for easy-credit seekers or non-art majors.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

but effort-based, with some concern that art skill and writing quality affect outcomes.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Workload is moderate to heavy for an art class because several reviews mention lots of writing and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most students say Pelfrey is funny, interesting, helpful, and makes art more enjoyable.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment appears to mix writing, study-guide memorization, class participation, and tests.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students generally love Pelfrey's engaging teaching, but warn that , and art ability affect grades.

Main concern

The course can require a lot of writing and .

What students said

“there is a LOT of writing for this class”
ART100
“show up to every lecture or .”
ART100
“You work for your grade, but that is not hard if you are willing.”
ART200

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exam evidence suggests standard lecture-based tests supported by study guides, with .

Lecture-Based TestsStudy Guide Memorization

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides, but do not clearly prove book policy or .

Lecture-Based TestsStudy Guide Memorization
“show up to every lecture or .”
ART100
“Just memorize the terms on the study guide and you'll get an A.”
ART100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He made me go from hating art to loving every bit of it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“He made me go from hating art to loving every bit of it.”

📚 Workload Reality

45/100

“there is a LOT of writing for this class”

⚖️ Grade Effort

63/100

“You work for your grade, but that is not hard if you are willing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes art history very fun.
  • Nice guy. Very helpful.
  • Really cool guy. I like him a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • there is a LOT of writing for this class
  • Class participation is a must!
  • Just memorize the terms on the study guide and you'll get an A.

Theme 3

🎨 About Fit

  • If you want to enjoy art, take the class.
  • Unless you are an art .
  • Need good writing skills.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

, but several comments are vague or contain no details.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART1006 reviews
ART1 review
ART1211 review
ART2001 review
SILKSCREEN1 review

Reported outcomes

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